8th grade art resources for Easel

English Language Arts, Short Stories, Visual Arts

⭐ This Halloween Digital Escape Room for Middle School ELA with self-checking answers conjures up thrills and chills while reading and listening to scary stories. And timing is perfect to gather middle school students together for some tales of terror with this Halloween virtual escape room. ⭐ Young teen students are invited to hunker down in this dark forest and listen to scary tales using clues that practice reading, listening, sequencing, comparisons, logic, and other important skills! ⭐ It

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Activities, Games

CCSS:

RL.5.7

, RL.6.7

, RL.7.7

, CCRA.R.2

, CCRA.R.3

...

Also included in: ELA Middle School/High School 360° ELA Digital Escape Room Bundle 2

End of Year Activities: Graduation Cap Art Project & Template for Middle School

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End of Year, English Language Arts, Visual Arts

Need an end of year art activity for your May or June bulletin board? Imagine these graduation cap projects in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for middle school.A fun roll a dice game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns for their graduation cap. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash-strapped teachers like you plan end of year

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

W.5.2

, W.5.3

, W.6.2

, W.6.3

, W.7.2

...

Also included in: Spring Art Projects, Roll a Dice Games, Worksheets, Art Sub Lessons & Prompts

Elements of Art Escape Room: Visual Art Digital Escape Room 360 for Art

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Art History, Critical Thinking, Visual Arts

This Escape into Art digital escape room is a full 360° escape room that introduces your students to The Elements of art in a fun and engaging way. Students must solve clues for the seven elements of art and a final hidden clue! By clicking on the play button in the center of the gallery the digital escape room opens. The start icon inside the escape is the setup for the game and gives the student instructions for the escape. There is eight clues and eight locks total.Clues include; Line: Line d

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Games

CCSS:

L.6.6

, CCRA.R.7

, MP4

Also included in: *Introduction to Art Curriculum for Middle School Art or High School Art

Paul Klee Abstract Art Lesson: Portrait Dice Games Art Project - Nsw Visual Arts

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Critical Thinking, Gifted and Talented, Visual Arts

Are you teaching an abstract art lesson on Paul Klee? Are they going to create an abstract portrait? Here's a fun lesson to brighten up your lesson plans! This is the perfect addition to your elementary art curriculum! Engaging abstract portrait art lesson with language (writing) activities. These no-prep abstract portrait art projects are perfect for your art sub tub. Super easy to implement for substitute teachers. Plus, the engagement will help with behavior! Perfect to start your art integra

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 12th

Types:

Activities, Games, Lesson

CCSS:

W.2.1

, W.2.2

, W.3.1

, W.3.2

, W.4.1

...

Also included in: Art History Lesson - Famous Artists - Art Activities and Sub Plans

Black History Month Art Project: Jean-Michel Basquiat Portraits & Art Sub Plan

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Art History, Black History Month, Visual Arts

Ready to teach a Black History Month art project in February that’ll keep elementary or middle school kids engaged? This Jean-Michel Basquiat art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will appreciate his loose style of painting. Moreover, they’ll connect with his personal story of grit and determination. And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern Black artists like Basquiat. During this project, your class will discover Jean-Michel Basq

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

W.6.1a

, W.7.2d

, W.8.1a

...

Also included in: Modern Black Artists Art Projects, Artist Study, Rubrics for Black History Month

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: Yayoi Kusama Abstract Art Project

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Art History, Visual Arts, Women's History Month

Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with engaging Asian Pacific American Heritage Month art projects? This Yayoi Kusama art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by her “My Eternal Soul” paintings that look like plant and animal cells. Moreover, they’ll connect with her obsession over dots in her Infinity Mirror Rooms.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create AAPI lesson plans based on modern artists like Yayoi Kusama. During this

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

W.5.1

, W.5.2d

, W.6.1a

...

Also included in: Modern Art Game Bundle: Art Rubric, PowerPoint, Exit Tickets, & Artist Biography

Spring Art Lesson - Snail - Early Finishers, No Prep, Substitute Art Lesson

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English Language Arts, Informational Text, Visual Arts

A fun NO PREP spring art lesson that your students will love! This cross-curricular snail art activity is the perfect no-prep art activity that will engage your students, and practice key literacy skills. Perfect to use for sub plans or your minilessons. With this lesson, your students will be able to create unique art pieces that will look great in the hallway and on display. ⭐️ BUNDLE & SAVE ⭐️This activity is included in the Year Long Art Curriculum Bundle. You get this lesson and art

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: YEAR LONG Dice Game Art Lessons, Year Long Sub Plans

Think OUTSIDE the Box Drawing Prompts ORIGINAL | Doodle Challenges | No Prep

Created by

Doodle Thinks

These are challenging and creative drawing prompts that will nurture your artists' creative juices. There are 32 drawing prompts that varies in difficulty and theme and will work well throughout the school year. Also included is a set with name/date pages. This resource is intended for all ages to complete, however I do suggest starting with grades 1 or higher. There are other drawing prompts that are specific to early learners. This is a great way to nurture creative and critical thinking skil

Subjects:

Critical Thinking, For All Subjects, Visual Arts

Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Printables

Also included in: Think Outside the Box MEGA BUNDLE | Drawing and Critical Thinking Prompts

Roll A Monster Game - Fine Motor Activity, Halloween Party Activity

Created by

Nurtured Potential

⭐ In this exciting and engaging game, students roll dice to see which type of monster to draw, then roll again and again to see what attributes to add to their monster. Perfect for Halloween or any time of year!══════════════════════════════════FUN AND LEARNING══════════════════════════════════❤ Have Halloween fun while still sneaking in some fine-motor skills, visual-spatial practice and dice pattern number recognition! ❤ All monster designs are hand-drawn by our real-life animator and are des

Subjects:

Halloween, Holidays/Seasonal, Visual Arts

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, Games

Also included in: GROWING BUNDLE * Roll-A-Dice Drawing Games | Fine- Motor Activities

Halloween Writing & Art Activities for Middle School - Zombie Project

Created by

Creative Classroom Core

Halloween Art and Writing Activities for Middle School Students - Illustrated Zombie Survival Guides - These Halloween art and writing activities will fit seamlessly into your existing curriculum, and are a fun way to celebrate the season in your classroom. Through the completion of this package, students will brainstorm zombie characteristics with a partner, write a creative virus evacuation plan, and practice their paragraph writing through the construction of a detailed zombie apocalypse surv

Subjects:

English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Writing

Grades:

6th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Handouts

Also included in: Halloween Activities for Middle School - Halloween Close Reading - Writing - Art

Intro to Adobe Photoshop 2020: Workspace & Tools, Digital and Print Resources

Created by

Books and Brushes

Successfully introduce your students to Adobe Photoshop 2020 with this scaffolded resource! These handouts can also be used as assessments and are a great review resource when students are preparing for The Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) certification exams as well as unit tests, midterms and finals in your classroom. This resource includes formats for in-person use as well as distance and hybrid learning! Use the PDF version for print outs and the digital version for distance learning with stu

Subjects:

Career and Technical Education, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts

Grades:

8th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

Types:

Worksheets, Handouts, Independent Work Packet

Robot Art Lesson - Sub Plans, Early Finishers, No Prep, Substitute Art Lesson

Created by

English Language Arts, Visual Arts, Writing

A fun NO PREP robot art lesson that your students will love! This cross-curricular robot art activity is the perfect no-prep art activity that will engage your students, and practice key literacy skills. Perfect to use for sub plans or your minilessons. With this robot lesson, your students will be able to create unique art pieces that will look great in the hallway and on display. ⭐️ BUNDLE & SAVE ⭐️This activity is included in the Year Long Art Curriculum Bundle. You get this lesson and

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

Also included in: YEAR LONG Dice Game Art Lessons, Year Long Sub Plans

Principles of Design Escape Room- Visual Art Digital Escape Room

Created by

Art History, Critical Thinking, Visual Arts

This Principles of Design digital escape room is a full 360° escape room that introduces your students to Principles of Design in a fun and engaging way. Students navigate through the virtual room to learn and solve clues for seven of the nine Principles of Design. The setup: The hottest new visual art class is finally open, and it's on your schedule! You arrive in the classroom and are excitedly talking to your friends when suddenly the room is plunged into darkness and you hear the door slam!

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Games

Also included in: *Introduction to Art Curriculum for Middle School Art or High School Art

May Art Lesson: Mothers Day Craft for Mother's Day and Spring Bouquet

Created by

For All Subjects, Visual Arts, Writing

Mother's Day Art Lesson: Spring Bouquet | Sub Plans, Early Finishers Looking for a fun and easy Mother's Day art project? Look no further! This spring bouquet art lesson is perfect for: Art teachers in need of sub plans Language arts teachers looking for a fun writing prompt Homeschooling parents in search of engaging activities Adaptable across multiple grade levels Super Fun Art Lesson with Language ActivitiesThis art lesson is not only fun, but also includes language activities to keep yo

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

Activities, Printables, Games

CCSS:

CCRA.W.10

Also included in: Spring Activities Lesson Bundle - No Prep Art Lesson - Spring Art Activity

Middle School Art Lesson: Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art Project, Artist Study, Rubric

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Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts

Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with no prep, Pop Art projects? This Roy Lichtenstein art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be inspired by his swirling music staff with stripes and Benday dots. Moreover, they’ll connect with technique of using comics and ads to create gallery paintings.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on Pop Art artists like Roy Lichtenstein. During this art project, your class will discover

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

W.5.1

, W.5.2d

, W.6.1a

Graphic Arts, Visual Arts

...

Also included in: Pop Art Projects: Roll A Dice Games, Art Rubrics, Exit Tickets, & Artist Study

Visual Art - Drawing Project for high school - Design a coffee cup!

Created by

Dream On Cue

This is always a really popular project that we do with senior grade visual art students in high school. It's cheap, approachable, and students can get CRAZY creative with this one. They love it!The project asks them to design a coffee cup.The project involves✤ creating 4 mini thumbnail drawings of potential designs ✤ deciding on a theme to work with✤ using whatever materials they wish✤ they also have to design the sleeve of the coffee cup (you could make this optional) and other ideas are incl

Subjects:

Grades:

7th - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Assessment

Also included in: Art Drawing unit for high school - complete BUNDLE

Step By Step Drawing Project: Rene Magritte Lesson & Middle School Art Sub Plan

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Art History, Graphic Arts, Visual Arts

Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with a fun roll a dice drawing game? This Rene Magritte art lesson, based on his Personal Values painting, will boost confidence and creativity. Middle schoolers will learn how Surrealism questions the nature of reality. Moreover, they’ll connect with his fascination with linguistics. And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on modern artists like Rene Magritte. During this step by step drawing project, your clas

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

W.6.1a

Arts & Music, Drama, Visual Arts

, W.7.2d

, W.8.1a

...

Also included in: Modern Art Game Bundle: Art Rubric, PowerPoint, Exit Tickets, & Artist Biography

Theatre Unit Costume Design High School Level Color Theory Scheme Analyzation

Created by

Dramamommaspeaks

Part of a Bundle If you are looking for high student engagement, a one week long costume design project is a great subject for them! This 115 page low prep, comprehensive, but challenging unit is all ready to go. Students synthesize their learning about the process of costume design, how history of the play affects its design, read and research, use metaphor, view video clips and finally have an opportunity to be costume designers. They develop a keen eye for what makes a distinctive design a

Subjects:

Grades:

8th - 11th

Types:

Unit Plans, GATE, Homework

Also included in: Technical Theatre Units Costume Stage Properties Set Sound Design Producer

Theatre Lesson Set Design Lesson Rendering For Fairy Tales Grades 6 to 8 Fantasy

Created by

Dramamommaspeaks

Part of a Bundle Do your students lesson need concrete ideas and not abstract? Let’s begin there then and use fairy tales as our focus. OVER 350 SOLD! This two-day lesson on set design acquaints your students with the art form. Students learn a little bit about set design and draw a rendering of a fairy tale setting thus becoming set designers themselves. Lastly, they write a detailed description of it. Note: This is part of my fairy set design unit, too. If you purchase the set design unit,

Subjects:

Drama, Gifted and Talented, Visual Arts

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Projects, Unit Plans, GATE

Also included in: Year Long Theater Curriculum Lessons Units Plays Projects Grades 6 to 9 Drama

Starry Night Heist: 360 Digital Escape Room - Middle School Digital Escape Room

Created by

Art History, Critical Thinking, Visual Arts

⭐ This Starry Night Heist Escape room is a full 360° escape room that introduces your students to Vincent Van Gogh and his art in a fun, engaging, and interactive way. With this updated version, students complete the escape without a Google form, simply insert self-checking answers as they play! They must play clues sequentially in order to escape! The escape room is a special exhibition gallery with works of Van Gogh's art on the walls. Students must solve 5 clues to unlock the mystery of the s

Subjects:

Grades:

6th - 12th

Types:

Games

Also included in: *Art Digital Escape Rooms Bundle - 360 Digital Escape Rooms

Wassily Kandinsky Art History Workbook and Art Biography Unit-Abstract Art

Created by

Art History, Arts & Music, Visual Arts

This art history packet introduces students to the artist Wassily Kandinsky. Students learn about the artist through an information page, coloring sheets, analyzing a piece of art and creating two projects. Students learn about oil pastel techniques and create a find piece of art based on the artist’s work.18 Worksheets Included: (See Preview File)High Resolution Poster of “Yellow-Red-Blue” by Wassily KandinskyAbout the artist information sheet with examplesInstruction sheetMore resources sheet

Subjects:

Grades:

3rd - 9th

Types:

Worksheets, Activities, Printables

Also included in: Art History for Middle School Art BUNDLE, Art History for High School Art Bundle

PHOTOGRAPHY with cameras 6x lessons for Art and STEM BEST SELLER Grades 3-8

Created by

One Teacher's Journey

DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY is a popular resource for anyone teaching Art, Technology and STEM courses. Suits middle to upper primary, and middle school. My most popular resource by far! Now includes EASEL activity. A great way to introduce students to the fun and power of camera photography. All steps are clearly explained and photographed, giving you the confidence to deliver quality lessons to your students. PRAISE FOR DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY (already enjoyed by over 650 educators) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Great in

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Other (Arts), Visual Arts

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Lesson

Giuseppe Arcimboldo Fruit Faces Art Lesson: Renaissance Project & Art Sub Plans

Created by

Art History, Autumn, Visual Arts

Ready to ignite your middle school art curriculum with engaging, step-by-step Italian Renaissance art projects? This Giuseppe Arcimboldo art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be amazed by his fruit face portraits. Moreover, they’ll delight in his creative fresco paintings and reversible portraits.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans for artists like Giuseppe Arcimboldo. During this art project, your class will learn how Giuseppe Arcimboldo was i

Subjects:

Grades:

5th - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

W.5.1

, W.5.2d

, W.6.1a