Visual Arts by Topic
Find activities and lessons based on topic. Click on the links in the list below for direct access to the content. Within each section, some sub-topics have been repeated and adapted to meet different students' learning pathways and to provide multiple and varied opportunities to explore the same concept (spiralling). We continue to build resources for kindergarten to grade 12. Many of the activities currently listed can be easily modified to different grade levels.
Elements & Principles of Design
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Geometric & Organic Shape Through Spring Gardens: PreK - Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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ArtGram Book, Includes Definitions & Examples of Elements & Principles: Grades 7 - 9
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Colour Theory
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Warm vs. Cool Colours Through Temperature: PreK-Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Colour Mixing and Fractions: Grade 3
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Colour Theory and Linear Patterns: Grades 7 - 9
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ArtGram Book, Includes Colour Theory: Grades 7 - 9
Shading Techniques
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Dividing a Circle with Different Shading Techniques (includes video): Grade 8 - 11
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Linear Patterns with Shading Techniques: Grade 7 - 9
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Shading Techniques on Ladybugs: PreK-Grade 1
Painting
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Painting Techniques and Linear Patterns: Grades 7 - 9
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Watercolour Mixing Grade 3
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Paint Nights All Ages
Art History
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Prehistoric Art History with Skatepark Ramps
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Canadian Artists, Group of Seven Landscape Painting: Skateboard
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Canadian Artist, Jock MacDonald Resource and Activities
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Canadian Artist, Kazuo Nakamura Resource and Perspective Drawing
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Parthenon, Greece Inspired Art Activities: Video & Drawing
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Islamic Art: Patterning and Ink
Elementary Activities
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Dinosaur Drawing, Puppets, Mapping: PreK-Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Children's Story with Art & Math Activities: Pre-Gr. 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Spring Themed Activities: PreK-Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Pirate Themed Activities: PreK-Grade 1, Grade 2, Grade 3
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Holiday Colour by Number: PreK-Grade 1, Grade 2
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Water Themed Activities: Grade 3
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Earth Themed Activities: PreK-Grade 1