Middle School Art

New on the blog, tips on creating middle school art curriculum. It's all about engagement, building confidence, and scaffolding techniques. Similar to elementary, I like to use the elements of art and principles of design as the backbone of my middle school curriculum.

We found the best middle school art projects online! Whether you are an art teacher teaching middle school students or have kids in middle school that you

It can be tough to fit art into a busy homeschooling schedule, but these quick and easy art projects make it simple. They're perfect for middle schoolers.

We had a lot fun studying real candy prices as our inspiration for our Pop Art Candy Paintings. Tempra paint and black Sharpie outlines added emphasis and strong lines. The 12" x12" paper created a cropped effect as well. Yum!

Middle School artists began the year by looking at the art Guiseppe Arcimboldo, a Renaissance painter who created portraits made up of other objects (such as fruit, vegetables and birds). The students took this concept and made it their own by filling their own silhouette with images of things that tell something about themselves. Students used pencil, ink and watercolors to complete their works.

We had a lot fun studying real candy prices as our inspiration for our Pop Art Candy Paintings. Tempra paint and black Sharpie outlines adde...

Op Art Cubes...ooooo paper sculpting idea?

Get ready to inspire your young Picassos with SparkleGal's Art Magic Blog's Ultimate First-Week-of-Art Middle School Lesson Plan! Packed with easy prep art lessons and engaging 'About Me' worksheets, these creative resources burst with colorful ideas to kickstart the school year. A masterpiece in making art education fun and accessible!

Students learned how to mix tints (a color + white) and shades (a color + black) then used this skill to create an atmospheric landscape with tempera on paper.