Modern Black Artists Art Projects, Artist Study, Rubrics for Black History Month

Need ideas for Black History Month art projects for your elementary and middle school art curriculum? These engaging, step by step art lessons will boost confidence and creativity. Use fun roll a dice art games to teach modern Black artists like Ringgold, Basquiat, Bearden, Laurent, and Cantrell. Your classes will love them!

And, they’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans quickly. No more searching for art worksheets and artist biography handouts online. Art rubrics, exit tickets, and artist's reflection worksheets included, too! And, the digital spinners integrate technology into your art activities for Black History Month.

Students will create artworks inspired by famous Black visual artists using paint, oil pastels, cardboard, construction paper, markers, and crayons. They’ll create drawings, paintings, and even a sculpture. The self-guided PowerPoint and printable handouts makes these perfect art sub plans!

Plan art history and art appreciation lessons in a way that excites even the most sassiest students. 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 these modern Black artist-inspired projects. All will engage kids to create! Choose which way works best for your classes:

• Roll a dice games to add randomness to your student’s artwork
• “You Pick” art worksheets 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
• Step-by-step picture directions to guide students through the art process
• Drawing practice worksheets, for kids who want to sketch out their ideas
• Artist biographies leveled for both elementary and middle school students accordingly, so you don’t need to research
• “Big Ideas” reflection worksheets 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
• “I CAN” Statements aligned to the Studio Habits of Mind to use during instruction or post on your bulletin board
• Art exit tickets with quick, thought-provoking prompts
• Art history coloring page to keep kids inspired by these modern Black artists outside of the art room

YOU WILL RECEIVE

• 4 Non-Editable Printable PDFs (Modern Black Artists Bundle)
• 4 Non-Editable PowerPoints
• Digital Spinner Videos (downloadable, and links to them on Google Slides and YouTube)
• Paperless Google Drive Digital Resources

WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT

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LOVE THESE GAMES! So far I've used the Cantrell and Basquiat lessons. I used this resource as an option for students. For the students who are very nervous in art, this was a godsend!

Some students chose to play the game, some decided to choose their own from the handout, while others created their own completely. It’s great for inspiration and relived the pressure of choosing for students that have difficulty with that. Plus playing the game interested the students that are “too cool for school.”

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This was a wonderful bundle. My students loved learning about the artists and the work they produced was beautiful. I appreciate the reflection sheets included as well as the learning goals for each unit that can be posted and used by students to self-assess.

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I used this product with my students during Black History Month. I am not an art teacher. However, I was able to integrate these projects with different read alouds each week. My students were really engaged and everything was easy to follow! Will definitely use this for years to come!

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