Free Lesson Plan: Oil Pastel Styles and Techniques

Oil Pastel and Talouse Lautrec Level: Middle School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Goals and Objectives: To introduce figurative drawing styles by various artists and oil pastel techniques Vocabulary: Oil pastel washes Materials: Oil pastels, paper towel, water soluble oil pastels, Prang Payons water soluble crayons, water soluble …

Free Lesson Plan: Watercolors of the U.S.

Recreation of Watercolor Landscape by Doug Denniston, Artwork by Art Sphere Inc. Watercolors of the U.S. Level: Middle School Duration: Three 45-minute class period. Historical Overview: Contemporary Watercolor Painters from the U.S.- Bruce McGrew, Homer Johnson, Doug Denniston Goals and Objectives: To introduce watercolor techniques and various artists Vocabulary: Watercolor, …

Free Lesson Plan: Surreal Landscapes with Acrylic Paints

Image by Ken, from Pixabay Surreal Landscapes of the Mind – Acrylic Paints Level: Middle School Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Surreal Landscapes of Max Earnst Goals and Objectives: To introduce experimental uses of paint media Vocabulary: Surrealism, Landscape, acrylics, drip techniques, encaustic Materials: Acrylic paints, brushes, plastic …

Free Lesson Plan: Expressionist Psychological Landscapes with Acrylic Paints

Photo by Jr Korpa on Unsplash Expressionist Psychological Landscapes – Acrylic Paints Level: Middle School Duration: Three 45-minute class periods  Historical Overview: German Expressionism and Max Beckman (1884-1950) Goals and Objectives: To introduce paint media and psychological use of figure Vocabulary: Expressionism, acrylics, glazes Materials: Acrylic paints, brushes, plastic containers Procedures: …

Free Lesson Plan: Expressionist Painting with Acrylic Paints

Photo by Steve Johnson, via Unsplash Expressionist Painting – Acrylic Paints Level: Middle School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: German Expressionism and Emil Nolde (1867-1956) Goals and Objectives: To introduce expressive uses of paint media Vocabulary: German Expressionism, acrylics, impasto Materials: Acrylic paints, brushes, plastic containers Procedures: Day 1 …

Free Lesson Plan: Impressionist Mark-making Landscapes with Ink

Vincent van Gogh, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Impressionist Mark-making Landscapes – Ink Level: Middle School  Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Dutch Impressionism and Vincent Van Gogh (1853-1890) Goals and Objectives: To introduce ink media Vocabulary: Landscape, Impressionism, ink, washes, mark-making Materials: inks, brushes, plastic containers, bamboo tools Procedures: …

Free Lesson Plan: Impressionist Portraits with Pastels

Mary Cassatt, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Impressionist Portraits – Pastels Level: Middle School Duration: Five 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Mary Cassat, American Impressionism, and Portraits Goals and Objectives: To introduce use of pastel medium. To teach accurate proportions for profile, frontal, and ¾ views. To teach shading and blending …

Free Lesson Plan: Impressionist Landscapes with Acrylic Paints

Impressionist Landscapes – Acrylic Paints Level: Middle School  Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: French Impressionism and Claude Monet (1840-1926) Goals and Objectives: To introduce paint with the use of media, color, and light. Students will be able to identify all the colors on the color wheel and learn …