Fundamental techniques for drawing, painting, sculpture, and photography alongside modern digital design principles. Analyzes historical artistic movements while building skills in printmaking and graphic media.
Students investigate how costumes and properties (props) function as tools for character development and storytelling. The sequence guides students through the process of distinguishing between prop types, exploring costume psychology, fabricating safe props, and mastering backstage organization.
Students step into the shoes of a set designer to transform a written script into a physical world through script analysis, floor planning, mood boards, and 3D model construction. The sequence emphasizes how visual choices in color, texture, and space support the storytelling.
A 5-lesson sequence exploring the experimental nature of monoprinting. Students investigate ink properties, transparency, and layering through additive/subtractive methods, found object textures, masking, and ghost printing, culminating in a curated portfolio.
A comprehensive 7th-grade unit that integrates graphic design principles with the physical craft of screen printing. Students learn about typography, visual hierarchy, and composition while navigating the technical challenges of stencil-making and screen printing to create a persuasive poster series.
A 5-lesson journey into music composition using graphic notation. Students explore sound textures, invent visual symbols for audio, compose narrative soundscapes, and lead ensembles as conductors.
This sequence explores the transition from Medieval to Renaissance art, focusing on the development of linear perspective, human anatomy in art, and the cultural shift toward Humanism. Students will analyze masterpieces like 'The School of Athens' and apply mathematical principles to create their own realistic artworks.
This sequence explores the artistic revolution of the Renaissance, focusing on the shift from Medieval symbolism to Renaissance realism through the lens of mathematics and anatomy. Students will analyze historical works and apply technical skills like linear perspective to understand how art reflects cultural values.
A 7th-grade art sequence exploring the transition from 2D lines to 3D wire sculptures. Students learn about tool safety, armature construction, volume wrapping, gesture, and the interplay of light and shadow.
A 5-lesson sequence where students learn the art of collaboration by designing and executing a large-scale mural, moving from individual brainstorming to collective creation.
This sequence guides sixth-grade students through the lifecycle of a collaborative visual arts project, from individual brainstorming to collective mural creation. Students learn to synthesize ideas, negotiate creative differences, and assume specialized roles to execute a shared artistic vision.
A 7th-grade sequence on collaborative arts, focusing on how students can merge individual creative voices into a unified collective vision through mixed media. Students move from silent brainstorming and negotiation to role-based execution and reflective exhibition.
This sequence guides students through using visual arts as a non-verbal language for processing complex emotions associated with loss, focusing on abstract expressionism and color theory.
A 5-lesson sequence for 7th graders to explore abstract art as a medium for processing loss and transition, focusing on color psychology, texture, and composition.
A project-based sequence examining how religious beliefs drive artistic innovation and architectural design across five major world religions. Students analyze sacred spaces and art to decode symbolic meanings and culminate in a design project.
A cross-curricular unit for 7th grade students exploring the interplay between music and visual arts through painting, reflective journaling, and digital soundscape composition.
An 8-week series for middle schoolers exploring the intersection of visual arts and emotional intelligence, focusing on building empathy, compassion, and self-awareness through creative expression and professional artist insights.
A comprehensive 5-day art sequence where students explore 3D paper sculpting. Students learn to translate their personal perspectives into physical miniature environments using cardstock, watercolors, and engineering techniques.
A project-based sequence where 7th-grade students act as community organizers to launch an arts advocacy campaign, moving from needs assessment to a final pitch.
A hybrid printmaking and graphic design sequence for 7th graders, bridging traditional drypoint intaglio etching with modern digital layout and vectorization techniques. Students move from tactile scratching on plexiglass to sophisticated digital compositions.
A project-based journey into the world of graphic design layout, focusing on visual hierarchy, grids, balance, and the integration of text and images. Students move from analyzing visual chaos to creating professional-grade compositions.
A comprehensive introduction to graphic design fundamentals for 7th-grade students, focusing on the structural anatomy of typography and the scientific application of color theory. Students move from identifying font personalities to creating expressive compositions and harmonic color palettes, culminating in a professional-style typographic poster.
A comprehensive unit for 6th-grade students on typography and layout, focusing on how visual arrangement and font choice influence communication and message clarity.
A comprehensive introduction to graphic design where students build a cohesive brand identity from the ground up. Over five lessons, students master color psychology, typography, logo creation, and layout principles, culminating in a professional-style brand pitch.
A comprehensive 6th-grade unit on digital photo manipulation, covering ethics, technical skills like masking and selection, and creative compositing for surreal art.
A comprehensive sequence for 7th-grade students exploring digital image manipulation, covering layer management, masking, color correction, and visual hierarchy, culminating in a surrealist digital collage project.
A comprehensive project-based sequence for 7th-grade students exploring the fundamentals of vector illustration, typography, color theory, and brand identity design. Students progress from technical shape manipulation to conceptualizing and digitizing their own personal brand logo.
An 8-session sports broadcasting course for grades 4–12, covering play-by-play, color commentary, interviewing, camera work, audio mixing, and live production directing. Students progress from foundational vocal skills to a complete capstone broadcast project.
This sequence explores collaboration through the lens of specialized roles within a multimedia project. Students transition from generalists to specialists, learning how interdependence and trust between a Writer, Visual Artist, Sound Designer, and Director are essential for creating a cohesive digital narrative.
Students explore the ethical and creative possibilities of photo manipulation, learning professional workflows in raster editing to create a surrealist composite. The sequence covers digital citizenship, non-destructive editing, perspective matching, and color grading.
A project-based photography sequence where 6th-grade students learn to transition from single shots to cohesive visual narratives. They master shot types, storyboard their ideas, capture decisive moments, and curate their work into a professional-style photo essay.
A comprehensive 7th-grade unit where students master vector illustration and brand identity design. Students explore color psychology, typography, and technical vector tools to create a professional logo and brand application.
A 5-lesson unit exploring kinetic sculpture through the lens of Alexander Calder's mobiles. Students merge art history with physics principles like balance and center of gravity to create their own hanging sculptures.
A comprehensive unit on Assemblage Art where 6th-grade students explore the transformation of found objects into cohesive sculptural narratives. The sequence covers art history, composition principles, mechanical fastening techniques, and the use of monochromatic finishes to create unified mixed-media works.
A 5-lesson unit on subtractive sculpting where students learn to 'find the form' within a solid block. They cover visualization, safety, roughing out, refining curves, and final polishing with a focus on negative space and lighting.
A comprehensive 6th-grade art sequence focusing on hand-building techniques with clay, including pinch pots, coil building, and surface decoration. Students explore the physical properties of clay while creating expressive 3D forms and understanding the technical requirements of ceramic art.
This sequence explores the intersection of engineering and art through paper sculpture. Students investigate how a flimsy, flat material can be manipulated through folding, scoring, and slotting to become rigid and self-supporting, moving from basic relief to free-standing geometric construction.
A 5-lesson unit for 7th-grade art students focusing on the transformation of everyday objects into sculptural narratives through assemblage. Students explore art history, material properties, cold-connection techniques, and 3D composition.
A comprehensive 5-lesson series for 7th-grade art students focused on mastering the four core hand-building techniques in clay: pinch, coil, slab, and carving. Students progress from raw material properties to creating a structurally sound and aesthetically textured vessel.
An 8th-grade photography unit focused on artistic composition. Students explore the Rule of Thirds, leading lines, framing, and abstract patterns through hands-on practice and gamified challenges, culminating in a curated portfolio.
This sequence introduces 6th-grade students to digital post-processing as a modern darkroom. Students learn to enhance images through cropping, color correction, and contrast adjustments while exploring the ethical boundaries of digital manipulation.
A comprehensive sequence for 7th-grade students on digital image processing, focusing on the 'digital darkroom' skills of cropping, exposure correction, color balance, and monochrome conversion. Students learn to enhance photographs professionally while debating the ethics of digital alteration.
This sequence explores the technical and social challenges of photographing people, focusing on environmental portraiture, posing, abstract representation, and the ethics of digital identity.
A comprehensive unit for 7th-grade students to master the art of visual storytelling through photography. Students move from analyzing professional photojournalism to planning, shooting, and curating their own narrative photo essays using the 'Five Shot Method' and techniques for capturing candid moments.
This sequence introduces 7th-grade students to the fundamental rules of visual arrangement in photography, covering the Rule of Thirds, leading lines, framing, and perspective. Students progress from theoretical analysis to practical school-based application, culminating in a competitive composition scavenger hunt.
A comprehensive introduction to the physics and artistry of light in photography, covering direction, quality, exposure, and color temperature for 7th-grade students.
An introduction to the intaglio printmaking family through drypoint etching on plastic plates. Students explore line weight, tonal variation, wiping techniques, and mixed media additions like chine-collé.
Students explore relief printing using soft foam plates, focusing on positive and negative space, inking techniques, and pattern creation. The sequence culminates in a professional-style edition of prints and a gallery walk critique.
A comprehensive introduction to relief printing, focusing on the conceptual and technical skills of linocut design. Students master high-contrast visualization, carving safety, inking techniques, and professional editioning.
An inquiry-based exploration of monoprinting and collography for 6th-grade students, focusing on the element of chance, tactile textures, and the difference between relief and unique prints.
A comprehensive introduction to relief printmaking for 6th-grade students. This sequence covers design principles using Notan, safety protocols for carving, technical inking skills, professional editioning standards, and final gallery presentation.
A comprehensive 7th-grade workshop sequence on relief printmaking, covering everything from conceptualizing positive/negative space to carving safety, ink application, and formal editioning. Students move from theory to technical mastery, culminating in a professional-style print critique.
