Here is an art project that I have done with my junior students. This project was an introduction to my unit on Canadian art. It is meant to familiarize students with the Group of Seven and to explore the style and technique of these artists. This project has three components: a small introduction on the Group of Seven, a research component, a component in which the students are asked to reproduce a piece of art done by one of the members of The Group of Seven and a component in which they are to create their own artwork in the style of one of the members of The Group of Seven. There is an evaluation rubric included in the package. This art project is an integrated project in that it integrates critical thinking, with French writing, and Visual Arts.

Here is an art project that I have done with my junior students. This project was an introduction to my unit on Canadian art. It is meant to familiarize students with the Group of Seven and to explore the style and technique of these artists. This project has three components: a small introduction on the Group of Seven, a research component, a component in which the students are asked to reproduce a piece of art done by one of the members of The Group of Seven and a component in which they are to create their own artwork in the style of one of the members of The Group of Seven. There is an evaluation rubric included in the package. This art project is an integrated project in that it integrates critical thinking, with French writing, and Visual Arts.

Engage your students by making curriculum more inclusive and diverse. With this project your students are certainly bound to learn more about Inuit Canadian Art and to also gain a deeper appreciation for the beautiful art created by these Arctic peoples. Included in this package: an introduction on Inuit Canadians + their art guided research questions to help guide your students research into this topic the opportunity to analyze the work of their choice of the Inuit artist of their choice. an opportunity to reproduce the artwork of their choice of the Inuit artist of their choice. an opportunity to create their own Inuit inspired artwork (with guiding questions). an evaluation rubric. This is an integrated project because it covers Visual Arts expectations as well as French reading and writing expectations. Perfect for French Immersion students in grades 5-8. May also work for intermediate Core French.

De-colonialize art by including multiple voices, perspectives, and by adding more female artists into your art program. This integrated art project is perfect for incorporating both Canadian Art and integrating an Afro-Canadian voice into the art curriculum. Students are able to engage with this project either in-person or fully online. It is also a great little package to give to students who are going on vacation. Touches on grade 6 Social Studies (Communities in Canada) and gives you an Art, Social Studies, and French mark all at once. This project consists of a series of guided questions. Students do require an internet connection because they are required to do their own research. Students are provided with guided questions to structure their research. They will not only research June Clark’s artwork but also the artwork of other Afro-Canadian artists. For the final task, students will be required to not only reproduce one of June Clark’s artworks but to also create their own artwork based on elements of either June Clark’s artwork or those of another Afro-canadian artist. A rubric is included to facilitate marking. Further fun extension: Teachers can organize a student art exhibition on Afro-Canadian inspired art.

This integrated art project is perfect for incorporating both Canadian Art and First Nations into the art curriculum. Students are able to engage with this project either in-person or fully online. It is also a great package to give students who are going on vacation because you are able to get a Social Studies, French and Art mark all at once. This project consists of a series of guided questions. Students do require an internet connection because they are required to do their own research. Following the guided questions that are aimed at discovering Bill Reid’s art, students are required to comment on and try to reproduce one of Bill Reid’s artworks. They are then required to create their own artwork based on elements of Bill Reid’s creations. A rubric is included.

Fun and accessible Art project for ALL learners! Tried and tested in my junior Immersion classes. -NO PREP!- Perfect for distance and face-to-face learning. This Pop Art project was very popular and successful with my immersion kids. Best thing: it was accessible to all students in the sense that nobody needed to be enrolled in after-school art lessons or have any particular type of artistic talent to succeed. Pop Art is an art movement that originated in the UK and became quite popular in the US because it challenged traditional norms of fine art. This very definition of Pop Art was very pleasing to students who tend to have high levels of anxiety when approaching art or who tend to put themselves down as being “non artistic” or “uncreative”. Pop Art gave these students a gateway into making the production of art very accessible and into redefining their vision of art. In this package you will find: An introduction about Pop Art A quote by Pop artist Andy Warhol that students can comment on. An opportunity to analyze a work by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, and Japanese artist Takashi Murakami. Students have the opportunity to search up and analyze a Pop Art work of their choice. There is a table with questions to guide student art analysis. Some reflection questions before students get started on creating their own Pop Art masterpiece + guidelines for their own Pop Art masterpiece. An evaluation rubric. If your students have enjoyed this product, please click the star to follow my store and leave me a comment to let me know how this project worked out in your classroom.

Fun and accessible Art project for ALL learners! Tried and tested in my junior Immersion classes. -NO PREP!- Perfect for distance and face-to-face learning. Do you have a doodler in your class who would benefit from some recognition of their often under appreciated talent? If so, this is THE ultimate project for them. This Doodling project was very popular and successful with my immersion kids. Best thing: it was accessible to all students in the sense that nobody needed to be enrolled in after-school art lessons or have any particular type of artistic talent to succeed. Doodling is an actual form of art. In fact there are many doodle artists around the world. According to researchers, doodling helps to alleviate stress, increase concentration and memory. It also helps students visualize ideas and live in the moment. Many famous people have been notorious “doodlers”. This fun project is going to hopefully be as much of a hit with your class as it was with my class. Many of my art anxious students became a lot less anxious and more open to art by the time we finished this project and had our in-class Doodle art exhibition. In this package you will find: An introduction about Doodling An opportunity to analyze a work by doodle artists (2 known doodlers, 1 anonymous doodler). Students have the opportunity to search up and analyze a doodle artwork of their choice. There is a table with questions to guide student art analysis. Some reflection questions before students get started on creating their own Doodle art masterpiece + guidelines for their own Doodle art masterpiece. (I do mention to students that although doodling is often unplanned art, this project is an evaluated one, therefore some planning without infringing on creativity is needed for this project). An evaluation rubric. I have only tried this project with my immersion grades 5 and 6 students. If you have a Core class, this project should be able to work- but you may need to explain the French in more detail. If your students have enjoyed this product, please click the star to follow my store and leave me a comment to let me know how this project worked out in your classroom.

Introduce Western Portrait Art into your classroom. Tried and tested in my junior Immersion classes. -NO PREP!- Perfect for distance and face-to-face learning. Throughout the course of this project students are able to examine and analyze different European portraits of historical figures that were relevant both to France and to Quebec (New-France)- therefore adding a cultural and historical aspect to any French Immersion classroom. After examining a series of 3 portraits (one of Marie-Antoinette, Jacques Cartier, and Napoléon Bonaparte) students will be given the opportunity to select the portrait of their choice to examine and analyse. Lastly, following guiding questions, students will have the opportunity to create their own portrait. In their portrait they will use colours, lines, shading, and symbols to represent their subject. This task is a Visual Art task and a French writing task. It can be extended by having a class-wide portrait exhibition and having the students present their work of art. In this package you will find: An introduction about portraits An opportunity to analyze a portrait of Marie-Antoinette, Jacques Cartier and Napoléon Bonaparte. Students have the opportunity to search up and analyze a portrait of their choice. There is a table with questions to guide student art analysis. Some reflection questions before students get started on creating their own portrait masterpiece + guidelines for their own portrait masterpiece. An evaluation rubric. If your students have enjoyed this product, please click the star to follow my store and leave me a comment to let me know how this project worked out in your classroom.

Don’t sweat having to teach art in French! You will really enjoy this no prior prep, easy to print/upload package. Perfect for in-class and distance learning. An excellent addition to any teacher’s long term plans… and best of all, your students will be learning a lot. This package fits right in with many art expectations of different styles and time periods. This package covers the following topics: a reading on Cubism + questions an opportunity to interpret and respond to Georges Braques’ earliest cubist painting. a reading on Pablo Picasso + questions a reading on Surrealism + questions a reading on Salvador Dali + questions a research table on various cubist and surrealist artists (students can do a quick research as an extension). a structured research template on Frida Kahlo (another possible extension activity). Guided questions for an art analysis Project: students will create their own cubist or surrealist artwork (guided questions included). This package is designed for junior/intermediate French immersion students (grade 5 and up). Could work for intermediate/high school students in Core French should you wish to add an artistic component to your program. Many of these artists lived/worked in Paris- may certainly add a French dimension.

Fun, ready to teach project with no prep required. Download and photocopy or assign to students. Everything you need to teach impressionist art. In this project/comprehension package is an excellent cross-curricular way to integrate French reading comprehension and writing into Visual Art. After completing this package and working on the project your students will definitely have a deeper understanding and appreciation for Impressionist art. This package covers: a reading comprehension with questions on Impressionism. a reading comprehension with questions on Vincent Van Gogh- also lightly touches on aspects of Van Gogh’s fragile mental health (please note: it is said that Van Gogh attempted suicide at the end of his life- this is briefly mentioned in the package- might be a more sensitive topic in some classrooms). Students will research several impressionist artists. Students will do a brief biography on Berthe Morisot (female impressionist artist). Students will analyse the impressionist painting of their choice. Students will create their own impressionist painting. Rubric is included in French.

Don’t sweat having to teach art in French! You will really enjoy this no prior prep, easy to print/upload package. Perfect for in-class and distance learning. An excellent addition to any teacher’s long term plans… and best of all, your students will be learning a lot. This package fits right in with many art expectations of different styles and time periods. This package covers the following topics: a reading on the Renaissance + questions a reading on Leonardo da Vinci + questions Michelangelo + questions a research table on various Renaissance artists (students can do a quick research as an extension). a structured research template on Sandro Botticelli (another possible extension activity). Guided questions for an art analysis Project: students will create their own Renaissance-style art (guided questions included). This package is designed for junior/intermediate French immersion students (grade 5 and up). Could work for intermediate/high school students in Core French should you wish to add an artistic component to your program. There is a French connection in the reading with Leonardo da Vinci who died in France.