ArtsEd WA Free Art Resources
ArtsEd Washington is a non-profit organization based in Seattle that works to create and implement successful arts education in schools. They have put together free curriculum resources that can be easily accessed online. So if you are looking for a way to do quality, art education at home, take a look below at the number of lessons provided for K-5th grade students. Each lesson includes a demo video, art images, and a downloadable lesson sheet. All the lessons also abide by Common Core requirements in Washington State.
Kindergarten:
- 1. Straight and Curved Lines in Paint
- 2. Straight and Curved Lines in Letters
- 3. Line Stations
- 4. From Shapes to Animals
- 5. Straight-Sided Shapes in Collage
- 6. Textures All Around You
- 7. Textures in Clay
- 8. Primary Colors
- 9. Making My Own Colors
- 10. Making My Own Colors
1st Grade:
- 1. Lines in Buildings
- 2. Lines in Balance
- 3. Observing and Describing Shapes
- 4. Shapes within Shapes
- 5. Character in Three-Dimensions
- 6. Rubbed Textures in Process-Folio
- 7. Painted Textures in Process-Folio
- 8. Making a Place – Look Here First!
- 9. Our Family
- 10. Lines in Radial Balance
2nd Grade:
- 1. Lines for Interiors – A Series of Views
- 2. Students make relief prints based on patterns observed in the environment.
- 3. Shapes to Represent Objects
- 4. Abstract Objects
- 5. Forms for Characters
- 6. Cool and Warm Colors
- 7. Selecting a Palette
- 8. Shapes in Space
- 9. Rhythm and Repetition
- 10. Rhythm and Repetition
3rd Grade
- 1. Types of Line
- 2. Balancing Shapes and Making Them Pop with Color!
- 3. Exaggerated Textures for Still Life
- 4. Gathering Information About People
- 5. Figures in Action
- 6. Elaborating On an Idea to Develop a Character
- 7. Creating Attention with Scale and Size
- 8. Setting the Scene
- 9. Walking in the Artist’s Shoes
- 10. Creating a Time and Place
4th Grade
- 1. Line Character
- 2. Modeling with Color
- 3. Levels of Space
- 4. A Symbol of Yourself
- 5. Making a Range of Values for Setting
- 6. Figures in a Setting
- 7. Line Direction in Assemblage
- 8. Multiple Viewpoints for Sculpture
- 9. Collaboration: Printing Multiples
- 10. Narrative Response to Art
5th Grade