Introduction to Art Curriculum, Art Projects for Middle School, High School Art

Do you need meaningful middle school art or high school art curriculums? This art curriculum bundle pack includes lessons, worksheets, art projects, and a lot more to fill every single day of a school year (can also be trimmed down to a semester-long course). All you need are the art-making supplies and you are set for the year! 

I have taught high school Introduction to Art since I started teaching art. I have tweaked things over the years, and every now and then I switch things out. This is a compilation of my favorite projects, my go-to's, everything you need to fill up every single day of a year-long or semester-long class. In addition to short activities and worksheets, this includes 14 take-home quality projects.

This introduction to art pack includes: 

• Year Long timeline
• Semester-long timeline
• First day items: syllabus bathroom passes, tell me about you sheet, art survey, letter to parents, artist to know table, and behavior contract
• Art notebook set up: Table of contents and worksheets
• 21 lesson plans: includes big idea, essential questions, goals, objectives, supplies, vocabulary, step-by-step instructions, national standards
• 17 rubrics
• 6 critique worksheets
• 20 PowerPoints
• 42 worksheets: Includes elements of art, principles of design, visual journal, drawing, color theory, perspective, contour line, and many more.
• 20 printable posters to decorate your classroom.

❤️In addition to all the content between the 20 lessons every proficient level national standard is covered as well as 6 accomplished level and 1 advanced level national standards. 

Read more details on the middle school & high school art lessons and art projects included below:

✅Drawing Unit:

• 5 contour line exercises
• 2 day contour line project
• 1 week contour line project
• 3 shading exercises
• 2 line quality exercises, 1 project
• 1 scratchboard project
• 1 mixed media drawing project
• 2 grid drawing exercises
• 1 drawing with the grid portrait project
• 1 perspective exercise
• 1 perspective project

✅Painting Unit

➢3 color theory exercises

➢1 color theory project

➢1 abstract art color matching project

➢1 abstract art memory project

➢1 color matching project

➢1 batik based project

✅Sculpture Unit

• 3 clay bowls project

✅Mixed Media Unit

• 1 artist trading card project
• 1 artist inspiration project
• 1 design your own project
• Visual journal project

✅Classroom Decor

• 8 Elements of Art posters
• 11 Principles of Design posters

This curriculum is perfect for middle school art or high school art students. I hope this Intro to Art unit will engage your students as much as they engage mine.  

My Introduction to Art curriculum is the foundation for all my other art courses. Each of my classes builds on the last. Build on the Intro curriculum with my semester-long drawing course curriculum here.

Check out the preview for a closer look at what is included!

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Only looking for an Introduction to Painting? Purchase these lessons for a lower price in my Intro to Painting semester-long curriculum.

Only looking for an Introduction to Drawing? Purchase these lessons for a lower price in my Intro to Drawing semester curriculum.

Build on this introduction to art course with these amazing products! 

• Painting curriculum here.  
• Advanced Art or AP Art guided assignments curriculum here.
• Intro to Sculpture and Ceramics curriculum here.