Lesson Plan

COURAGE – Seven Grandfather Teachings, Cree Métis Artist George Littlechild

WILLIAM KURELEK – Looking at Art, Drawing from Memory

POSERS – Drawing Models in Costume

DISTORTED PORTRAIT – Value, Shape, Space

A SPECIAL GIFT – Texture, Balance, Unity

BIG MOUTH PUPPET – Colour, Texture, Detail

SEATED CLAY FIGURE – Proportion, Texture, Space

LEAFY SCULPTURE – Texture, Colour, Form

A WORLD WITHOUT – Making an Edition of Prints

BIRDS OF A FEATHER – Printmaking, Texture, Emphasis

INSPIRED BY CHUCK CLOSE – Self-Portrait, Colour, Pattern, Shape

RETELLING A STORY – Creating and Using Props

STENCIL A POEM – Printmaking, Colour, Shape

THE RULE OF THIRDS – Composition, Dominance

SOMETHING FOR MOTHER – Clay Hanging Basket

COMPARE AND CONTRAST COLOUR SCHEMES – Colour Relationships

ARTFUL MATH MAP – Geometry, Map Making, Contrast

COLLAGE SELF-PORTRAIT – Shape, Texture, Contrast

ENDANGERED POLLINATORS – Tunnel Book, Activist Art

POLLINATOR POSTCARD – Printmaking, Colour, Shape

STENCIL A POLLINATOR – Shape, Colour, Contrast

MAKE A BEE FRIENDLY MAP – Space, Colour, Contrast

PAINTING DREAMS – Medicine Wheel, Spirit, Lines, Space

CITY SETTING – Experimental Watercolour Techniques

MYSTERY PAINTING – Shape, Colour, Texture

LENDING A HAND – Community Helpers

ENVIRONMENTAL WORD ART – Line, Contrast, Repetition

CHERRY BLOSSOM SPRING – Contrast, Texture, Mixed Media

SPRING HAS SPRUNG – Texture, Colour, Mixed Media

DEEP BLUE SEA – Exploring Papers, Textures and Paint

QUILT BOOK –  Printmaking, Colour, Shape, Pattern

MAKING A SKETCHBOOK – Connecting With The Art World

DRAWING – Observation, Memory, Imagination

MIXED MEDIA FAVOURITE TOY – Texture, Colour

ELDERS – Mixed Media, Cree Métis Artist George Littlechild

MIXED MEDIA LANDSCAPE – Group of Seven, Colour

UP DOWN AND ALL AROUND – Line, Colour, Space

PURPLE PEOPLE EATER – Colour, Contrast

MUSICAL SHAKER – Colour, Texture, Form

KOINOBORI – JAPANESE WINDSOCKS – Printmaking, Pattern

SETTING THE SCENE – Mixed Media, Contrast, Texture

GEOMETRIC SOLIDS PAPER SCULPTURE – Form, Balance, Proportion

EGYPTIAN CARTOUCHE – Clay, Composition, Colour

OUR CLASS BANNER – Shape, Colour, Fabric Art

DRESS FOR THE SEASON – Shape, Colour, Contrast

ABSTRACT DESIGN – Colour Schemes, Shape, Space

CHANGING SEASONS – Radial Balance, Fabric Art

COVID BUDDY – Shape, Colour, Form

IT’S SNOWING! – Foreground, Middle Ground, Background

THE PERFECT GIFT – Model Magic Hanging Picture

DESIGN A COVID-19 SUPERHERO – Shape, Symmetry, Colour

BOO! – Contrast, Symmetry, Geometric Shapes

POLYGON SHAPES DESIGN – Colour, Transparency, Shape

POLYGON SHAPED MINI FOLDOUT BOOKS – Colour, Shape, Geometry

SPRING GARDEN – Shape, Space, Computation

AMAZING MAZE – Space, Colour, Contrast

SCULPTING MYSELF – Medicine Wheel, Physical

THE BULGE – Creating Optical Illusions

SPHERE ME! – Geometry, Colour, Distortion

PORTRAIT OF A PET – Colour, Texture, Space and Contrast

OP ART PRINTS – Using Geometry to Fool the Eye

ALL ABOARD! – One-Point Perspective, Space, Colour

AUTUMN LEAVES – Sequencing, Colour, Texture

CAN YOU SPOT THE TREE? – Shape, Texture, Colour

WHO ARE WE? – Back to School Class Quilt

ROOT VEGETABLE PORTRAIT – Inspired by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

VALUE SCALE SNAKE – Mixing Tints

UNDER THE SEA – Tints, Shades, Colour Schemes

COOPERATIVE CIRCLE PAINTING – Line, Colour, Unity

ELEMENTS SPINNER – Elements of Design

COSTUME DESIGN – Proportion, Colour, Detail

COVID-19 COAT ENSEMBLE – Design Elements, Style

SELF-PORTRAIT – Seven Grandfather Teachings

SELF-PORTRAIT COLLAGE – Portfolio, Shape, Detail

MIND BLOWING ART – Expressive Colour, Shape

NUMBER BONDS COLLAGE – Shape, Colour, Contrast

COLOURFUL HANGING PAIRS – Colour, Shape, Texture

COLOUR THEORY PAINTING – Colour, Shape, Implied Texture

MEDICINE WHEEL – Emotions, Emphasis, Mixed Media

SIGNS OF SPRING – Pop-Up Card, Organic Shapes

EXPLORING COLOUR – Creating a Colour Wheel

IF YOU COULD READ MY MIND – Emotions, Feelings, Line, Colour

THE FOUR SEASONS – Mixed Media Trees

BOOK IN A BOX – Monotype Printmaking

FOUR SEASONS AT MY HOUSE – Texture, Form, Space

CHARACTER CUBE – Colour, Form, Contrast

ELEMENTS OF DESIGN – Modeling Clay, Photography

LUSCIOUS LANDSCAPES – Art In The Style of Ted Harrison

THE NIGHT SKY – Colour, Shape, The Big Dipper

DESIGNER FACE MASKS – Colour, Shape, Balance

MY NAME BEGINS WITH . . . – Shape, Colour, Detail

MY STORY BOX – Personal History, Colour, Texture

MAPPING MY WALK – Colour, Line, Space

MONOCHROMATIC SELF-PORTRAIT – Value, Shape, Contrast

SHAPE POCKETS ACCORDION BOOK – Geometric Shapes, Pattern

PAINTED WOOD GRAIN – Colour, Line, Shape

BOOK OF DAYS – Days of the Week, Colour, Shape

HOW DOES MY GARDEN GROW? – Shape, Line, Colour

SHAPE ROBOT – Exploring Geometric Shapes

CREE CALENDAR – Shapes, Patterns, Cycles

INSPIRED BY TODD PARR – Colour, Geometric Shapes, Pattern

PERSONAL POLYHEDRONS – Colour, Line, Harmony

MY LITTLE BOOK OF PRINTS – Line, Colour, Repetition

CREATING CHARACTERS – Form, Texture, Facial Features

SELF-PORTRAIT INSPIRED BY A TOY – Form, Detail, Colour

MINI TABLE AND CHAIRS – Form, Texture, Proportion

GREETINGS! – Stencil Print, Space, Shape

SHAPES AND PATTERNS – Relief Prints, Tints, Collage

TALKING MOUTH VALENTINE CARD – Repetition, Pattern, Colour

BE MY VALENTINE – Shape, Line, Pattern

LIFE WEBS – Clans, Diorama, Habitat, Form

MINI SOFA AND CHAIR – Form, Colour, Texture

GRAD PICTURES – MODELING CLAY – Colour Mixing, Form, Balance

GRAD PICTURES – MODEL MAGIC – Colour Mixing, Form, Balance

PHOTO TRANSFER GREETING CARD – Pattern, Colour, Contrast

CANADIAN ART STAMPS – Presenting Research

3-D SNOWMAN STORIES – Form, Balance, Texture

PHOTO TRANSFER BOX – Colour, Form, Texture

HANGING STAR ORNAMENT – Shape, Colour, Texture

SALTY SNOWMAN – Line, Colour, Texture

CLAY CAT – Form, Texture, Colour

CLAY SLAB FIGURE – Form, Texture, Proportion

PAINTING EMOTIONS – Line, Colour, Shape

CLAY BOWL – Shape, Texture, Imprint

STORY CHARACTER MAGNETS – Shape, Line, Colour

GREAT CANADIAN ARTISTS – Texture, Colour, Composition

ELASTIC POWERED CAR – Colour, Detail, Engineering

MINIATURE WISHING WELL – Texture, Colour Mixing, Simple Machines

NUMBER SPINNER – Shape, Colour, Space

PUMPKIN FACES – Blended Colour, Expression, Contrast

CARDINALS AND BLUE JAYS – Colour, Shape, Detail

SHADOW ART – Colour, Shape, Pattern

WOOD PRINT PATTERNS – Repetition, Pattern, Shape

NAME DESIGN – Pattern, Colour, Shape

SIMPLE PATTERNS – Stencil Prints, Warm and Cool Colours

FALL LEAVES – Colour, Contrast, Movement

I’VE GOT YOUR NUMBER – Geometry, Number, Contrast

NAME SCULPTURE – Colour, Pattern, Angles

BUZZY BEE – Creating a Kazoo Puppet

DESIGNER LEAF – Pattern, Line, Contrast

MEMORY GAME – Geometry, Colour, Shape

PICTURE A STORY – Colour Mixing, Line, Detail

SHIMMERING HUBCAP – Tints, Symmetry, Contrast

PATTERN CUBE – Hexahedron, Pattern, Space

TINY TETRAHEDRONS – Geometry, Pattern, Balance

PATTERN HEAD – Pattern, Space, Contrast

BIRD IN A NEST – Colour Mixing, Texture, Form

SCROLLING ALONG – Animation Backgrounds, Colour, Line

FLAT ANIMATION PUPPETS – Texture, Shape, Colour

SUPER STUFFY PUPPET – Form, Colour, Pairs

SPIRAL POP-UP CARD – Paper Engineering, Contrast, Shape

MEDIA SUBURBAN SCENE – Foreground, Middleground, Background

MEDIA UNDERWATER SCENE – Foreground, Middle Ground, Space

MEDIA LANDSCAPE SCENE – Foreground, Middle Ground, Background

PARALLEL PAPER CIRCUIT – Symmetry, Contrast, Emphasis

HAPPY HAT – Shape, Form, Pattern

CRAYBOT – Creating a Drawing Machine, Form, Line

LINES AND SHAPES – Abstract Art, Measurement

SIERPINSKI TRIANGLE – Fractals, Colour Schemes, Repetition

STOMACHION PUZZLE – Colour, Shape, Contrast

NUMBERS IN GRIDS – Pattern, Colour, Multiples

EARTH DAY CIRCLE ART – Symmetry, Colour, Contrast

PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE ME – Never-Ending Card

DESIGN YOUR OWN HUBCAP – Symmetry, Pattern, Contrast

DRAWING CANADIAN CREATURES – Inspired by the Codex Canadensis

HEXA-HEXAFLEXAGONS – Pattern, Colour, Geometry

DESIGNING A POSTAGE STAMP – Chinese New Year, Symbolism

GEOMETRIC SHAPES PICTURE – Shape, Colour, Pattern

CANADIAN ANIMALS ALPHABET – Space, Contrast, Symmetry

CHINESE NEW YEAR DRUM – Symbol, Pattern, Form

MY BIRTHDAY NUMBER – Texture, Pattern, Contrast

PATTERN SCULPTURE – Inspired By The OCAD Building

PACKAGING MATERIAL BUDDY – Sculpture, Space, Balance

SNOWFLAKE MELODY – Painting To Music, Geometric Design

REMEMBRANCE DAY POPPY – Inspired by Georgia O’Keeffe

PICTURING COMPOUND WORDS – Colour, Shape, Contrast

LITERARY POSTER – Contrast, Space, Typography

ILLUSTRATED WORD – Colour, Symbol, Shape

CIRCLE PATTERNS – Mandalas, Repetition, Reflection

MIRROR MAGIC – Pattern, Reflection, Angles

MINDFUL MANDALAS – Radial Balance, Repetition, Pattern

COLOURFUL FALL BIRDS – Colour Mixing, Texture, Form

MINI STORY SQUARES – Contrast, Texture, Storytelling

DAY OF THE DEAD SUGAR SKULL – Symmetry, Repetition, Colour

SWOOSH – Identity, Line, Typography

MINI ME – Colour, Texture, Contrast

SHAPE UP – Shape, Space, Colour

SPARKLING SUNFLOWERS – Shape, Colour, Collage

DESIGNING A BROCHURE – Colour, Negative Space, Typography

INSPIRED BY C. W. JEFFERYS – Line, Value, Contrast

MY NAME SURPRISE – Colour, Texture, Line

WILD FLOWER – Texture, Colour, Form

SUCH AN IMPRESSION – Impressionists, Colour, Texture

PICTURE A PROJECT – Working With Dry-Erase Water Soluble Crayons

ABSTRACT SELF-PORTRAIT – Value, Movement, Identity

SPRING BIRDS – Colour, Texture, Shading

ILLUSTRATING A STORY – Coloured Pencil Techniques, Repetition

I AM A COIL POT – Metaphor, Identity, Colour

STICK PUPPET – Form, Colour, Texture

FLYING HIGH – Symmetry, Shape, Mirror Image

A COUNTRY SCENE – Foreground, Middle Ground, Background

POWERFUL POSTERS – Modern Calligraphy, Emphasis

SKETCHBOOK COVER – Lettering, Pattern, Contrast

THE GRID – Creating Optical Illusions

TYPEFACE – Alliteration, Colour, Shape

SPRING LANDSCAPE – Impressionism, Texture, Space

FANTASTICAL CLAY ANIMALS – Inspired by Alebrijes

MODEL MAGIC ME – Human Body, Shape, Colour

CLAY HOUSE TEA LIGHT HOLDER – Form, Texture, Measurement

SMALL BOX WITH A LID – Printmaking, Geometry, Colour

ETCHED INSECTS – Colour, Line, Pattern

REVERSIBLE BOOKMARK – Colour, Kirigami, Measurement

BASKET WEAVING – Colour, Pattern, Form

CRAYON RESIST CARD – Colour, Contrast, Shape

FUN FINGER PUPPETS – Storytelling, Colour, Detail

A TALE FOR ALL – Printmaking, Storytelling, Audience

BOOK REMARK – Texture, Detail, Contrast

GEOMETRIC PATTERNS – Islamic Design, Interlaced Ten-Pointed Star

SEW A BOOK – Alphabet, Texture, Line

STORY SOUVENIR – Colour, Shape, Line

THE SUPERHERO IN YOU – Character Traits, Form, Colour

DECORATED PAGES – Stencil Print, Colour, Pattern

ALLIGATOR PIE – Shape, Colour, Handprints

TREES IN FALL – Shape, Line, Colour

REMEMBRANCE DAY – Mixed Media, Contrast, Rhythm

INSPIRED BY FLORENCE McGILLIVRAY – Tom Thomson, Canadian Artists

HIEROGLYPHIC ALPHABET – Shape, Texture, Balance

MY LITTLE LEAF BOOK – Shape, Contrast, Pattern

HAUNTED HOUSE TALES – Bookmaking, Shape, Contrast

INSPIRED BY GEOFFREY FARMER – Self-Portrait, Character

INSPIRED BY CRAYBOT – Colour, Contrast, Shape

MY NAME IN PERSPECTIVE – Measurement, Colour, Space

COMING AND GOING – Glide Reflection, Tessellation

PLAYING WITH LINES – Elements of Art, Piet Mondrian

COLOUR AROUND THE WORLD – Cultural Symbolism, Design

SO MANY CIRCLES – Shape, Colour, Texture

INTERESTING AND BEAUTIFUL STUFF – Colour, Texture, Shape

INSPIRED BY BERTRAM BROOKER – Canadian Artist, Abstract Art

CANADIAN ANIMAL EMOJI – Chinese Artist Yue Minjun, Expression

MEMORY CLOCK – Passage of Time, Pattern, Colour

FREEDOM QUILTS – Geometry, Pattern, Controversy

VIOLA DESMOND – Canadian Civil Rights Hero, Graphic Story

EXPLORING LEAVES – Printmaking, Line, Texture, Shape

BLOOMING FLOWERS – Colour, Shape, Texture

COMMUNITIES – Urban, Suburban, Rural, Contrast

LINES! LINES! LINES! – Elements of Art, Colour

ENVELOPE BOOK – Story Elements, Printmaking, Pattern

INSPIRED BY EMILY CARR – Canadian Artist, Tunnel Book

HOW MANY METRES? – Measurement, Texture, Contrast

ANIMAL FABLES – Contrast, Pattern, Mixed Media

NIFTY NUMBER PATTERNS – Pattern, Measurement

MY BEAUTIFUL NAME – Colour Mixing, Counting, Shape

FLIP BOOK – Animation, Wordless Storytelling

INSPIRED BY JIM DINE – Cultural Symbolism, Contrast, Colour

INSPIRED BY MAUD LEWIS – Canadian Folk Artist

CANADA’S MAPLE TREES – Contrast, Colour, Research

MY CANADA 150 – Colour, Symbolism, Balance

FOSSIL FUN – Texture, Form, Contrast

CANADIAN ART SAMPLER – Elements, Principles, Research

POP-UP MASK – Contrast, Symmetry, Measurement

OIL PASTEL GREETING CARD – Shape, Colour, Contrast

FRAMING IMAGES – Types of Camera Shots

CANADA TO ME – Shape, Pattern, Balance

CANADIAN DREAMS – Rule of Thirds, Canada 150

BASIC CELTIC KNOT – Measurement, Parallel Lines, Colour

CANADA 150 – Symbolism, Form, Balance

CANADA’S FLAG – Facts and Figures, Measurement

POSTCARDS FROM THE PAST – Colour, Contrast, Balance

ANIMAL POEMS – Texture, Colour, Value

STOP-MOTION ANIMATION – Claymation, Storytelling

POLYHEDRA PUPPET – Geometric Solids, Texture

NORTHERN LIGHTS – Colour, Contrast, Space

SUCH A CHARACTER! – Form, Measurement, Archetypes

HANGING ROUND – Radial Symmetry, Pattern, Colour

WHAT’S IN A NUMBER? – Counting, Whole Numbers, Texture

A BOX FULL OF LUCK – Geometry, Colour, Storytelling

PICTURE THIS! – Scaled Up Drawing

GRAPHIC DESIGN – Semiotics, Symbol, Icon

PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN – Bookmaking, Design

FAMILY HOLIDAY TRADITIONS – Bookmaking, Shape, Contrast

BEDAZZLED BROOCHES – Colour, Shape, Emphasis

CELEBRATION BROOCHES – Colour, Canadian Symbolism

HUMILITY – Seven Grandfather Teachings, Métis Artist Christi Belcourt

CANADIAN CULTURAL SYMBOLS – Contrast, Symbolism

STRUCTURES – Balance, Colour, Shape

RESPECT – Seven Grandfather Teachings, Cree Artist Jane Ash Poitras

GUESS HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU? – Colour, Value, Shape

BIRD WATCHING – Colour, Contrast, Detail

PHOTOSHOP BASICS – Adding Colour

3-D PICTURE GRAPH – Shape, Colour, Data

MINIATURE TRIPTYCH – Colour, Shape, Horizon

JAPANESE NOTAN – Positive/Negative Shapes

TIME FLIES! – Colour, Pattern, Measurement

LOVE – Seven Grandfather Teachings, Haida Artist Bill Reid

WEAVING WORDS – Warm and Cool Colours

SHAPE COLLAGE – Organic, Geometric, Contrast

PAPIER-MÂCHÉ KANDINSKY BOWL – Form, Colour, Contrast

TESSELLATION WORKSHEET – Translating Sections of a Square

LIFE CYCLE OF A FROG – Shape, Colour Mixing

TANTALIZING TESSELLATIONS – Irregular Polygons, Colour

INSPIRED BY KANDINSKY – Concentric Shapes, Colour

ALL ABOUT ME – Balance, Symbolism, Movement

PAPER BATIK – Traditional Indonesian Art

FROG PUPPET – Shape, Colour, Contrast

TREE SILHOUETTE – Warm and Cool Colours, Contrast

WHAT AN EXPERIENCE! – Printmaking, Analogous Colours

MY BLOCKBUSTER! – Creating a Media Text

LITTLE DINOSAUR – Printmaking, Illustrating a Story

CUT-OUT PAPER ANIMATION – Creating a Jointed Figure

A SPECIAL MOTHER’S DAY GIFT – Working With Fabric

HAPPY EASTER! – Printmaking, Repetition, Colour

PATTERN AND COMPOSITION – Artist Trading Cards

I AM YOUR BIGGEST FAN – Shape, Colour, Detail

MINI JOURNAL – Printmaking, Bookmaking, Journaling

SANTA ORNAMENT – 2-D and 3-D Shapes

SNAIL MAIL – Creating a Message Holder

MAKING FACES – Modeling Clay Magnets

DOT TO DOT – Exploring Pattern, Line and Dot

MOSAIC MAGIC – Colour, Shape and Space

APPLE PICKING – Modeling Clay Scene

I HAVE A STORY TO TELL – Rod Puppet, Colour, Detail

WHO AM I? – Back to School Nameplate

COLOUR FRIENDS – Mixing Primary Colours, Symmetry

GAMES THEN AND NOW – Clay Relief Sculpture

SUN CATCHER CREATIONS – Shape, Texture and Pattern

PAPER ROD SCULPTURE – Balance, Movement, Stability

PRINTMAKING – Colour, Shape and Line

SPECIAL MEMORIES – Colour Mixing and Pattern

MY HOME, OUR COMMUNITY – Form, Colour, Proportion

SLICES OF COLOUR – Mixing Shades

DESIGN A GIFT BOX – Form, Colour, Emphasis

LIGHT TO DARK – Mixing a Model Magic Value Scale

WE ARE ALL CONNECTED – Species at Risk, Patterns

PAINTING MY WONDERINGS – Medicine Wheel, Thoughts

CLAY ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY – Texture, Harmony

PERSONAL POST – Altered Sketchbook

CLAY GARGOYLE – Form, Proportion, Exaggeration

THE WARM WINDS OF SPRING – Line, Colour, Shape

MEDICINE WHEEL – Directions, Elements, Clay

STILL LIFE WITH COLOURED PENCILS – Form, Colour, Space

PLANTS IN NATURE – The Ancient Art of Batik on Fabric

MYTHOLOGICAL ME – Model Magic Sculpture

ANIMALS IN WINTER – Clay, Texture, Space

CHARACTERISTICS OF PLANTS – Encaustic Painting

SEVEN GRANDFATHER TEACHINGS – Clay, Texture

MY FAVOURITE THINGS – Art in the Style of Eric Carle

CREATING CUBISM – Shape, Colour, Harmony

PAPIER-MÂCHÉ MASK – Form, Pattern, Contrast

FUNKY CLAY ANIMAL – Form, Texture, Exaggeration

TEXTURE INVESTIGATION – Exploring Paint and Texture

DRAWING WITH OIL PASTELS – Composition, Space

DRAWING A DREAM – Texture, Colour, Contrast

SWEET LITTLE HONEY BEES! – Printmaking, Cutting, Gluing

ELEMENTS CHALLENGE – Colour, Texture, Line, Shape

DRAWING ANIMALS IN THE WILD – Illusion of Depth

WORD WANDS – Exploring Shapes, Texture, Pattern

AT MY WINDOW – Space, Colour, Composition

TWO FINGER PUPPET – Detail, Colour, Texture and Form

PLANES, TRAINS and AUTOMOBILES – Printmaking

TAPE ART – Exploring Paint, Colours, Shapes and Textures

ALL THOSE CRAZY LEAVES – Composition, Shape, Colour

CHARACTER BOOK – Media Text, Colour, Pattern

I SEE MYSELF – Detail, Proportion, Self-Portrait

LOVELY LOONS – Line, Pattern, Balance

DECORATED LETTER – Pattern, Colour, Symbolism