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Quick Lesson Plan | Happy Ice Cream

Happy Ice Cream | Step by Step Step By Step Draw a scoop of ice cream. Underneath the first scoop, draw another scoop of ice cream. Draw a triangle pointing downwards for the ice cream cone. Draw two sets of diagonal lines to finish the cone. Draw a face on the first scoop you

Quick Lesson Plan | Octopus

Octopus | Step by Step Step By Step Draw the head of the octopus at the top of the page. Draw the first two tentacles – Remember to leave space for 8! Draw the third and fourth tentacle. Draw the fifth and sixth tentacle. Draw the seventh and eighth tentacle. On the head, draw

Quick Lesson Plan | Panda

Panda | Step by Step Step By Step Draw a bamboo cane. Draw lines on the bamboo to show the different segments. Draw a circle against the bamboo cane for the head. Draw a bigger circle against the head to make the body. Draw ears and a tail. Color these in black! Draw the arms and legs holding ont

Quick Lesson Plan | Patchwork Cat

Patchwork Cat | Step by Step Step By Step Draw an oval for the head. Draw two lines connecting the head to the bottom of the page to make the body. Draw two triangles on top of the head to make the ears. Draw a face – include eyes, nose, and mouth. Draw whiskers and a tail. Draw straight lines

Quick Lesson Plan | Turtle

Turtle | Step by Step Step By Step Draw a circle in the middle of the paper. Make sure to leave space on all sides! Draw the head of the turtle. Draw the turtle’s four feet. Draw the turtle’s tail and eyes. Draw an octagon – which has 6 sides – in the middle of the turtle’s shell. From

Quick Lesson Plan | Alien

Alien | Step by Step Step By Step Draw a half circle. Draw a curved line underneath the half circle to close it. Draw the shape as shown to complete the body of the spaceship. Draw the details of the spaceship as shown. Draw the alien’s body inside the spaceship. Draw the alien’s face. Draw 3

Lesson Plan | Ice Cream Cone

Lesson Plan: Ice Cream Cone 🍦 Objective: Create a colorful ice cream cone using line, shape, and pattern — topped with a sweet resist-method background! 🧠 Concepts Introduced: Warm vs. cool colors Shape and pattern repetition Crayon resist technique Composition and layer

Quilting Bee Lesson Plan

Quilting Bee Lesson Plan This lesson plan utilizes recycled and/or reclaimed materials. Teacher Input Discuss and research recycling efforts in your community.  What materials can be recycled?  What materials does your community recycle? Explore what would happen i

Under the Sea

Under the Sea Process View and discuss the different types of sea life.  Look at pictures and examine the different ways fish use colors (camouflage, attractions, etc.). Create the background for your sea picture. First, lightly pencil sketch the ocean floor onto the bottom fo

Eric Carle’s Cats

Eric Carle’s Cats Process Setup Setup 4 stations with supplies ahead of time STATION 1 – Tempera Paint, Paint Brushes, White Art Paper Create patterns using different sized paint brushes and different colors of paint.  Fill the entire sheet of paper with patterns. STAT

DeGrazia Art Project

DeGrazia Project History Ted DeGrazia was a famous artist who was born in the small mining town of Morenci, Arizona.  He lived in Mexico for part of his life­, and studied with Diego Rivera.  His art finally became popular in the 1960’s, but in 197

Up, Up & Away

Up, Up & Away History The Montgolfier brothers of Annonay, France invented the first hot air balloon in 1783.  Hot air ballooning is celebrated as man’s first flight and is still showcased at festivals and ballooning events around the world. Enrichment Research the his