Neurographic Spring Doodle Drawing

 Spring Flower Doodle as Art Sub Lesson

Neurographic drawings seem to be very popular these days. They can be very calming and satisfying to work on. 

Here is one by the TPT Shop: Cool Classroom Stuff, that uses the theme of spring flowers. It is an easy and fun drawing activity that can be completed with 8 1/2" x 11" white paper and crayons. 

It is a lesson that can be taught by anyone including subs, gen. ed. teachers, art teachers, or parents. The set up is simple and the slides are fully scripted with plenty of visuals.

This lesson includes:

-10 scripted slides that may be projected during a lesson; printed out and shown to students sitting close by; or printed out and made into a center activity.

-Three slides (slides 12 - 14) with examples that may be printed and hung in the room during the lesson

-One sheet with a line drawing (slide 15) that may be printed out and used as a coloring sheet for students needing extra assistance.

The designs may be drawn with regular Sharpies (not fine line) or black crayon. This particular lesson is intended to be colored in with crayon.

You may find this lesson at TpT Shop: Cool Classroom Stuff

Valentine's Day - Art Sub Plans

 

Art Sub Plans - Valentines Day

Looking around for lessons you could give a substitute teacher, you need something that kids will find fun and subs will feel comfortable teaching. I like the idea of doodles. 

There are so many types of doodles and they can easily be geared towards any holiday or special event.

Kids love, love, looooooooove doodle monsters. They're easy to draw so they are kind of a no fail thing to draw.  So, I created an art activity for February and Valentines Day with the theme of doodle monsters. Before I tell you about that lesson though, I'll share some web sites that also feature doodles.

Art Lessons About Doodling

Here's a blog post about doodles in general. It gives you instructions for how to get kids started doodling.  The blog is Doodle Art Alley and the post is here:  Doodle Art Activities Ideas. 

That doesn’t looks like a Valentine lesson though. So, add valentine elements to it, that is, add hearts and red. Now, this might not be a lesson you would teach during your own class time, but what you are going for in a sub lesson is engagement. How to get kids to buy into a lesson from a stranger. Kids love valentines.

The next post of from "My Modern Met." They give a general description of doodles then give a list of ideas that might inspire doodling.  You can find that post here:  50+ Doodle Ideas That Everyone Will Have Fun Sketching. Again, add hearts and reds to this, and you have a lesson for Valentine’s Day.

Art Sub Lesson Plan for Valentine’s Day - Doodle Monsters

If you are interested in an art activity for Valentine's Day, that is fully scripted, with visuals and directions, go check out this lesson in my TPT Shop.  Doodle Monsters at Valentine's Day

There are:

❄️2 slides with general instructions and supplies needed
❄️2 slides explaining what doodles are including one from the past
❄️13 pages fully,scripted lesson with visuals including how to draw a doodle monster
❄️5 pages of examples to print out and display
❄️Suggestions for different ways to end the lesson

❄️1 line drawing that may be used as a coloring sheet for differentiation or as an activity for early finishers

If you are interested in another blog post that would be great for January and February, check out this blog post:  15 Art Sub Plan Ideas for Black History Month.

Handprint Tracing as Art Sub Plans

Hand Tracing Art Projects

Kids seem to love tracing their hands. It’s easy to do and mostly a no fail way to start a drawing. 

I looked online for different art lessons using hand tracing, that would be successful as an art sub lesson. There are plenty of them out there. Here are a few.

This is a drawing, a doodle really, that I did after looking at the blog post from Hingham Art Dept. The teacher had multiple ideas for hand traced drawings. They were all easy to do and attractive to look at. The lesson was geared towards second and third grades.

Click here to see the lesson, “Lend Me Your Hand.”

Miss Heather’s channel on YouTube has a video lesson on tracing your hand and filling it with designs relative to the students’ lives and interests. I like it when students really personalize their work. 

I suspect that Miss Heather made this video for her students during the pandemic.

Click here to see: Miss Heather’s YouTube Lesson

The next blog post includes another video. “The Craft Train” blog shows you how to design a patterned and colored hand design. Likely, if I left this for a sub, I would skip the cutting and pasting part, but do all the rest.  

Click here to see: Handprint Doodle Art by The Craft Train

JoAnne Gonzales has a blog post showing three different hand tracing ideas. There are plenty of directions there for you. Click here to visit:  3 Fun Hand Tracing Drawings

So, there are some fun ideas for your kids, but they are fun doodles to do yourself.

If you would like to see another of my blog posts about hand tracing, check out this blog post: Hand Creatures 

If you are interested in a fully formed lesson for a sub, that uses doodles, check out: People in the Style of Romero Britto. It’s in my TpT shop; easy to hand to a sub; and is easy to teach.

Art Sub Lesson - Doodle Monsters Around the Christmas Tree

 Art Sub Lesson - Doodle Monsters 

I’m still playing around with doodling monsters. They’re fun for me to draw and kids seem to have as much fun doodling them as I do. 

Simple Monster Drawing Characters for Winter

Here's a new drawing, that I have added to my art sub lesson. It is doodle monster gingerbread people. One is rather Santa-like. One looks like Mrs. Claus. (Does she have a first name?) There's an elfin one; a kid one; one with a top hat; and a couple with beanies....tuques?...knit caps.

Monster Doodles Worksheet for Early Finishers

I have added a blank template of this drawing to the lesson on TPT in case you want an early finishers coloring activity. It is an add on at the end of the lesson and won’t change the lesson at all. So, if you have already bought this lesson from my TPT shop, you can just download it with changes, for free. (Yippee!) I’ve added this finished drawing to the sample drawings too. 

Click here to see or buy the monster doodle lesson at my Art Sub Lessons shop:  Art Sub Lesson - Doodle Monsters in Winter

More Blog Posts about Doodling Monsters

If you are interested in seeing other blog posts about these doodle monsters, check them out here:

Doodle Monsters in Winter

Doodle Monsters in Winter

Doodle Monsters in Winter Sub Lesson

Doodle Monsters in Winter

I’ve been playing around drawing these doodle monsters lately. They’re fun and easy to do and rather addictive to draw.  You can see the blog post about the lesson plan here:  Art Sub Lessons: Doodle Monsters in Winter

 

Art Worksheets - Winter Trees

 Winter Trees Art Activity

This lesson fits nicely with the one I posted yesterday.  This works well in the winter as an art sub lesson; an activity for early finishers; or as a center activity.

There is a template of a winter tree; sample patterns; directions to hang in a center; teacher directions; and examples of different ways to complete the art work.

It's only $3 and you can buy it on TPT here:  Winter Trees Art Activity

Art Worksheet - Winter Mittens

 Winter Mittens Art Activity

Here's an activity that works great for centers, early finishers, and subs. 

There is a worksheet with a line drawing of mitten shapes, divided into sections. 

Students may use pattern and color, however they like, to fill in.

There is also a sheet of sample patterns they may choose from or be inspired by.

There are also sample mitten designs showing different methods they may use as a reference for their own design.

Directions are included in two ways: for use in a learning center or to be used by a teacher leading students through a lesson.

It's a great thing to have on hand for emergency absences or for those early finishers. 

Only $3, you can buy it at the TPT shop, Centers and Early Finishers.

Art Sub Lesson Idea - Doodles

Art Sub Plan Idea - Doodles

Here is an easy lesson project from Andrea and Jantje at KinderArt.  They have given you examples and instructions, so if you know your sub has a skill for just teaching, they could totally follow this!

Check out the blog post here:  Doodles: Drawing Lessons for Elementary School Children

Here's a blog post about the work of a famous artist, that looks like doodles, but is actually more thought out than that.  Visit this blog post about the artist, Reggie Laurent. 

Reggie is renowned for his use of color.  

Check out the webpage for his original artworks here:  Laurent Originals

You can buy an art sub plan about Reggie and his art at my TPT shop: The Colorful and Fun Paintings of Reggie Laurent 

Through this art activity, students learn about geometric and organic shapes and how Laurent uses them in his abstract paintings. They then create a drawing of their own, based on Laurent’s work.

The lesson contains full directions for teachers and students. There are many photos of paintings by Reggie Laurent and visuals of student samples. There is a link to a YouTube video about the artist, but it is not necessary for teaching the lesson. (All photos of Reggie Laurent's work have been used with the permission of the artist.)

Flowers Are Fun Art Sub Plan

Flowers Are Fun - Video - Middle School and Upper Elementary 

Here's a great video for drawing a flower mandala.  Flowers Are Fun Ink Drawing Mandala