Art lessons for art teachers
from Kindergarten to Year 6
from Kindergarten to Year 6
Art lessons designed by teachers, for teachers
Explore art and creativity with our exciting collection of creative art lessons. Our art lesson plans are designed for educators teaching Kindergarten through to Year 6. Each lesson is tried and tested in the classroom by art educators and then designed to give you the best experience possible in the artroom.
Explore a world where your students can discover well-known artists and art techniques from impressionism to pop art. Designed for both experienced art teachers and those new to the art classroom, the art units turn learning into a colorful canvas and ignite a passion for art that lasts a lifetime. Join us by signing up for a membership and gain confidence with your art program, creating an exciting curriculum for your students. We are excited to offer these comprehensive art units to develop your abilities and also an enthusiasm for the visual arts in the classroom.
“Our art lesson plans are designed for specialist art teachers and classroom teachers” – this is the cornerstone of our approach to art education. By providing comprehensive, and resourced lesson plans, we strive to make your year in the art room easier and to improve the quality of art teaching and learning in schools. Whether you’re a seasoned art educator or a classroom teacher new to art, our lesson plans are here to support and enrich your teaching experience.
How does our curriculum make it easy for art teachers to teach their students?
By providing a comprehensive, adaptable, and resource-rich curriculum, we empower art teachers to deliver high-quality education. Our ready to use curriculum is designed to ease the planning process, inspire your students, and foster a love for art that extends beyond the classroom walls. With our curriculum, art teachers are well-equipped to guide their students on a journey of artistic exploration and discovery.
Everything you need to teach art to your elementary students.
Our lesson plans are organized into monthly thematic units, each designed to provide at least four hours of art activities. The units are grouped to cater to different age groups: Kinder to year 2, years 3 and 4, and years 5 and 6. This grouping ensures that the content is age-appropriate, engaging, and educational, meeting the developmental needs of your class.
- Monthly Membership: This option allows you to choose two themes from our comprehensive range of art units each month. It gives you the flexibility to tailor the curriculum to your teaching needs and the interests of your students.
- Yearly Membership: For those who prefer a more comprehensive package, our yearly membership provides immediate access to 24 art units. Members can also access a free curriculum, a complete guide to planning your entire year of art education. This option is perfect for those looking to have a well-structured, creative curriculum from the start of the year.
- Becoming a member of Creative Kids Art Lessons means lightening your planning load. Our lesson plans are designed to easily integrate with other subjects, providing a holistic educational experience. Members also gain access to curriculum details and assessment rubrics, streamlining the process of aligning art education with academic standards.
We are excited to offer a special sign-up promotion: for just AUD$25 per month, you can access our exciting art lessons, or, opt for our yearly membership at AUD$250, enjoying a saving of AUD$50. Membership is also available in US currency. This offer provides a year filled with creative, easy-to-teach art lessons, ensuring a vibrant and educational experience for all involved.
Investing in a membership is investing in the future of art education
Shop Our Most Popular Art Lesson Plans for teachers
Purchase our most popular art lesson plans for teachers online today and enjoy watching your students develop confidence and creativity. Our lesson plans have detailed, step by step instructions and process images making them easy to teach. Kids can learn about Australian Indiginous artists, and explore food and art from a range of different cultures. Creative Kids Art Lessons provide high quality art lessons for Kindergarten to Grade 6 students.
More About ME art lesson plans! In this unit many of the art lessons are based on self portraits and individualised projects where each student can focus on the self. Try colourful portrait projects inspired by Sandra Silberzweig and Romero Britto.
Explore Art from Australia with a range of exciting lesson plans. Try out different art materials and techniques including painted paper collage inspired by Pete Cromer, drawing, mixed media and painting.
Have fun with clay! Create and make relief and 3D clay projects with a clay turtle, starry night mobile and sheep to create. Learn how to make an animal relief clay plaque and an enchanting bobble head dragon. To really refine those clay skills, there is also a layered terrarium to make with textured plant details to inspire your class.
Explore Australian Aboriginal Artists and their culture in this second unit of colourful art lesson plans. We will use a range of materials and techniques including painted paper collage, drawing, clay and painting.
Explore Women Artists with these colourful art lesson plans. Your students can discover the art of Georgia O'Keeffe, Yayoi Kusama and Faith Ringgold in these lesson plans. Create artworks inspired by pop artist Corita Kent and contemporary artist Jane Donaldson.
Students will have fun creating a range of African animal artworks. We'll use stylised and realistic techniques to bring a variety of different African animals to life! In this unit, students will use collage, painting, ink drawing, and printmaking, whilst having fun in the African savannah.
Make your year in the art room easier with a full year of ACE art curriculum lesson plans worked out for you and ready to use! Teachers, take your class on a round-the-world trip, looking at the artists and cultures of countries such as Japan, Australia, America, Mexico, Ecuador and Peru.
Children love their pets and we have a whole unit that explores this special connection. Creatures of all shapes and sizes, cuddly, scaled and slimy delight children and also offer a special kind of companionship.
Explore UK artists with these colourful art lesson plans. Your students can discover the art of designers Orla Kiely and William Morris, create works inspired by Eric Carle, David Hockney and Simon Wiltshire in this quintessentially UK art unit. We will use a range of materials and techniques including collage, printmaking, watercolour painting, drawing, mixed media and painting.
Students will have fun creating a range of farm animal artworks, some are inspired by artists Jean Dubuffet and Pablo Picasso. We'll use stylised and realistic techniques to bring a variety of different farm animals to life! In this unit, students will use collage, painting, drawing, clay and printmaking, whilst having all the fun at the farm.
Explore US artists with these colourful art lessons. Your students can discover pop art, modernism, neo-expressionism, abstract and folk art all in this American dream of a unit. We will use a range of materials and techniques including collage, watercolour painting, mono-printing, mixed media and painting.
How our curriculum elevates art education – A new Art resource for teachers
Creative Kids Art Lessons offers a treasure trove of engaging and diverse art projects for children, making it easier to teach drawing, painting, collage, clay, and so much more. Our lesson plans are created around popular themes, encompassing a variety of subjects – from celebrated artists and illustrators to fascinating animals, delicious foods, a variety of cultures, significant yearly events, and personalized student art projects.
Each project is carefully designed to not only expand the artistic skills of children in grades K-2, 3-4, and 5-6 but also to boost their confidence in expressing themselves creatively. Our comprehensive lesson plans come with all the instructions needed for you to confidently guide your class through each art activity.
Created and tested by qualified art teachers, these high-quality lesson plans are your go-to resource for inspiring creativity in the classroom. Whether you’re a seasoned art teacher or new to art teaching, Creative Kids Art Lessons equips you with everything you need to spark the imagination of your students and help them create wonderful works of art.
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