Art Sub Plan - Thanksgiving Lesson

Create a Turkey in Disguise

Here is a classic art lesson for November. I put it together as a complete art sub lesson this week.  Its for those of you who need a sub plan ASAP or those who just need an easy and fun lesson. 

Instead of you having to recreate the wheel by adding your own visuals and sub instructions, here it is already done for you. Directions; sample finished art work; visuals by professional illustrators from the past; and visuals with details for inspiration, all are provided for you. All you have to do is print it and hand it to your sub or school office.  The only supplies you need are pencil, paper, and crayons.

You can take a look at it here:  TPT Shop: Art Sub Lessons - Create a Turkey in Disguise.

Kindergarten Art Sub Plan on Figure Drawing

Art Sub Lesson - People in the Style of Romero Britto

Early in the school year I like to teach kindergarten and first grade, "how to draw a person." They learn the basic shapes you need to use, and then turn it into a self portrait.

I have learned, though, that many times students in all grades will fall back into drawing stick people. ....Sigh..... So a review of at least giving their humans a full body shape, is never a bad thing.

Statue by Romero Britto. Photo by Phillip Pessar https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/

Art Sub Lesson for Drawing a Human Figure

 When I contemplated what I would do for a new art sub lesson, I stumbled across some Romero Britto paintings of people. He used those basic shapes that primary kids learn how to draw, and that, coupled with the bright colors and simple patterns, would make a perfect lesson for an art sub to teach. As with all of my art sub plans, teachers will often use them in their regular classes.

So, this new art sub lesson that I created teaches a basic definition of Pop Art. It shows Romero Britto's bright and happy paintings; connects the work of Picasso to Britto; and leads students on how to draw a person using simple shapes.

It can be printed out and handed to a substitute teacher; emailed to your school office for them to hand to the sub; projected in your classroom; or shown to your students for distance learning in a Zoom type meeting online. (Not Outschool, please.)

Where You can Check out all the Details

Check out the lesson preview over in my TpT shop.  Art Sub Lesson - People in the Style of Romero Britto