How to Make a Printable Escape Room Game

Creating a printable escape room game for your art room is not as hard as you might think. It makes for a great break and my students loved it. Here’s

Stitching Creativity: How to Teach Sewing to Art Students

Here’s some ideas for how to teach sewing to art students. Sewing is a skill that fosters creativity, patience, and attention to detail. Teaching sewing to art students can be

How to Teach Principles of Design

Planning how to teach Principles of Design to your students can be challenging. I cover teaching the Principles of Designs in many different ways in my art curriculum. Here’s some

Culture Jars Art Lesson: How to Celebrate Cultural Heritage

I created this culture jars art lesson for an Art and World Cultures class, and continue to use it in art classes because it is so well received. The word

Art Rubrics: How to Create Simple Grading Criteria

Before I started using art rubrics, I used to feel overwhelmed when it came time to grade students’ artwork. Since then I have created a rubric for every lesson I

Collaborative Art Ideas

Here are a few collaborative art ideas for when your students need a change of pace. For example, after a long lesson or a project that requires a lot of

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Printmaking Art: 7 Printing Techniques for All Ages

Printmaking art lessons are both engaging for students and a great way to teach a variety of art techniques. Elementary printmaking may look completely different than high school printmaking, but

How to Teach Elements of Art

I hear a lot of questions about how to teach Elements of Art. Although it does seems like you can incorporate the Elements of Art into almost any lesson, it