14 Art Lessons Homeschooling Bell Ringers Fast Finishers Art Sub Plans

This 14-project printable art pack gives you low-prep art lessons for homeschooling, independent learners, early finishers, bell ringers and creative enrichment. Each project includes printable templates and step-by-step guides, and the open-ended prompts leave lots of room for students' own ideas.

No special supplies are needed. Students can use any medium, such as pencil, crayons, markers or paint. The activities can be expanded, modified or used as stand-alone lessons in a classroom, at home or for independent work.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★ “This resource has been so useful while online this year! I used this resource by putting different lessons into Google Slides and sharing with students. Worked very well and the pieces that students created turned out great :) I love the individual steps that are set out for students.” Rebecca B.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (NON-EDITABLE, AMERICAN ENGLISH)

14 art lessons with printable templates and step-by-step guides:

• Rainbow Llama: a llama on a colorful background filled with favorite emojis
• Floral Fish: a fish covered in floral patterns
• Feelings Monster: a monster that expresses emotion, with a pattern-filled background
• Build a Robot: a geometric robot in a detailed, futuristic environment
• Nature Study: draw an object from nature and color it with complementary colors
• Space Cats: a space cat floating in outer space, dreaming of something fun
• Silly Sharks: a whimsical shark character in an imaginative scene
• Caring Cactus: a cactus with personality that symbolizes something you care about
• Landscape Challenge: a detailed, imaginative landscape using shading techniques
• Design an Emoji: a brand-new emoji with a patterned background
• Still Life Object Study: a realistic still life drawing of an object
• Name Art: a name artwork featuring things that represent your identity
• Window View: a sketch of the view outside your window, focusing on perspective
• Blind Contour Drawing: a blind contour drawing colored with warm and cool colors

HOW TO USE IT

Use the projects for homeschool art, fast finishers and bell ringers, self-guided independent learning, art choice boards or homeschool portfolios that show artistic growth. It also works for take-home art and distance learning.

To prep, print and laminate a master copy for long-term use, or keep the pages in a binder for a homeschool program. You can also place pages in independent learning folders, or have students complete the activities in a dedicated sketchbook or art journal.

FAQ

What supplies do students need?

No special supplies. Students can use any medium, such as pencil, crayons, markers or paint.

Is there prep?

Very little. Print the pages and get started, or laminate a master copy to reuse.

Can students work on their own?

Yes. Each project has step-by-step guides, so it works for independent learning folders, choice boards and early finishers.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS (12)

★★★★ “This is a phenomenal resource! I love how the pages walk students through a step-by-step process and also introduce all of the elements of art. Students learned a lot and were very happy with their portfolio by the end of the unit.” Jennifer M.

★★★★ “I used these lessons for virtual learning at the beginning of the pandemic, and the kids really liked them. Now I am teaching in person and continue to use them.” Laurie E.

★★★★ “These are really great art lessons. My students really enjoyed them.” madeline W.

★★★★ “Students enjoyed these art lessons. We used them during distance learning.” Handmade by Haley Mae

★★★★ “This was such an easy thing for me to use for Art when we were doing distance learning. Thank you so much for making it!” Powers K.

★★★★ “Fun resource to incorporate with my 5th grade class! Thanks for the fun resource!” Teaching O.

★★★★ “Very easy to assign using google classroom and well laid out and engaging lessons for distance learning, also use them for group work during google meets.” Lara H.

★★★★ “Lots of variety and so much fun!” Cindy C.

★★★★ “This is exactly what I was looking for. These resources are so easy to use and the kids love them. Well done!” Christi G.

★★★★ “My students loved this resource and had a great time working on this project” Dawn R.

★★★★ “So many creative and fun ideas. My students loved them” Erica K.

★★★★ “I love the clear, step by step directions.” Stephanie R.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Kathleen McGiveron (Ms Artastic) is an artist who has been featured on NBC LX News and designs art lessons for kids and educational resources for teachers. She is the founder of Ms Artastic and hosts the Ms Artastic YouTube Channel and Podcast.

TERMS OF USE

YOU MAY: use this for personal or single-classroom use, print and distribute it for your students, and purchase additional licenses for extra classrooms.

YOU MAY NOT: share this product with other teachers, schools or districts, upload it to public websites (Google Drive, blogs and so on), or sell, redistribute or claim it as your own.

Sincerely,

Ms Artastic