Value pumpkins art lesson

With Halloween being one my students’ favorite times of year, I am always coming up with new Halloween art ideas. I have taught Halloween lessons including cute monsters, witches, haunted houses, spooky cats and pumpkins all while still teaching students new art vocabulary or introducing them to new art techniques. Here are some of my favorites.

BIG art in a tiny room!

This is a great exercise for students in grades 2-6 as a precursor to any lesson on shading with a pen or pencil. It is also a great worksheet for Halloween! Introduce the shading technique of value by pressing and lightening up on the pencil. Students should fill in the values of the shading bar. They should use those shades to fill in the pumpkins. Take a look at other shading worksheets: Shading Turkey Worksheet Take a look at other shading worksheets: Color Value Pumpkin Worksheet Take a…

Jessica Anderson on Instagram: "I’ve had a few requests for this resource for how to draw pumpkins with shadows! This would be helpful for younger students like grade 4-5 when being introduced to form, value, and shading 🎃 I’ve added this to my tpt store if anyone needs something like this for their class ☺️☺️ . . . . . #artteacher #artclass #artclassroom #arteducation #elementaryart #artteachersofinstagram #teachersofinstagram #kidart #artproject #kidscrafts #classroomdecor #classroom…

Students love this engaging value-shading lesson! Ideal for middle and high school students, Teach your students how to create stunning autumn leaves with graphite and colored pencils. - Detailed lesson plan - National Core Visual Arts Standards Aligned - Rubric & student examples - Mini-lessons on value & techniques - Cross-curricular science activity on leaves Ignite creativity with this inspiring Fall art lesson! 🖌️🎨 #ArtEducation #FallArt #ValueShading #ArtTeachers #DrawingLesson #TPT

Learn how to draw Pumpkins with this fun and easy art project for kids. Simple step by step PDF tutorial available. #howtodraw #artprojectsforkids #pumpkin

Jennifer Sell on Instagram: "Ok guys… here are the 6th graders results at my charcoal pumpkins. I love them 🥰! I did get the tutorial together for these beauties, the link is in my bio if you were interested! Happy Friday!!!!! #artwork #artclass #artroom #artclassroom #charcoaldrawing #charcoalart #charcoal #drawing #pumpkin #pumpkinart #artteachersofinstagram #artteacher #artteachers #artteachersofig #artteacherlife #arteducation #middleschoolart #artforall #middleschoolartteacher…

Students can use this worksheet to practice shading, using different color values.

I was so excited as fall approached this year because I knew I would have the opportunity to teach my "value pumpkins" lesson again! Last year I did it with a few of my 2nd grade classes and they turned out okay.. but this year I was going to revamp my lesson and do it with my 3rd graders in hopes of achieving something greater. Instead of using oil pastels this year, I decided to use paint. When students walked in on Monday they found mini-pumpkins scattered all over my tables (they were SO…

Use Pattern, Line, Variety, and Repetition to create these Fall and Halloween-themed pumpkins. Color is optional. Lots of Pumpkin templates, full instructions and examples are included. This Pattern Pumpkins is an Middle School Art Lesson Plan that is easy to teach and make. It could also be used with Elementary School students. This is a Pattern art lesson but also uses Line, Variety and Repetition. Use to teach the Elements of Art with simple art materials. This Art Lesson Plan is suitable…