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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Kindergarten Art Units

Unit Plan 22 (Grade K Art): Compare Two Pictures

Kindergarten Art: Students compare two pictures, describing what they see and identifying similarities and differences in colors, shapes, people, and actions.

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Unit Plan 21 (Grade K Art): Pattern Fun

Kindergarten Art: Students create repeating patterns using shapes, lines, and colors while exploring how repetition makes artwork organized and interesting.

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Unit Plan 20 (Grade K Art): Safe Scissors & Glue

Kindergarten Art: Students practice safe scissor handling and proper glue use while cutting shapes and creating a simple cut-and-glue artwork.

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Unit Plan 19 (Grade K Art): Texture Exploration

Kindergarten Art: Students explore textures by experimenting with tools and materials to create bumpy, smooth, and rough marks in hands-on texture artwork.

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Unit Plan 18 (Grade K Art): Choose Art to Share

Kindergarten Art: Students review their artwork and choose a favorite piece to display, explaining why they are proud to share it with others.

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Unit Plan 17 (Grade K Art): Improve & Finish

Kindergarten Art: Students improve artwork by adding details or changes after class discussion, learning how revisions make pictures clearer and more complete.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade K Art): Art Sharing Circle

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

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade K Art): Studio Project II — Story Art

Kindergarten Art: Students complete a story artwork showing who, where, and what, practicing effort, careful coloring, and responsible clean-up.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade K Art): Planning a Picture Story

Kindergarten Art: Students plan a picture story by talking through who/where/what and making quick sketches before drawing, helping their artwork feel clearer and easier to create.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade K Art): Celebration Art Project

Kindergarten Art: Students create celebration-inspired artwork using imagination and real traditions, showing people, symbols, and activities from special days.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade K Art): Celebrations in Art

Kindergarten Art: Students explore how art represents holidays, traditions, and community celebrations, then create drawings that show a special event from their own lives.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade K Art): My Family Drawing

Kindergarten Art: Students create artwork based on personal experiences by drawing family members or pets and sharing who is in the picture and what they are doing.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade K Art): What Is Happening?

Kindergarten Art: Students observe artwork and describe actions or simple stories in pictures, using sentence starters to explain what characters are doing.

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

Kindergarten Art: Students observe artwork and describe colors and shapes using simple language, building confidence in noticing and talking about visual details.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade K Art): Adding Details

Kindergarten Art: Students revise artwork by adding missing details and backgrounds after discussion, learning how changes can improve and clarify their pictures.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade K Art): Studio Project I — Line & Color Art

Kindergarten Art: Students create a finished artwork using intentional lines and color, showing effort, care, and readiness to share their completed studio project.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade K Art): Color Play Lab

Kindergarten Art: Students experiment with colors by mixing, layering, and exploring primary and secondary colors to create playful artwork and discover new color combinations.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade K Art): Shapes in Our World

Kindergarten Art: Students explore circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles through drawing, shape hunts, and collages to build pictures and recognize shapes in the world.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade K Art): Lines Everywhere

Kindergarten Art: Students explore straight, curved, zigzag, and wavy lines through body movement, tools, and hands-on experimentation to create playful line art.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade K Art): Talking Before Drawing

Kindergarten Art: Students plan artwork before drawing by thinking and talking about who, where, and actions, using a simple Think → Talk → Draw routine.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade K Art): Drawing from Imagination

Kindergarten Art: Students use imagination, stories, play, and observation to generate creative drawing ideas and create unique imaginative artworks.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade K Art): My First Art Studio

Kindergarten Art studio routines unit: Students explore basic tools safely (crayons, markers, scissors, glue, brushes), learn cleanup/share routines, and create simple art while practicing studio rules.

Grade 1 Art Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade 1 Art): Year-End Reflection & Celebration

Grade 1 Art: Students reflect on artistic growth, share favorite projects, use simple criteria like neatness and color, and connect artwork to personal experiences.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 1 Art): Exhibition Showcase

Grade 1 Art: Students present artwork in a class exhibition and describe how display choices—like height, location, and background—affect how it looks to viewers.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 1 Art): Final Artwork Selection

Grade 1 Art: Students choose exhibition artwork based on effort, pride, or favorite pieces and explain why their selected work deserves to be displayed.