8th grade visual arts Common Core 1.G.A.2 resources

Art History, Literature, Visual Arts

NEWLY UPDATED:This is now a complete lesson that will take you and your students through the drawing, painting, blending, layering pattern, and final steps of these Laurel Burch inspired abstract cats.The resource still includes a "how to draw" handout that gives students a way to move from a sketch to a detailed drawing of a cat modeled after the abstract designs of Laurel Burch. Her work can be viewed here.It now includes how I teach my students to use a group of analogous colors to paint, ble

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Lesson

CCSS:

1.G.A.2

STEAM: Sierpinski Triangle Collaborative Project

Created by

Family Math Night

Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!The project includes three activity levels all which result in creating self-similar triangles which are then put together to make the large Sierpinski Triangle. Focusing on fractals (self-sim

Subjects:

Geometry, Other (Science), Visual Arts

Grades:

PreK - 8th

Types:

Projects, Homeschool Curricula, Centers

CCSS:

4.OA.C.5

, 5.OA.B.3

, K.G.A.2

, K.G.A.3

, K.G.B.6

...

Animated Hot Chocolate Still Life STEAM Art Lesson

Created by

Instructional Technology, Visual Arts, Winter

This download is a step by step guide for creating an animated hot chocolate still life drawing, painting, and animation. Look for the link/QR code on the first slide to take you to the online version so that you can view the animations and videos. This STEAM art lesson can be used for just the painting steps or can be made into a transdigital piece that has both physical and digital art that can be showcased easily through augmented reality. I lead you through all the steps including how to set

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 10th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

Geometry, Math, Visual Arts

, 2.G.A.2

, 2.G.A.3

...

Fun with Tangrams | Differentiated Puzzle Pack

Created by

My Arty Classroom

Tangrams are a fun way to engage your students in both Math and Art activities at the same time. Students can have fun practicing geometry, learning about 2D shapes, symmetry, reflection, rotation, translation and much, much more! This set has a variety of ready to print templates to keep your students interested or challenge them by using the templates provided to create their own pictures and swap with their peers to solve each others tangrams. This tangram pack can be used in a variety of way

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 9th

Types:

PowerPoint Presentations, Activities, Printables

CCSS:

K.G.A.2

, K.G.B.4

, K.G.B.5

, K.G.B.6

, 1.G.A.1

...

Kaleidoscopes - STEAM Guide

Created by

EUREKUS

ACCESS WITH OUR HANDY ONLINE LEADER PORTAL! Enjoy this engaging program with our easy-to-use online tools. Craft cool toys while investigating exciting optical inventions. Create delightful pattern wheels and reflective mirrors. Then explore simple machines to activate spinning creations. We’ve included resources for 2 versions to scale for different ages and experience levels. Use snap-together cardboard tubes for younger makers (K-2nd). Or, design your own custom tubes with our templates for a

Subjects:

Engineering, Physical Science, Visual Arts

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

CCSS:

, K.G.B.5

, 1.G.A.1

...

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

, 4-PS4-2

, MS-ETS1-2

, K-2-ETS1-1

, 3-5-ETS1-3

...

Science Forms and Color Mixing with Animation STEAM lesson

Created by

Instructional Technology, Science, Visual Arts

This Bubbling Beakers STEAM lesson touches on so many concepts that it will blow your mind! I use it with my 3rd graders to make both physical and digital art. Here's the list:primary colorssecondary colorsmixing primaries to make secondariescomplementary colorsperspective drawingillusion of depthvanishing pointconverging linesshapesformschanging shapes into formstools used in science (erlenmeyer flask, florence flask, beaker)bubbles stamped and/or animatedflipbook style animationghost imagesWha

Subjects:

Grades:

2nd - 12th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Lesson

CCSS:

, 1.G.A.3

, 2.G.A.2

...

NGSS:

K-2-ETS1-2

How to Draw a Carousel Horse Handout

Created by

For All Subject Areas, Summer, Visual Arts

This download is a printable pdf for your students to use as a resource to draw a carousel horse. I suggest that you print it back to back for each child. See our gallery of finished Carousel Horses for inspiration.We use this handout to make 18"x 12" carousel horse paintings which are covered in great detail in this Carousel Horse Painting Lesson. The lesson not only gives you resources for creating beautiful carousel horse paintings but also creating a collage where the artist mounts their hor

Subjects:

Grades:

1st - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Centers

CCSS:

Geometry, Measurement, Visual Arts

Geometry STARS

Created by

MsEducator

Geometry STARS for a fun way to learn record new learning, or practice geometry!This is a special and unique product that that can be used in ALL subject areas: Language Arts, Math, Art, SEL and more! Worksheets in the shapes of various diamonds/rhombuses in different angles. Students will neatly cut out their diamonds/rhombuses, and then glue to paper (or small circle) connect and create a beautiful star! Varying worksheets to create a 5, 6 8 or 10 point star are included. From here, students

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 8th

Types:

Activities, Graphic Organizers, Centers

CCSS:

Arts & Music, Geometry, Visual Arts

, 3.G.A.1

, 4.G.A.3

...

Radial Symmetry

Created by

Pulp and Palette

Comprehensive Radial Symmetry Project-Based LessonComprehensive project-based lesson on symmetry, emphasizing radial symmetry. Introduction to Symmetry outlining the three types of symmetry in Art. Provides historical art examples with background information.Provides visual photography and written explanation in a guided step-by-step lesson project procedure. 17+ photographic guides. Includes basic Geometry and Art History Integration.Student project examples with variations on radial symmetry t

Subjects:

Grades:

K - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff

Types:

Projects, Activities

CCSS:

1.G.A.2