Art Sub Plan  |  Put a Pattern on It

If you watch Portlandia, you may remember the episode where they jokingly said the way to have successful art is to "put a bird on it. " Sometimes I think of the same when it comes to easy art lessons and pattern. Here kiddos, put a pattern on it! While I wouldn't rely too heavily on that in my own classroom, it can work well for sub lessons. The kids may spend extra time filling in patterns.

Here is a unique set of patterns, always a good thing to have when kids get stuck.  She actually has lots of sets of patterns. You will find them here on The Doodler Blog.

Circle Drawing Game - Art Worksheets Printables

Circles Games - Art Worksheets Printables - Free

Teachers love art games and worksheets. I have created a free one for you called "Circle Drawing Game."

Art Worksheets for Free

You can go download this worksheet at my TPT Shop: Art Sub Lessons and it is FREEEEEEEEEEEEE!

The next one is another worksheet that I just added  and it is FREE TOO!  Click here to get this one: What Can You Draw from Circles?

The instructions are simply "What can you make from circles." There are circles of various sizes. Feel free to use these as you like. 

Here's another idea for circle drawing on a worksheet. Click here to see the YouTube video titled, "How to Draw different things using Circle Shapes." It is more of a step-by-step activity.

Here are a variety of places where you can find circle worksheets.

https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/art-cover-lesson-bundle-11441307

http://nocornersuns.blogspot.com/2014/01/free-art-sub-lesson-circle-game-adapted.html

https://clubexperience.blog/2018/03/29/30-circles-challenge-creative-icebreaker-activity-with-free-download/

Handouts for Subs

Worksheets for Middle School Art 

Here's a post from Guilford County School's Art Educator's Blog.  Caitlin Fisher shared some handouts that she leaves for subs.  I've shown one here, but there are more on that site.

If you're interested in a free worksheet, here's a free one at my TPT shop. This link takes you to a writeup about it on this blog:  Circle Worksheets. That post also leads you to some other free circle worksheets you might like.

Here's another one I wrote about on my blog:  Imagination Workout. There are 11 simple lines drawn on a grid. The challenge is to create something based on those lines. Check out that blog post to see the example and find the link to the original blog post. Only simple materials are required. The blogger also posts a free worksheet a week!