Cultural art lessons

During Hispanic Heritage month learn about traditional Amate painting style on tree bark by doing a version with kids with crumpled bags.

Learn about molas from the Kuna people in Panama with this molas lesson with information, discussion questions, resources, and lesson ideas.

Highland Park Elementary Upper Darby PA - Art Teacher: Lauren Love 2014 Elementary Art Show

Colorful Mexican Bark Paintings are as fun to make as they are to display! All you need is a brown paper bag and some good quality tempera paint. Here's all you need to know...

We love creating a Mexican Marketplace in our school and including different items sold at the marketplace. Decorative mirrors are commonly found in Mexico at the marketplace and are usually made …

Teach children art history through a variety of fun art projects and lessons. We love using artists as inspiration for our own creations.

My 1st grade students are studying Weather and I thought this would be a fun lesson to link to their Weather Unit. The Huichol People of Mexico create wonderful art using wooden boards coated with a layer of beeswax. They push yarn into the coating of wax to create their designs. The Sun and the Moon are prevalent in their designs. I am going to use linoleum tile with an adhesive coating on the back instead of the traditional materials. I divided the one square foot of tile (purchased at a…

We love trying different paint methods and techniques. We have tried many fun processes, but sugar painting is by far my favorite. I’m just so in love with this technique. It is fun to watch and the results are just gorgeous. If you don’t believe me, just take a look at our mandala sugar paintings. […]

Hispanic Heritage History Month Art Lessons - 11 Great Hispanic Artists and Ideas for Art Lessons About Them.

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