Monday, August 18, 2014
Circle Drawing Game - Art Worksheets Printables
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Abstract Art Sub Plan for Kids
Art Sub Plans - Abstract Lines
It is a very simple lesson that could easily be taught by a sub.
Loopy Line Fish as an Art Sub Plan
Another easy way to prepare for an art sub is to go to my shop, Art Sub Plans. I have created complete lessons in which all your sub has to do is read the slides and follow the directions. They are full of visuals and are created to be used with the most simple supplies. Pencils, paper, and crayons are all your students will need to create imaginative works of art.
These are perfect for those emergency absences when you do not have the time to write detailed plans but want to leave quality plans for your subs.
Friday, January 31, 2014
Art Sub Plan - Ted Harrison Paintings
Art Sub Plan Inspired by Ted Harrison
I have never had a sub do anything with paint, other than an art-trained sub. I wonder if I should give this a try!
Friday, January 17, 2014
Creative Faces - Art Sub Plans
Art Sub Plans Elementary - Creative Faces
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Clowning Around - Emergency Art Sub Lesson
Clowning Around - Emergency Art Sub Lesson
I have left this lesson with my subs for a couple of years now. They seem to do well with it.I have uploaded it to TeachersPayTeachers here: Art Lesson for Subs - Clowning Around
As with all my sub lessons, all you need to do is to print out this 20 page PowerPoint and leave it for the sub. The only materials they will need are paper, pencil and crayons. All the directions and visuals for your sub are included. The sub just needs to read the questions and comments on each slide, and that will direct your students.
This lesson would work well as an emergency sub plan as the materials are basic and the directions are complete. The lesson will save you great amounts of time over the years.
Take care.
Saturday, October 26, 2013
Elementary Art Sub Lesson | Fairy Tale
There's a Giant in My House | Art Sub Plan
I have many art sub plans on my TeachersPayTeachers site. They are perfect as emergency sub plans but certainly could be used as regular lesson plans. My sub plans require only that you have paper and crayons for supplies.
This lesson may be viewed in two ways. It may be projected as a normal PowerPoint or it may be printed out and used as you would a book. If it is to be printed out, the teacher would just have the students come to sit near him/her as the lesson is taught.
It was written with a substitute teacher in mind, but certainly could also be used by the classroom or art teacher.
This lesson was written so that all of the prompts and visuals are included. To teach the lesson, all one has to do is go from slide to slide (or page to page.)
The materials needed to complete the assignment are intentionally simple; paper, pencil, or crayon. For this reason, this lesson would serve well as an emergency lesson plan.
The lesson could be augmented with the reading of the story, "Jack and the Beanstalk," but for the time given, it is intended as a stand-alone lesson.
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Art Sub Plan - Draw Yourself as an Old Person
Visualizing Yourself as an Older Person
Saturday, September 28, 2013
Elementary Art Lesson - Imaginary Cuckoo Clocks
Elementary Art Lesson - Imaginary Cuckoo Clocks
I created it in such a way that it could be projected as a PowerPoint or could be printed out for my art sub to use. It is for sale in my TeachersPayTeachers shop. It would be perfect to use on one of those days when you need a lesson for an emergency absence. All you have to do is print this out for your sub. All of the visuals and directions are written right in the PowerPoint. The supplies are as simple as it gets: crayons and paper.
My art sub said that the students enjoyed the lesson. I had fun looking at the clock inventions that they came up with.
Friday, September 20, 2013
Thursday, September 19, 2013
15 Lessons I Learned as a Substitute Teacher
15 Lessons I Learned as a Substitute Teacher
This was written a while ago, but the information in it is pure gold. “Strange New Teachers” shares their experience as a newly graduated art teacher, working as a long term sub.
I subbed in the art room after I retired, and I can so relate to so much of what is in this post.
Jan’s rule #1 for preparing for a sub: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. I.e., don’t leave them junky lesson plans that you wouldn’t even teach yourself. Give them more information than less.)
Here’s where you can find this blog post: 15 Lessons I Learned as a Substitute Teacher
Resources for Early Finishers .99 @ TPT
Monday, September 9, 2013
Learning Centers as Art Sub Activities
Learning Centers as Art Sub Activities
Friday, August 30, 2013
First Grade Art Sub Lesson - Tar Beach
Art Sub Lesson for 1st Graders
This lesson may be taught as a PowerPoint projection or printed out and each page shown, one-by-one.
The materials needed for the lesson are paper, pencil, crayons, and the book, Tar Beach, by Faith Ringgold.
The slides lead the teacher through questions and answers 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. I have also taught this lesson myself, and the students have enjoyed it.
This would be perfect as an emergency sub lesson or as a lesson to be taught by a teacher at any time.
You can find this lesson at my shop at TeachersPayTeachers.
Monday, August 19, 2013
Imagination Workout - Art Sub Plans Worksheets
Imagination Workout - Free Art Worksheets Printable
This is from the blog, Super Mom Moments. Her young daughter created this worksheet and the mom reports that her family members of all ages have enjoyed working on it.
Tuesday, August 13, 2013
Art Sub Plan - A Tree House for Me
A Treehouse for Me
As I am entering the later part of my art teaching career, I am trying to figure out how I can both continue in art education and fund my retirement. Plus, in a year or two I will probably start subbing in art classrooms and will need an arsenal of good lessons to teach. I've started putting together art sub lessons in PowerPoint as if I were going to substitute teach from them. They've taken hours of work to put together and most of them have been tested in the classroom.
I am going to be selling them cheaply so that when you need an emergency lesson plan you can buy one from here: Jan's Shop at TeachersPayTeachers A lesson that has taken me hours and hours to work on, you can download in a minute. You don't have to spend all those agonizing hours writing your own art sub lesson plans.
The lessons all use the most simple supplies: crayon or marker, pencil or pen, and paper. All your sub has to do is to read each slide.
Since my subs most likely don't feel comfortable using my technology, I have created the slides so that you can print out each slide. The sub will just bring the class close as if they were reading a book to the class, and they will show each slide that has been printed.
This particular lesson was written with third, fourth, and fifth grade students in mind.
Saturday, July 13, 2013
Back to School - Free Still Life Set Ups
Free Art Lesson Plans - Still Life Set Ups
Tuesday, May 21, 2013
Monogram Letter Designs - Art Sub Plan
Monogram Letter Designs as an Art Sub Plan
Here's a sub lesson that was taught in high school. I think it could be simplified for upper elementary. The blog is Amy's Artsy Adventures and this lesson is called "Monogram Letter Designs."Saturday, April 27, 2013
Ugly Bug Ball - Elementary Art Sub Plan
Ugly Bug Ball - Art Sub Plan
The materials needed for this lesson are the most simple: paper, pencils, and crayons or markers.
The lesson begins with discussion questions regarding a masterpiece by the artist, Balthasar van der Ast. This painting includes many interesting insects crawling around a beautiful still life. The lesson then leads the students to create an imaginary scene of insects at a party. Each slide includes questions and statements for the students to think about including in their drawing.
I have taught this lesson to all levels, K through Fifth. My subs who have used this lesson have left feedback that they and the students thoroughly enjoyed the lesson.
I hope that this will be a well-loved lesson for you and your students and that it helps you when you are in need of a sub lesson.
Elementary Art Sub Lesson - Ugly Bug Ball
Elementary Art Sub Lesson - Ugly Bug Ball
The materials needed for this lesson are the most simple: paper, pencils and crayons or markers.
The lesson begins with discussion questions regarding a masterpiece by the artist, Balthasar van der Ast. This painting includes many interesting insects crawling around a beautiful still life. The lesson then leads the students to creating an imaginary scene of insects at a party. Each slide includes questions and statements for the students to think about including in their drawing.
I have taught this lesson to all levels, K through Fifth. My subs who have used this lesson have left feedback that they and the students thoroughly enjoyed the lesson.
I hope that this will be a well loved lesson for you and your students and that it helps you when you are in need of a sub lesson.
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Middle School Art Sub Plan Idea - Op Art
Middle School Art Sub Plan - Stacked Shapes - Op Art
She has written out all the directions for you and there are a lot of examples. The materials needed are simple: paper and markers or crayon. This is a lovely little lesson, so check it out.
Friday, April 12, 2013
Kindergarten Art Sub Plan - Gingham Dog Calico Cat
Kindergarten Art Sub Plan
This is a lesson that I created years ago and it has been an old favorite. It goes with the book/poem "The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat." I wrote it specifically for primary art subs. It's over at TeachersPayTeachers.Monday, April 1, 2013
Free Art Worksheets - Directed Drawings of Owls
Directed Drawing Art Sub Lesson for Owls
Friday, March 8, 2013
The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat
The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Art Sub Plans for Elementary on Wayne Thiebaud
Free Art Worksheet and Plans for Wayne Thiebaud lesson
This free art worksheet can be found over at the blog, Art with Ms. Gram, you'll find instructions and handouts that a sub would probably find successful.
Yay for handouts for subs!!!
These are perfect for those emergency absences when you do not have the time to write detailed plans but want to leave quality plans for your subs.
Sunday, February 24, 2013
The Night I Followed the Dog Art Sub Lesson Plan
Art Sub Plan for The Night I Followed the Dog
Here's a fifth grader's...
Then the sub will tell the students they will be listening to a storybook called "The Night I Followed the Dog." Ask what sorts of things they think we would see a dog doing if we followed it around in real life.
Show the video.
After viewing the video, ask the students what sorts of things they would like to see a pet doing if the pet was acting like a person.
They will go to their tables and draw those things. The drawings could be in stapled book form or just one on a page.
Remind them to add backgrounds. Where will these pets be? What would we see around them if we were there? Would there be other pets? Would they be doing the same things?
If time allows, let them share their favorite drawings with the class.
Saturday, February 23, 2013
How to Draw and Paint a Pattern Beetle
Video Art Sub Plan
This cute insect and pattern lesson can be found on YouTube here: How to Draw and Paint a Pattern Beetle. It is on the channel "Artventure."
I think I may try a version of this for my next sub's lesson. I would burn the video to DVD so it can be played on the DVD player. (I'll write a post this weekend on how to do this.) The sub would play the video the whole way through. Then, for the drawing part, the students would work along as the sub played the video bit by bit.
I would make it a crayon or marker lesson unless I knew the sub could deal with block tempera for the resist.
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Texture Rubbing
Texture Rubbing as an Art Sub Plan
I was digging around over there today and found these directions that turn a lesson into a sub-plan.
Friday, February 1, 2013
Kindergarten Castles Art Sub Lesson
Kindergarten Castles Art Sub Lesson
Jessica Young is so kind to share another lesson. She has written great detail in this blog post, such that an art sub could easily follow along. Her blog is: Miss Young's Art Room
This editable art sub plan requires little to no prep. It would be perfect for an emergency absence. Students are captivated by castles. Their imaginations soar dreaming about the romance of medieval times. In this lesson, they will learn about castles from medieval Europe, including the exterior architecture and the reasons for their design. It includes illustrations from the early 1400's by the Limbourg brothers and photos of castles that still exist.
After going over the lesson, the students will draw a castle of their own design. They will utilize architectural elements they have learned but are encouraged to invent their own as well.
It was written in great detail for use as an emergency sub lesson but could be used by an art teacher or classroom teacher.
This PowerPoint may be used in two ways. It may be printed out and shown page by page to the students or shown as a projected PowerPoint.
The supplies needed are simple. The student will need paper, pencil, crayons or markers.
This lesson is written so that it may be taught completely by following the prompts in the slides. It written for use by grades two through five, but certainly could be used by older students.
If you are interested in other lessons that connect with architecture, you might like these:
Monday, January 21, 2013
Imagination Lockers - Art Sub Plan
Imagination Lockers - Art Sub Plan
Thanks so much for sharing the idea, Lisa Marie.
By the way, I found graphics to use with lesson by doing a Google image search for "imaginary school locker." There were a lot of graphics out there that would work.
Monday, January 14, 2013
What's in Your Head?
Idea for Art Lesson Plan - What's in Your Head
Here's an idea I think my fifth graders would enjoy. The lesson is called, "What's in Your Head," by Tammy Willis. This lesson is over at the Incredible Art Department.Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Loopy Line Fish
Loopy Line Fish as an Art Sub Plan
Another easy way to prepare for an art sub is to go to my shop, Art Sub Plans. I have created complete lessons in which all your sub has to do is read the slides and follow the directions. They are full of visuals and are created to be used with the most simple supplies. Pencils, paper, and crayons are all your students will need to create imaginative works of art.
These are perfect for those emergency absences when you do not have the time to write detailed plans but want to leave quality plans for your subs.
Saturday, January 5, 2013
Kindergarten Art Sub Plan - Wheels
Kindergarten Art Sub Plan - Wheels
She gives such good directions, I think a sub could do this one.