Low-prep, step-by-step drawing lessons kids love—and teachers can actually use.
08/13/2026
And here’s the step-by-step Parthenon tutorial that goes with the video!
I love how drawing something helps students slow down and really notice the details — the columns, the pediment, the repeated shapes, and all the symmetry.
This is the kind of project that can fit right into an Ancient Greece or architecture study, and give students a little art time along the way.
See my comments for a link to the post with this PDF.
Teachers, what if your art time and your history time blurred together a little more?
Let’s say your students are learning about the Parthenon. You show them this fun one-minute video short, give them a step-by-step tutorial and some drawing supplies, and see what happens.
What better way to notice the columns, pediment, and frieze than to draw them themselves?
These quick video shorts and curriculum-related drawing tutorials are all inside the Curriculum Club, and they make it easy to add a little more art to the subjects you’re already teaching this fall.
08/12/2026
If your students could use more body drawing practice, but it feels intimidating or uninteresting to them, them bring out this Superhero tutorial.
It's got simple body parts, a generic superhero costume, and the necessary tough guy/girl pose.
Once students feel better about drawing bodies, all KINDS of other projects become so much easier to do!
See my comments for a link to the post. (Meaning, you've got to go get the PDF yourself, but it's easy to do.)
Do you have a superhero theme in your classroom? What better way to get your students jazzed up to draw one than a preview with some inspiring music first?
And, by the way, all my drawing videos in the Curriculum Club have fun shorts to show them off first. It's a great way to take the mystery out of the drawing, and get some excitement going for the project too!
See my comments for a link to learn more, membership is open for just a few more days.
08/11/2026
A teacher said something to me recently that made me smile:
“My students think I can draw, and I can’t!”
I loved that, because so many teachers are asked to teach art without ever planning to be “the art teacher.”
That’s one reason I created the Curriculum Club. You don’t have to stand in front of the class and figure everything out as you go. The finished samples, step-by-step PDFs, Google Slides, and ad-free videos are already there to help.
And yes, drawing plays a pretty big role in my lessons — very intentionally. Drawing helps students slow down, really look at what they’re learning about, and build confidence with every project.
So you can spend less time worrying about how to demonstrate the lesson and more time doing what teachers do best: encouraging, guiding, and helping students make the project their own.
You don’t have to be the best artist in the room to give your students a great art experience. Sometimes you just need a little help. 😊
The Curriculum Club is open, but only for a limited time! See my comments for a link to learn more.
08/11/2026
If this drawing looks doable to you, and you have a box of crayons and some kids who like to color, you have the makings of some really large, and really pretty fall banners.
If you'd like to get this tutorial now, just use the link in my comments to jump to my post.
08/11/2026
Making giant fall banners is a fun way for students to see what happens when everyone works together. 🍂
Each drawing is pretty simple on its own, but put them all together on a large scale and suddenly you have a colorful piece of handmade art for a classroom, school event, hallway — or even your home.
And the best part? You really don’t need fancy supplies. A good old box of crayons and a roll of butcher paper can make some pretty impressive decorations with just a little patience and elbow grease.
See my blog post linked in the comments to see how easy these fall drawings are to make! (Yes, there's a drawing tutorial included!)
08/10/2026
All of my drawing projects come with step-by-step tutorials that look like this one. I love keeping the steps simple and visual so students can see what comes next without needing lots of extra explanation.
They work especially well for independent drawing time, early finishers, sub plans, or anytime you want students to work at their own pace.
And when the drawing connects to something they’re already studying — like volcanoes — it’s an easy way to bring a little art into science too.
See my comments for a link to this project. The tutorial is free for those who jump over and grab it. :)
There’s something about drawing a subject that helps it stick. When students draw a volcano themselves, they slow down, notice the shapes and details, and often remember what they’ve learned a little better too.
If you think your students would enjoy more drawing projects like this one, the Curriculum Club opens tomorrow, with hundreds of ad-free drawing videos matched to art lessons, all just a click away.
08/09/2026
Here’s a peek at the 9 simple steps students can follow to draw their own barn. The full download includes this step-by-step tutorial, making it easy for students to work along at their own pace and see how each new detail builds on the one before it.
See my comments for a link to this post.