A deep dive into the photorealistic and abstract grid style of Chuck Close. Students explore his life story, master his concentric organic shape grid technique, and discover how to build optical illusion portraits.
A digital design lesson focusing on social media brand personas, digital footprint, and visual design aesthetics using Adobe and Canva. Students compare contrasting brand voices, from Wendy's playful roasts to polished professional corporate presences.
A professional-grade graphic design lesson for Grades 11-12. Students explore the core mechanics of visual hierarchy, typography pairings, color psychology, and platform post formatting for social media feeds.
An advanced social media copywriting lesson for Grades 11-12. Students learn the science of scroll-stopping hooks, high-impact body copy, strategic calls-to-action (CTAs), and hashtag mechanics, concluding with a real-world caption-writing workbook activity.
An art and history integration lesson focusing on 18th-century Chinese nodding-head figures. Students explore clay science, learn pinch pot and coil techniques, and sculpt their own clay bobble heads using balanced counterweights.
An art and science lesson exploring how to transform ordinary, irregular river rocks into convincing 3D animal illusions. Students learn the principles of light, shadow, value, and form placement to turn flat or rounded stone surfaces into realistic sleeping animals.
An introductory lesson on kinetic art and mechanics where students build their own flapping butterfly automaton. Using simple classroom materials like paperclips, bottle caps, and paper, students learn about cranks, linkages, and the history of art in motion without needing hot glue.
Master the illusion of deep space using one-point perspective, horizontal grid contraction, and overlapping spheres. Students create a striking optical illusion of a checkerboard tunnel with falling 3D apples using black markers and colored pencils.
A short, comedic lesson featuring a modern play about Egyptian gods managing their cosmic duties. Includes a complete script with Ra, Isis, Osiris, and Anubis, character introduction slides, and a creative design worksheet.
A short, humorous, and educational lesson featuring a 10-minute modern play about the Greek gods adapting to modern life. Includes a complete performance script, character introduction slides, and an interactive student worksheet to design modern adaptations of other mythological figures.
A foundational art lesson exploring the seven core principles of design—Balance, Contrast, Emphasis, Movement, Pattern, Rhythm, and Unity—through visual vocabulary and printable word wall cards.
A lesson on precision drawing and proportion using grid techniques, themed around futuristic chrome animal tattoo designs. Students learn to translate complex shapes square by square to achieve technical accuracy.
A reading lesson about time and friendship, following a long-lived mage who learns the value of every moment spent with companions.
A reading lesson about bravery and home, focused on characters living behind great walls to protect their city from giants.
A reading lesson about friendship and discovery, following a group of friends who accidentally invent a way to send messages through time.