All Art Units

Explore the full collection of PreK–8 Art unit plans with standards-aligned lesson plans that build creativity, artistic skills, and visual expression.

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Pre-Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 11 (PreK Art): My Family Picture

Preschool art unit where children draw their family and share personal experiences, adding details about people they live with and activities they enjoy together.

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Unit Plan 10 (PreK Art): What Is Happening Here?

Preschool art unit where children look at pictures and identify actions or simple stories, using clues to say things like “The dog is running” or “The girl is jumping.”

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Unit Plan 9 (PreK Art): What Do You See?

Preschool art unit where children observe artwork and describe colors, shapes, and lines using simple phrases like “I see red,” “I see circles,” and “I see zigzag lines.”

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Unit Plan 8 (PreK Art): Adding More Details

Preschool art unit where children revisit artwork, add new details after discussion, and learn how small changes like sky, ground, or faces improve their pictures.

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Unit Plan 7 (PreK Art): Studio Project I — My Color Art

Preschool art unit where children create a finished “My Color Art” painting, choosing colors intentionally while practicing careful brush use and studio clean-up routines.

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Pre-Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 6 (PreK Art): Clay Exploration

Preschool art unit where children explore clay by squishing, rolling, pinching, and pressing to create shapes and textures while discovering how clay changes in their hands.

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Unit Plan 5 (PreK Art): Color Mixing Fun

Preschool art unit where children explore paint mixing by blending primary colors, discovering new colors, and experimenting with brushes, sponges, and playful color swirls.

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Unit Plan 4 (PreK Art): Lines & Scribbles

Preschool art unit where children explore straight, curvy, zigzag, and loopy lines through playful scribbling with crayons, markers, paint, and other materials.

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Unit Plan 3 (PreK Art): Talking Before Creating

Preschool art unit where children practice planning their artwork by saying simple ideas like “I’m going to make…” before creating, building early language, intention, and confidence in the art process.

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Pre-Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 2 (PreK Art): Drawing What I See

Preschool art unit where children observe real objects like toys, plants, and classroom items, then draw what they see while learning how artists use observation to create artwork.

Pre-Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 1 (PreK Art): Welcome to Art Time

Preschool art unit introducing crayons, markers, scissors, glue, and paint while teaching safe studio routines, simple art rules, and clean-up habits through guided exploration.

Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade K Art): Year-End Reflection & Celebration

Kindergarten Art: Students reflect on favorite art projects, share opinions using simple criteria, and celebrate artwork that shows their lives and experiences.

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Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 35 (Grade K Art): Exhibition Showcase

Kindergarten Art: Students present artwork in a class exhibition, discuss which pieces stand out, and share short artist talks about how their art looks displayed.

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Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 34 (Grade K Art): Final Artwork Selection

Kindergarten Art: Students choose a favorite artwork to share in a final exhibition and explain why the piece is meaningful or shows their best effort.

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Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 33 (Grade K Art): My Art Growth

Kindergarten Art: Students compare early and recent artwork to discuss artistic growth, added details, and how their pictures show more about their lives.

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Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 32 (Grade K Art): Creative Exploration Day

Kindergarten Art exploration stations help students generate ideas through imagination and play while experimenting with lines, shapes, colors, and textures using a variety of materials and tools.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade K Art): Display Choices Matter

Kindergarten Art: Students explore how placement affects what viewers notice first, learning how middle, corner, and grouping make artwork stand out.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade K Art): Artist Talk Time

Kindergarten Art: Students explain what their artwork shows and how it connects to their own life using simple artist talk sentence starters.

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Unit Plan 29 (Grade K Art): Gallery Walk Practice

Kindergarten Art: Students participate in a gallery walk and describe what they see in classmates’ artwork using simple words for colors, shapes, and objects.

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Unit Plan 28 (Grade K Art): Planning Our Art Show

Kindergarten Art: Students help plan a class art show by choosing, grouping, and deciding where artwork will be displayed with teacher support.

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Unit Plan 27 (Grade K Art): Personal Drawing Project

Kindergarten Art: Students create drawings based on personal experiences and share who, what, and where in their artwork while explaining why it matters.

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Unit Plan 26 (Grade K Art): Displaying Art in the Room

Kindergarten Art: Students observe classroom art displays and discuss how artwork looks different depending on where it is placed in the room.

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Unit Plan 25 (Grade K Art): Mounting Artwork

Kindergarten Art: Students mount artwork on backing paper, add names, and prepare pieces neatly for a class display using careful hands.

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Unit Plan 24 (Grade K Art): Fix & Improve

Kindergarten Art: Students revise artwork by adding details, backgrounds, or neatness improvements after discussion, learning how artists improve their work.

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Unit Plan 23 (Grade K Art): My Favorite Part

Kindergarten Art: Students share opinions about artwork using simple criteria like color, neatness, and favorite part while practicing kind art discussions.