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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
This fun Roll & Draw Picasso art project for kids will make it difficult to hold back the giggles! Children love all the possibilities and you'll love how easy it will be to plan this abstract portrait drawing lesson! The timeline activity is
Subjects:
Spanish, Art History, Visual Arts
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Games
$5.50
952
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Looking for an easy way to create a large, meaningful display for Veteran's Day? This collaborative American flag DIY might just help you out! Your flag will have 50 pieces and be 5 feet long! Students can add textures, patterns, and personal
Subjects:
Civics, Visual Arts
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th
Types:
Bulletin Board Ideas, Posters
$6.00
114
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Discover the beauty of Op Art by turning a heart drawing into an optical illusion. The step-by-step instructions make teaching op art easy!With Op Art Hearts, you can learn about the exciting concept of Op Art and how implied contours create an
Subjects:
Visual Arts, Writing, Valentine's Day
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
Types:
Handouts, Printables, Lesson
$10.00
231
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Teaching the elements of art has never been this much fun! Op Art is a fascinating way to show students how the elements of art can be put into use. This valuable bundle will give you lots of options for teaching Op Art that will give you enough
Subjects:
Geometry, Visual Arts, Easter
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool
Types:
Handouts, Printables, Lesson
$65.50
$42.00
135
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Make note-taking more effective by taking “sketch notes". Both the visual cues and the structure of the sketchnotes page they make will help them to understand and retain the new information. Additionally, the process of turning information into an
Subjects:
Visual Arts, Study Skills, For All Subjects
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, ...
Types:
Printables, Posters
$5.00
161
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
How to draw a snowflake for your winter art project. Learn the science behind how snow crystals are formed and what affects the designs.Why are no two snowflakes alike? We’ve all heard that phrase, but what makes them different? Students will learn
Subjects:
Geometry, Science, Visual Arts
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Lesson
CCSS:
SL.4.2, SL.5.2, RST.6-8.2
$7.50
76
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
With this elementary art lesson, students will be able to create an avatar drawing that represents their unique individuality and identity.The Avatar Drawing Lesson includes a step-by-step tutorial that makes it easy for students to create an avatar
Subjects:
Visual Arts, Graphic Arts, Writing
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
PowerPoint Presentations, Printables, Lesson
$5.50
61
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
This Celtic knot art lesson for kids teaches how to draw 3 Celtic knot designs. Use symmetry and grid drawing to make a Celtic knot drawing. Learn about the Celtic culture and where the Celtic knot originated with the Celtic Culture presentation.
Subjects:
Middle Ages, Visual Arts, St. Patrick's Day
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Cultural Activities, Lesson
$6.00
31
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Cupcake Critique is an easy-to-use peer feedback activity that will have your students engaged and excited to share their thoughts on each other's artwork. The cake area of the printable worksheet prompts students to provide critical feedback on the
Subjects:
Critical Thinking, For All Subject Areas, Writing
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities, Assessment, Printables
CCSS:
W.2.5, W.3.5, W.4.5, W.5.5, W.6.5
$4.00
54
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Turn an egg drawing into an optical illusion. Make op art eggs in the style of M. C. Esher, then add designs in each square.This lesson is rich with interdisciplinary connections to math, science, color theory, and perspective drawing. The
Subjects:
Geometry, Visual Arts, Easter
Grades:
6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Lesson
$7.50
21
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Tickle your students’ fancy with drawing lessons that use castles, dragons, knights, and even a princess & a frog.This drawing set is part of a series of drawing lessons designed to teach beginning drawing skills using a Medieval or Fairytale
Subjects:
Middle Ages, Visual Arts
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Printables, Lesson
$21.00
$14.00
13
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Engage your students in an exciting superhero-themed art lesson that will leave them feeling empowered and looking like true heroes! Through entertaining drawing activities and creative idea pages, students will draw their very own superhero
Subjects:
Creative Writing, Visual Arts, Character Education
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Printables, Lesson
$6.00
50
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Integrate your Medieval or Fairy tale lesson with art for a fun drawing activity. Students will learn how to draw medieval knights and a cute, easy dragon. Students will improve their drawing skills by using a grid drawing, upside-down drawing,
Subjects:
Middle Ages, Visual Arts
Grades:
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
$5.00
31
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
How to draw a cake in the style of Wayne Thiebaud's cake paintings. See step by step how to draw the cakes, add colorful outlines, and fill in the cakes with color. The Google Slides activity is a great art lesson for kids for distance learning!Do a
Subjects:
Visual Arts
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities, Printables, Google Apps
$5.00
3
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
This poster for the art room and will help you incorporate the principles of art into your art lessons. The interactive sketchbook activity will help students do an art critique based on one or more art principles. Help your students remember the
Subjects:
Vocabulary, Visual Arts
Grades:
4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool
Types:
Printables, Posters, Interactive Notebooks
$5.00
43
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Op art snowflake coloring pages designed with impossible shapes. A fun winter snowflake coloring activity that integrates art and geometry. Winter coloring pages that include 20 single snowflake designs and 12 snowflake pattern designs.Enjoy the
Subjects:
Geometry, Visual Arts
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
Types:
Activities, Printables
$8.00
2
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
In this Chinese New Year activity, elementary art students will draw the animal corresponding to their lunar birth year in the Chinese zodiac. You'll get step-by-step instructions for an easy drawing of all 12 animals, along with a key to the lunar
Subjects:
Art History, Visual Arts, Writing
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
Types:
Activities, Handouts, Printables
$8.00
11
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Create exquisite Celtic Knot Letters with this lesson that integrates a lesson on the Celtic culture with showing you step by step, how to draw Celtic Knot Letters.This lesson is more than decorating letters with knots. In this lesson, your
Subjects:
Middle Ages, Visual Arts, St. Patrick's Day
Grades:
5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, Homeschool
Types:
Projects, Printables, Rubrics
$7.50
10
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Integrate your Boston Tea Party lesson with art for a fun drawing activity. Students will use the drawing strategy of making an upside-down to portray some of the events leading up to the Declaration of Independence. Through the use of a grid
Subjects:
U.S. History, Visual Arts
Grades:
3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, Homeschool
Types:
Worksheets, Activities, Printables
CCSS:
RI.4.3, RI.4.5
$5.00
1
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By Expressive Monkey-The Art Teacher's Little Helper
Teaching perspective to young artists can be tricky. Using castles, dragons, a princess, and frog, this drawing lesson helps makes this topic compressible and fun.I’ve divided the activities into 3 suggested age groups. This allows you as a
Subjects:
Middle Ages, Visual Arts
Grades:
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, Homeschool
Types:
Handouts, Printables, Lesson
$5.00
23
Digital Download PDF (9.50 MB)
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

After teaching elementary art for 25 years, I'm on to my second career of making it easier and more fun for other teachers to teach art!

MY TEACHING STYLE

Make teaching drawing more fun! Get low-prep high-engagement art lessons that encourage even your most reluctant drawer.

Inside my lessons, you'll find:

• Games to engage your students and encourage reluctant drawers to get started drawing.

• Choices to inspire your students to stretch their imaginations and work more independently.

• Clear steps to educate your students, help them succeed, and learn to draw.

Expressive Monkey can help you teach art skills, boost your students' confidence, and encourage them to express themselves.

Because burnout and overwhelm are not part of your job description, I aim to help you have more fun teaching and spend less time prepping.

HONORS/AWARDS/SHINING TEACHER MOMENT

I became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2006.

MY OWN EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

I received my BFA from the Columbus College of Art and Design and my MA in Art Education from The Ohio State University.

ADDITIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

I started my Expressive Monkey website in 2011 as a way to share my drawing lessons with my students and other teachers. To see more lessons and information about how I teach online visit my Expressive Monkey Blog and Expressive Monkey Website!