7th Grade Visual Arts Resources
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VIDEOS
Kidspiration Cool Jobs Video: Craig Allen, Video Game Developer
Give your students an inside look at one of the coolest jobs in the world - video game designer! In this video,…Subjects:Visual ArtsJobs, Careers, and Occupations -
ACTIVITIES
Personal Mandalas Icebreaker
Get to know yourself, and others, with this fun personal mandala activity! The word mandala originates from the…Subjects:Art, Music and DramaReligion and PhilosophyVisual Arts -
ACTIVITIES
Sell Your Product Poster
In this project, students will become more aware of marketing strategies by creating a product poster themselves.Subjects:Advertising and MarketingMixed MediaArts and Crafts -
ASSESSMENT
Multimedia Rubric
This multimedia rubric will allow you to evaluate students' projects for content clarity and legibility. Use this…Subjects:Visual ArtsGraphic Arts -
LESSON PLANS
Word Art Creations
This computer activity helps students perfect their tool bar skills, as they create word art in a word processing…Subjects:Visual ArtsGraphic Arts -
BOOK GUIDES
You Can Do a Graphic Novel Teacher's Guide
Explore the creative process of writing and illustrating a graphic novel. This teacher's guide to You Can Do a Graphic…Subjects:Comics, Graphic Novels, & Illustrated NovelsVisual ArtsFiction -
WORKSHEETS
The Case of the Missing Crown Activity
Connect creative writing and physical science with this printable activity. Students use their knowledge of density,…Subjects:DensityScientific MethodCreative Writing -
LESSON PLANS
Music and Interdisciplinary Connections
Teach students to understand relationships between music and other art forms.SubjectsVisual ArtsMusic National Content Standard 6Music National Content Standard 8 -
LESSON PLANS
Create a Movie Storyboard
Draw pictures and write captions to show the sequence of a realistic fiction story.Subjects:Reading ComprehensionVisual ArtsReading -
REFERENCE
The Peanuts Gang: Charles Schulz
Share the story of Charles Schulz with your students, and assign the related activities to help them learn more about…Subjects:Creative WritingAmerican History/U.S. HistoryTwentieth Century -
WORKSHEETS
Where's Waldo Activity Kit I
This printable activity kit includes a Where's Waldo coloring sheet and a fact file about the elusive book character. …Subjects:Visual ArtsArt, Music and DramaChildren's Book Characters -
ACTIVITIES
Making a Zoo Poster
Students create a poster for a zoo showing an example of each type of organism and its characteristics. Assesses…Subjects:ScienceAnimals (Zoology)Aquatic Animals -
ACTIVITIES
Portrait Heads in Paper
Students will use their imaginations to create paper portraits of different people.Subjects:Visual ArtsSculpting -
LESSON PLANS
International Cover Art for Harry Potter Lesson
Using pictures of book covers from around the world, students will analyze the accuracy of the art and compare it to the…SubjectsLiteratureFantasy FictionTeaching Harry Potter -
WORKSHEETS
Analyzing a Book Character
This chart of questions will help students analyze the cover art of a book. Use this worksheet when talking about the…Subjects:Teaching Harry PotterBook ArtBooks -
LESSON PLANS
Our First Classroom Book
Build classroom community while creating your first classroom book as a Back-to-School icebreaker. Students will share…Subjects:Book ArtCreative WritingVisual Arts -
WORKSHEETS
Art Movements Matching Activity
Test your students' knowledge of art movements throughout history. This printable quiz describes 15 art movements: Art…Subjects:Visual ArtsArt History -
WORKSHEETS
"Batman & Robin" Comics
Some history and some fun activities related to the "Batman & Robin" comic strip.Subjects:Comics, Graphic Novels, & Illustrated NovelsSocial Studies and HistoryVisual Arts -
WORKSHEETS
Book Covers from Around the World: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Discover the magic of Harry Potter around the world with these colorful book covers from J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and…Subjects:Book ArtFantasy FictionLanguage Arts and Writing -
ACTIVITIES
Pointers About Posters
Try a printable worksheet that lists the elements of an effective poster.Subjects:Visual ArtsPrint Making -
WORKSHEETS
Book Covers from Around the World: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Your students may find themselves spellbound as they compare and contrast colorful cover art from J.K. Rowling's Harry…Subjects:Visual ArtsArt, Music and DramaBook Art -
WORKSHEETS
Tom Roberts and the Heidelberg School
Introduce students to Australian art history with this activity. Students will research Tom Roberts and the Heidelberg…Subjects:Social Studies and HistoryAustralian HistoryVisual Arts -
WORKSHEETS
Q&A with David Ellwand on Fairie-ality Style
Learn how nature inspires David Ellwand's fairy fashions and designs by reading this Q&A with the author.Subjects:AuthorsVisual ArtsFantasy Fiction -
LESSON PLANS
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet Surrealism Lesson Plans
Explore dreams and the Surrealist art movement with three lesson plans in this packet. Students will keep a dream…Subjects:Reading and LiteratureFictionVisual Arts
