Ancient Greece Art Lesson: Roll A Greek Vase Middle School Art Project Templates

Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with an engaging, no prep Ancient Greece art lesson? This Greek vase project will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by the durability of their pottery which featured athletes from the ancient Olympics. Moreover, they’ll enjoy the roll a Greek vase game to make their own!

And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on Ancient Greece.

During this art project, your class will learn about black figure and red figure pottery styles. Use it to discuss Greek vase forms, hand-building techniques, and the potter’s wheel. Students will draw and paint a Greek vase using the step-by-step guide and PowerPoint.

Plan lessons for students about Ancient Greek art history and art appreciation in a way that excites them. Finally feel confident in your art curriculum and be organized and prepared to teach art!

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Can I be honest with you? Art history can sometimes be boring for kids. There, I said it. Teaching about artists and cultures doesn’t have to be a snoozer, though!

I’ve designed 3 different ways for students to attempt this Greek vase art project. All will engage kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:

• Roll a Greek vase dice game to add randomness to your student’s artwork
• “You Pick” idea worksheet for kids to choose their own elements
• Digital spinner wheels, so kids can randomly pick elements and you can integrate technology in the art room
• Printable dice template in case you have no dice
• 5 Printable Vase Templates, Pelike, Volute Krater, Bell Krater, Calyx Krater, and Stamnos, to differentiate the project
• Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
• Drawing practice worksheet, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
• Ancient Greece Pottery handout about the history of Greek vase painting beginning in the Archaic Period
• “Big Ideas” reflection worksheet where students write about their art process
• Self-assessment worksheet so kids can think about how they performed during the project
• Art grading rubric which assesses expectations, craftsmanship, work habits, creativity, and clean-up
• 8 “I CAN” Statements aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind to use during instruction or post on your bulletin board
• 4 Art exit tickets with quick, thought-provoking prompts
• Art history coloring pages to keep kids inspired by the history of Greek vase painting outside of the art room

YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 1 Non-Editable Printable PDF (Ancient Greece Vase Project)
• 1 Non-Editable PowerPoint
• 5 Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
• Paperless Google Drive Digital Resource

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT

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This is just a super fun activity with so many choices on the vases and designs! I ended up using it for scratch art and the integrated some drawings to trace of heroes and god/goddesses and mythological creatures. Worth every penny!

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I used this resource as is for upper elementary and adapted it for use with lower elementary. It was a perfect quick project to introduce ancient Greek art styles. As it happened, a sub implemented the lesson and it went beautifully.

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My students loved creating Greek pottery at the close of our Ancient Greek unit. I loved how the activity was set up with some options for exactly HOW to be used. We hung our finished pottery above our students lockers, and the other 6th grade classes were jealous! Fun and easy. We completed these in a couple of 30-min social studies blocks.

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Created by Amie Bentley, © Glitter Meets Glue Designs, LLC