TEACHING RESOURCES
Classroom-Tested. Teacher-Ready.
Engaging art lessons, artist resources, and teaching tools created by a practicing middle school art educator.
My resources are designed to save teachers time, support student creativity, and make meaningful art experiences easier to bring into the classroom.
REAL CLASSROOM EXPERIENCE
Created with the realities of teaching art in mind.
STUDENT-FRIENDLY + ENGAGING
Clear visuals and directions designed to help students understand what to do and feel confident getting started.
THOUGHTFULLY DESIGNED
Resources that balance artistic skills, creativity, student choice, and meaningful learning.Popular Lessons for Your Classroom
FEATURED RESOURCES
Here are a few featured resources from Dr. Jones's Creative Studio. From drawing and sculpture to identity, art history, and mixed media, each lesson is designed to help teachers spend less time preparing and more time creating with students.
Shades of Us
Skin Tone + Identity Collaborative Art Lesson | Grades 6–12
Students look closely at the colors within skin while exploring identity, representation, and colorism through a collaborative art experience.
Inspired by Keith Haring
Coloring Pages + Mini Art Activity | Grades 4–8
A fun, accessible mini activity that introduces students to Keith Haring's bold lines, movement, figures, and recognizable visual style.
Drawing With Light
White Charcoal Still Life | Middle + High School
Students reverse traditional value drawing by working with white charcoal on black paper to build form, contrast, and light.
3-D Identity Letter
Papier-Mâché Art Lesson | Middle School
Students transform a letter into a three-dimensional sculpture using color, pattern, imagery, and symbols to communicate something about themselves.
WHAT YOU'LL FINDMore Than Just Lesson Plans.
My resources are developed with real art classrooms in mind. Depending on the lesson or activity, resources may include:
Teacher guides and lesson overviews
Student-friendly visual directions
Artist information and art history connections
Planning sheets and templates
Reflection questions and exit tickets
Objectives, vocabulary, and materials
Step-by-step project guidance
Student checklists
Tips for differentiation and implementation
Grade-level and suggested-time recommendations
Whether you need a complete multi-day project or a quick activity for your students, my goal is to provide resources that are clear, practical, visually engaging, and flexible enough to work in your classroom.
Beyond One Color: A Skin Tone Observation Challenge
FREE Art Mini-Lesson | Grades 6–12 | 20–30 Minutes
Discover the many colors that make every skin tone unique!
In this creative mini-lesson, students explore color, observation, and identity by examining the subtle variations in their own skin. Using colored pencils, oil pastels, or crayons, students create color swatches, complete a hand study, and reflect on their discoveries.
What's Included:
Teacher Quick Guide
Student Color Observation Worksheet
Hand Study & Reflection Template
Full-Color Cover
This four-page printable PDF is inspired by Shades of Us, an art education project created by Dr. Ashley A. Jones.
WHY I CREATE RESOURCESMade by an Art Teacher, for Art Teachers.
I know how much time goes into teaching art beyond the actual teaching - planning projects, creating examples, writing directions, introducing artists, preparing materials, making worksheets, and figuring out how to explain a process so students can actually understand it.That's why I started creating resources for other art educators.Many of the lessons I share grow from the same thinking I use in my own classroom: What will students learn? What will keep them engaged? Where can they make their own choices? And how can I make the process clearer for both the student and the teacher?My goal isn't to tell another art teacher exactly how to teach.It's to give you a strong starting point, and save you some of the time it takes to build everything from scratch.Explore my growing collection of classroom-ready lessons, activities, artist resources, and teaching tools on Teachers Pay Teachers.