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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Pattern Garden Lesson Plan

Pattern Garden Art Project Process Draw a garden full of flowers with different shapes and patterns. Use bold, solid colors to paint or fill in the flowers. Add a bold background (sky, sun, grass, etc.). fill the entire sheet of paper Outline the flowers and patterns with black marker. Tip: Use p

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Crazy Cool Creatures Lesson Plan

Crazy Cool Creatures Lesson Plan Instructions Encourage students to visualize and create their own wild creature. Invent a wild creature—combine real animals or make it up completely. Draw the outline in pencil. Practicing shapes. Use bright colored paints, markers or crayons (2–3 colors max

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My Rainbow World Lesson Plan

My Rainbow World Lesson Plan Instructions Ask students: What would the world look like if everything were made of rainbows? Draw a house, tree, flower, animal, etc. using rainbow colors. Outline major elements in black marker. Fill the entire page with color Remember to have students R

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Dot Marker Caterpillars Lesson Plan

Dot Marker Caterpillars Lesson Plan What You’ll Need 8 ½” x 11” construction paper  Dot markers Markers Project Prep This is a simple project that requires minimal preparation ahead of time, especially for older students. All you’ll need to do is assemble the materials.  F

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April Showers & May Flowers Lesson Plan

April Showers & May Flowers Lesson Plan Supply List: White paper provided by Original Works, or another high-quality, 70# 8 ½” x 11” art paper Colorful finger paints Forks (metal or plastic) Paper towels or wet wipes Paper plates Project Prep: Ahead of completing this project with studen

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Butterfly Quilt Lesson Plan

Butterfly Quilt Lesson Plan HINT! Fold construction paper in half and cut out the shape of a large backwards “C”. Don’t cut on the fold. Advanced students may cut out  a curved or pointed wing design. Process Cut colored construction paper into strips approx. ¾” wide and paste around th

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