Field Trip Art Lessons
Learn about line, color, shape, texture and space
It amazed me how creative something can turn out to be. For example, I thought that my portrait of myself was going to be horrible but it turned out to be pretty good.
–Haley, 6th grade
Line Lessons
Monoprint: grades K-3
Tinfoil Mono-Print
Learn the mono-print technique by creating a tin foil plate, drawing with Q-tips and other tools, and creating several prints. View and discuss examples of prints by different artists.
Etching: grades 3-6
Block Printing with Styrofoam
Learn about etching a print block, and make multiple copies of art. View and discuss examples of block prints using different block types and from different cultures.
Color Lessons
Primary color mixing: grades K-2
Color Mixing with Two Primary Colors
Engage in scientific process to predict, experiment and discuss what happens when two primary colors are mixed. Create a color collage-painting.
Color wheel level 1: grades 2-3
Color wheel level 2: grades 4-8
Color mixing the Color Wheel
Engage in scientific process to identify and mix the primary, secondary and intermediate colors of the color wheel.
Hot & cool colors: grades 2-8
Hot and Cool Colors in Oil Pastel
Learn how hot and cool colors can convey feeling and personality.
Shape Lessons
Clay sculpture: grades 2-6 Clay-Pinch pots
Learn about earth clay and use it to create a pinch pot, an ancient technique for understanding the properties of clay and the constructive ceramic process.
Recycled sculpture: grades K-8
Three Dimensional Shape Sculpture
Create sculptures or architectural pieces using recycled materials. Observe buildings and identify the shapes they use.
Sponge printing: grades K-3
Sponge Printing
Learn how to make prints with a variety of objects including potatoes, wood or rubber. View the work of artists who use various printing techniques.
Collage portraiture: grades K-3
Paper Collage Self Portrait
View and discuss examples of portraits, learn shape vocabulary and categories, and create a self-portrait collage.
Paint/ink portraiture: grades 3-8
Portrait Drawing in Pencil, Ink and Paint
Learn correct proportion of the human face and use proportional guidelines to draw portraits.
Charcoal still life: grades 3-8
Still Life Value Study in Charcoal
Learn the concept of value (shades of light and dark). Observe and draw a still life using shadows and light to reveal 3-dimensional shapes.
Texture Lessons
Clay exploration: grades K-1
Lesson under development--coming soon.
Mixed media collage: grades 1-8
Multimedia Texture Collage
Apply texture using a variety of materials. Create a multimedia texture-collage quilt.
Space Lessons
Lessons under development--coming soon.Preschool Art Exploration
Young children explore art stations with different activities, art media and techniques.
Custom Art Projects
Work with a MOCHA artist to customize a lesson that supports your classroom curriculum in history (California Missions), science (water environments) or language arts (bookmaking). Additional charge of $15 for custom lessons.
