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Introduce students to a range of artists and art movements as a daily warm-up activity at the start of art class.
Includes: 2 PowerPoint decks (Edition 1 and Edition 2), 20 slides each · each slide pairs a short artist/art-movement fact with a brief hands-on or discussion activity prompt
Introduce students to the Elements and Principles of Art and design/graphics concepts (raster vs vector, color theory) through a lecture-style presentation, with an accompanying review worksheet and answer key.
Includes: 70+ slide presentation on artistic design (elements and principles of art, raster/vector graphics, color theory) · in-presentation review question sets · 50-question review printable
A short art presentation introducing the element of line (types and variations) and setting up a black-and-white line-design assignment.
Includes: Title slide: The Element of Line · Types and variations of lines slide · Assignment slide: create a black-and-white line design
An interactive slideshow introducing students to what an artist is, the different forms of art (visual, performing, dance, music, theater, digital), and prompting critical thinking about the artistic process.
Includes: informational slides defining 'artist' and the creative process · reflection slide with 'How do artists think?' self-questioning prompts · vocabulary/definition slides for terms including Visual Arts, Performing Arts, Music, Dance, Theater, and…
Present the same art vocabulary terms and definitions as the print flash card version, formatted one term per slide for screen/tablet display.
Includes: title/credits page · ~50 art terms, one term per slide followed by its definition slide (113 pages total) · closing 'check out our other interactive products' / newsletter promo page
Teach students to identify and discuss the elements of art (line, texture, shape, form, colour, value, space) and principles of design (balance, proportion, variety & emphasis, harmony & unity, rhythm & movement) using guided discussion questions about artworks.
Includes: discussion-question slides for each of 7 elements of art paired with an artwork · principles of design slides: balance, proportion, variety & emphasis, harmony & unity (grade 7 focus), rhythm & movement (grade 8 focus)
Teach students to identify the 7 elements of art through guided artwork discussion questions, then have them demonstrate understanding by designing an original poster.
Includes: discussion-question slides for each of 7 elements of art paired with an artwork · 'Your Assignment' slide: personal-goal poster project instructions · success criteria checklist
A math/interdisciplinary PowerPoint lesson exploring the Golden Ratio (Phi, 1.618) as it appears in the human body and in Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, connecting math, art, and history.
Includes: PowerPoint slide deck (also delivered as a duplicate PDF export), Part I: Phi & Proportion (Golden Ratio definition, divine proportion math, Golden Ratio in… · PowerPoint slide deck, Part II: Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man (history, notes…
Here is art project and presentation about the work of Jacob Lawrence. Students will learn how to create a collage of a busy city using geometric shapes, the layering process and oil pastels. This lesson includes a detailed 25-slide PowerPoint presentation packed with information about Jacob Lawrence and his paintings of…
A math-and-art teaching resource exploring geometric patterns found in nature (e.g. concentric rings, curves and waves, fractals, the Fibonacci sequence, the Golden Ratio, tessellations, and tangram puzzles), paired with a student study guide and a teacher answer-key guide.
Includes: Student Study Guide PDF (4 pages): 10 interaction questions keyed to specific presentation slide numbers · Teacher Answer Key Guide PDF (7 pages) · 'MathArt Intro - Patterns and Shapes in Nature' presentation, provided as both a 29-page PDF and a…
An art lesson teaching students to draw and watercolor a betta fish using a step-by-step guide, paired with an informational slide presentation about bettas.
Includes: 8-page step-by-step drawing guide PDF with 4 betta fish variations (Bruiser, Bubbles, Pickles, McGillis)
A PowerPoint lesson teaching students about types of pottery and the elements of art (texture, form, colour, value), then guiding them step-by-step to build their own coil pot.
Includes: title slide · types of pottery slide with 3 external YouTube video links (wheel throwing, pinch pot, coil pot) · assignment overview slide
An art lesson teaching positive and negative space concepts through a bird silhouette / birdcage drawing project.
Includes: 2-page printable handout PDF with birdcage/bird silhouette designs
A multi-lesson thematic unit (NatureGlo's eScience) teaching the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci numbers and their appearance in math, art, architecture, and nature, combining STEM/STEAM content across several lessons, each with a fillable study guide, a PowerPoint, and a PDF slideshow version.
Includes: Lesson #1: Introduction to the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci (fillable PDF study guide, PowerPoint, and PDF slideshow) · Lesson #2: Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Numbers in Art, Architecture and Nature (fillable PDF study guide, PowerPoint, and PDF…
An art project and presentation teaching shading techniques (hatching, cross-hatching, stippling) through drawing an imaginative scene inside a bottle outline.
Includes: 8 numbered bottle-outline drawing handouts (Bottle #01-#08) · Shading Practice worksheet covering hatching, cross-hatching, and stippling
Learn and practice five colored-pencil techniques (stippling, hatching, cross-hatching, back-and-forth stroke, scumbling), then create an 'agamograph' — two contrasting colored-pencil drawings (a hopeful vs. a degraded view of the planet, from the same viewpoint) assembled from strip templates into a single folded…
Includes: learning goal / success criteria slide · 'Tricks of the Trade' technique-instruction slides (stippling, hatching, cross-hatching, back-and-forth stroke, scumbling, shading) · assignment description slides (agamograph of a 'before/after'…
Windmills and Flowers - Art Project & Presentation Get excited about art with this fun lesson inspired by the country of the Netherlands! Your students will learn how to create a painting of a Dutch landscape complete with an iconic windmill and rows of flowers. This resource features a 21-slide PowerPoint presentation packed…
A Grade 7 art lesson presentation teaching the elements/principles of harmony and unity in visual art, illustrated with the work of environmental artist Andy Goldsworthy.
Includes: definitions of harmony and unity · explanation of simplicity/repetition/proximity · assignment instructions (outdoor walk, create and photograph artwork, submit via Google Classroom)
Fantasy Maps - Art Project & Presentation Have you ever wanted to teach a lesson on map making but didn't know where to begin? This is the resource for you! This lesson will help you teach your students how to create a map of their own imagined land. The included PowerPoint presentation is packed with the following map-related…
Includes: 28-slide PowerPoint; slide content is graphical/image-based and did not yield extractable text for slides 1-27
Teach the definitions of polygon, non-polygon, regular polygon, and congruent polygon through a combined notes-and-art classification lesson.
Includes: PowerPoint slides defining polygon/non-polygon/regular/congruent polygons with fill-in-the-blank notes · teacher instructions for a group art classification activity using construction paper
This lesson includes a detailed 20-slide PowerPoint presentation packed with information about coil pottery, clay and ceramics. This presentation also includes detailed instructions on how to create a coil pot using traditional hand-building techniques such as slab construction, score and slip, glazing, bisque firing and glaze…
A math-and-art thematic unit teaching the golden ratio (phi), pi, and the Pythagorean theorem through the history and geometry of the Great Pyramid of Egypt.
Includes: 'Golden Ratio and Egyptian Pyramids' PPTX presentation (26 pages) · matching PDF slideshow (26 pages) · 'Golden Ratio and Great Pyramid FILLABLE Study Guide' PDF (16 pages)
Arctic Animal Styro-Prints - Art Project and Presentation Get your students excited about art and the arctic with this fun lesson! Students will learn about life in the arctic circle including what types of people live there, what the environment is like, what kind of animals live there and much more! The PowerPoint features a…
Includes: 1-page Arctic animal drawing reference handout (12 named animals with illustrations, by 'Will Ford / The Art Ninja')
Art history lesson introducing abstract art and its evolution across 20th-century movements (Expressionism, Cubism, Orphism, Suprematism, Neo-plasticism, and further movements), with harmony/unity focus.
Includes: 37-slide presentation defining abstract art and covering Expressionism, Cubism, Orphism, Suprematism, and Neo-plasticism with example artworks