What makes a color warm, and what makes a color cool? Explore colors and abstract art through an observation activity and an art assignment. Learners look at images and talk about colors before making their own compositions with...

Fourth graders identify art elements and design principles in art such as movement, unity, space and color planning.

Fourth graders interview community members for a "newspaper". They design a business brochure, write a disappearing ghost story, and experiment with mono-printing. They experiment with a variety of materials, tools, equipment, and...

Students explore art history by creating their own abstract art pieces. For this Pablo Picasso lesson, students read assigned text discussing biographical information about the artist and examine several of his paintings. Students create...

Learners explore the art of Piet Mondrian. In this abstract art lesson, students look at paintings by the Dutch painter and then follow the provided steps to create their own abstract art inspired by his works.

In this painting activity, students remove their shoes and put their feet in a tray of paint. Students paint an abstract painting with their feet. This activity is geared to the adults who will be guiding students.

Students create abstract works of art using techniques learned from the artwork of Piet Mondrian, construction paper, pre-cut shapes, and glue in this early-elementary Art lesson. A great lesson to introduce the concept of Abstract art.

Students observe different objects and create their own abstract figures. They are encouraged to be creative while listening to music and viewing different pieces of abstract art.

Students examine the work of Georgia O'Keeffe and forms of nature. Sketches are made of natural objects and then abstracted. Clay forms are then made using draped slab method and hand building techniques.

Students are introduced to Abstract Expressionism and Pop Art using both print materials, Take 5 Art prints and the Illusion4 Palm OS program. They complete a research and art production project that focuses on one artist from the two...

Students are introduced to the life and art of Alexander Calder. Students define the vocabulary related to this work and then design and construct an abstract paper animal mobile.