FREE September Art Project Autumn Art Lesson Inspiration Guide for Art Education

This free September Art Inspiration Guide helps you start the autumn season with fresh ideas. Inside you'll find autumn-themed art lesson ideas for grades K to 12, teaching tips to ease into the school year, and sketchbook prompts with a fall theme.

September is busy, with new routines, new units and plenty of back-to-school energy. I made this guide to give art teachers, classroom teachers and homeschool families quick, easy ideas with an autumn feel, so you can save time and keep students excited to make art.

WHAT TEACHERS ARE SAYING

★★★★ “Great resource for students with varying degrees of artistic ability. Good for differentation.” Audra G.

WHAT'S INCLUDED (FREE, NON-EDITABLE)

• Downloadable September guide with an autumn theme
• Art lesson ideas for grades K to 12
• 10 sketchbook prompt ideas for seasonal exploration
• September teaching tips for building routines and classroom community
• Ideas for a cozy, welcoming art classroom

HOW TO USE IT

Use the guide as your September jumpstart. Print it or keep it digital to refer to through the fall. Try the lesson ideas as seasonal projects, warm-ups or sketchbook starters, and use the tips as your routines settle in.

FAQ

Who can use this resource?

Art teachers, classroom teachers who integrate art, and homeschool families looking for easy seasonal art ideas.

How can this resource be used?

Bring fall ideas into your art lessons, use the autumn sketchbook prompts, or build the grade-level ideas into full seasonal projects.

How long do the lessons take?

The ideas can be adapted for 1 to 2 class periods, depending on grade level, class size and how much time you give to exploration and reflection.

ALL TEACHER REVIEWS

★★★★ “This was a great resource for a substitute teacher.” Jennifer M.

★★★★ “This is a super cute art activity that my students enjoyed! They are having fun and learning more about art with this.” J E.

★★★★ “Thank you for helping me plan my art in September!” Nadia S.

★★★★ “Students loved putting their spin on the leaf colors. Great lesson for all ages.” Sarah A.

Get free, classroom-ready art lessons and printables in my Free Art Lesson Library.

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

Images and lessons are copyright products.

YOU MAY: use this in creative ways and have as much fun with it as you like. Additional licenses are available for school use.

YOU MAY NOT: use this on OutSchool, put it on your blog, share it with other teachers, administration or districts (admin can buy additional licenses), sell it, give it out for free or photocopy it for others.

Sincerely,

Ms Artastic