At Blick, we love those \"light bulb\" moments when an idea inspires and the creative juices start to flow.\n\nGeared for a wide variety of age and skill levels, we offer hundreds of Lesson Plans designed to meet the National Standards for Visual Art Education and bring the value of creativity to any teaching experience.\n\nAll original. All free. Help yourself!
Lesson Plan | Description | Grade Level |
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Sample the variety of emotions expressed by the human hand by tracing with the help of a simple
drawing tool. | Grades 5-12 | |
Start with a stack of small squares of paper and be prepared to cut more.
The challenge is to find as many ways as possible to alter and add dimension to each square - using little more than a glue stick and scissors. | Grades 2-12 | |
NEW! Dancing Paper Vase Cut shapes from heavy paper and attach them to two rings. As they float
around in a circular pattern, they create visual movement and energetic spaces. | Grades 5-12 | |
Discover monoprinting fun with washable tempera! Mask shapes, layer colors, and manipulate paint with this clean and highly tactile printmaking process. | Grades K-0 | |
In reverse glass painting, paint is applied to the back side of a glass surface and viewed from the smooth, unpainted, front side. The artist builds layers, starting with a black outline of the image, then working layer-by-layer from foreground to background, allowing each color and layer to dry before the next is added. Blick Premium Tempera is mixed with a small amount of Elmer's Glue All for adhesion. To finish, a sheet of silver mirror paper is applied to the back, filling in any clear space, and reflecting light, brightening the painting. | Grades 9-12 | |
Use dried acrylic paint, called paint skins, and Pebeo Self-Adhesive Lead Strips to create a piece that mimics the appearance and visual aesthetic of stained-glass compositions —without using glass! Just like Tiffany experimented with a variety of methods to color glass, students will experiment with a variety of paint viscosities and transparencies to create a wide range of effects. | Grades 9-12 | |
NEW! Roll Dot Roll Young artists will study color mixing by adding Blick Liquid Watercolor to Crayola Model Magic Clay. Both clay and watercolor are kneaded together in a plastic bag, keeping hands and surfaces clean, yet allowing for a tactile sensory experience. When all the watercolor is absorbed, the clay may be handled without transferring color. From the mixed clay, small balls are rolled by hand, engaging those fine motor skills. | Grades K-3 | |
NEW! Kirigami Landscape Kirigami is a variation of the Japanese art of origami but allows for cutting the paper. The paper cuts are then folded to create a 3-dimensional design that pops out from the page. Students will first create a watercolor landscape painting. Then, with the assistance of a folding guide made from graph paper and string, cuts are made to accentuate elements painted in the watercolor. Rolling hills, trees, and other natural elements can be made to stand away from the page. | Grades 5-12 | |
Students will sketch their designs in opaque watercolor onto Roylco Paper Mesh. Then, using a punch needle tool that they have assembled, students will “punch” loops of yarn into the paper mesh, creating loops with the yarn. The loops can be made to be quite tight, or loose like a shag carpet. The process allows for greater textural variation than traditional weaving. And, once you get the hang of the process, it moves along much more quickly than weaving! ![]() | Grades 5-12 | |
Grades 3-12 | ||
Grafix Double Tack Mounting Film can be used to mount a variety of materials, including fabric, without the use of glue, heat, or activator. Pieces of embroidery floss, laid closely in swaths on Grafix adhesive film, are used to create areas of color and fill in the design.
When done, find the perfect surface and make your statement stick!
![]() | Grades 3-12 | |
NEW! Automata Toy An automaton is a simple machine designed to follow a sequence of operations, resulting in predetermined movements. Showcase pieces can move up and down, appear and disappear, move apart from each other, or spin in a circle!
A simple automaton can be made with just a few supplies and a lot of imagination!
![]() | Grades 3-12 | |
NEW! Squish Mâché Lightweight mâché mixes instantly into a clay-like dough, then sculpts cleanly beneath plastic film using fingers, tools, or texture plates. Paintable and satisfyingly tactile! ![]() | Grades K-12 | |
Grades 1-8 | ||
NEW! Suits Me Combine drawing and printmaking to create a suit of playing cards reflective of your unique personality. ![]() | Grades 5-12 | |
NEW! Attached to Bontecou Build a better understanding of attachment techniques while emulating the sculptural work of artist Lee Bontecou. ![]() | Grades 1-12 | |
NEW! Modern Chair Design Experience what it was like to be a Modern designer in the last century. Merge new materials and out-of-the-box thinking to create a chair for a toy "customer". ![]() | Grades 3-12 | |
Grades K-12 | ||
Grades 1-12 | ||
Grades K-12 | ||
Grades 5-12 | ||
Characters come to life in readers’ imaginations through written description and illustrations within the book. But what if the character literally came out of the book? Creative writing, saddle bookbinding, and papier-mâché all come together to create this one-of-a-kind readable sculpture. | Grades 3-12 | |
Grades 3-12 | ||
Grades K-12 | ||
Grades 3-12 |