8th grade art

This unit focuses explicitly on Dale Chihuly: his life, his art. The artmaking pursued in this unit is inspired by one of Chihuly’s most well-known themes: the bowl.

After nearly a decade of teaching secondary students, I've had a lot of time to test out a variety of 2d art projects. Let's face it: as teachers, sometimes we plan and plan and plan. We are so excited to deliver the project, and then... it flops. Students are uninterested and the final products aren't

8th grade students looked at the optical illusions of Victor Vasarely and then discussed how optical illusions are created. From this we lo...

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Student sample This project was BY FAR the most talked about lesson throughout the school year. It is best suited for upper middle school and/or high school level students. This project pushed thei…

Inside every kid lies the heart of an artist.

Dive into 50 engaging 6th-grade art projects to inspire creativity and teach vital art skills in middle school students.

After a decade of teaching high school art, I've recently moved to teaching middle school art. It's a blast and there is truly NEVER a dull moment. Through some trial and error, I've learned that some projects are more engaging than others. Below are some of my favorite middle school art projects that have yielded