Kindergarten Art Sub Plan - Aliens Love Underpants
Here's a super cute idea from the kindergarten blog, The Very Busy Kindergarten. It is based on the book with the same name by Claire Freedman.
As you can see from the pictures below, this lesson was done with cut paper, but it certainly can also be done with crayons or marker.
If you like this idea, you might like this lesson from my Art Sub Lesson shop on TeachersPayTeachers. This art sub lesson is fun for elementary students and can easily be taught by substitute teachers with no prep. It would be perfect to keep in your art sub tub or emergency lesson plan folder. This drawing activity requires only simple materials to do: paper and crayons or markers. Art Sub Lesson: Robot Roundup
Art Sub Lesson Plan - Gingerbread Man
When I was a full time art teacher and taught this lesson, my students loved it! Gingerbread, candy and sweet things are attractive to kids. Who knew, right? (wink) So now that I am retired and substitute teach in art, I like to use my lessons that were the kids' favorites.
This one is based off of the idea of the gingerbread man and gingerbread houses. Kids would be happy drawing simply either one of those. But in art class, we want to do more than that. So in this lesson the kids look at pictures of standard kinds of gingerbread creations and then more unique and creative ones. They share their new ideas and then draw them.
As I have taught this lesson the kids have been highly engaged. As a sub in a class of students who don't know me, engagement is important. As an intro to the lesson, I started with a Speakaboos video on YouTube that I downloaded. It was one with John Krasinski, from The Office, as a narrator. You certainly could also supplement with one of many fun books about the gingerbread man. After that I showed the PowerPoint lesson.
I make my lesssons so that they may be projected as a PowerPoint or printed out and shown to a class close up. Each slide has a script for the sub to read and questions to ask. It it easily taught by any sub, artist or not.
It can be taught any time of year, but certainly has a connection with early winter holidays and decor.
So, this lesson is available at my TeachersPayTeachers shop here: Beyond the Gingerbread Man. Once you download it, your sub planning is done.
Art Sub Plans - Imaginary Treehouse
This afternoon I was searching for a ready-made art sub lesson about imaginary treehouses. I just could not find one. Tonight, as I was searching for something for my bulletin board blog, I found the treehouse lesson!
I've left a similar lesson with a sub before and it turned out just fine.
This is from the blog, Blue Moon Pallette.
I also sell a PowerPoint lesson for substitute teaching called "A Treehouse for Me". If you would like the lesson plan all ready to hand over to a sub, you can visit my TeachersPayTeachers shop here: Art Sub Lessons
I designed this lesson to be no prep; fully scripted; and ready to print and go. All a sub needs to do is to read each slide and respond to the students' comments. The materials needed are the most simple: crayons and paper.
This lesson may be taught as a PowerPoint projection or printed out and each page shown, one-by-one.
The students are introduced to unique treehouse designs, that will encourage the student to let their imaginations lead their own designs.
I have tested this on my own art subs and have gotten positive feedback. My students also expressed to me that they were excited to create their own drawings.
If you are interested in other of my lessons that connect with architecture, you might like these:
Captivating Castles
A Home with an Onion Dome
James Rizzi's Happiest Houses on Earth
Fairy Houses and Gnome Homes
