Three easy art lessons with a cultural slant. This 20-page booklet offers lessons for first grade through sixth and uses basic art supplies: white paper, brown paper or a paper bag, markers and tempera paint. With help from the many handouts provided, these three lessons require only two 50-minute art sessions to complete. Great, fool proof basics to have on hand.

Amate Bark Paintings: Students tear paper and paint traditional Mexican images then outline or highlight with marker or white paint. Two handouts provides images and pattern samples to aid with this project.

Aztec Warriors: Students use markers to draw an Aztec warrior, Aztec leader or Aztec symbol. You’ll find handouts to accommodate all choices and photo and script tutorials to aid in the drawing.

Russian Nesting Dolls: Children draw a nesting doll using an everyday household object then follow a directed line drawing for the basic contour shape. Fill in the nesting doll with patterns. Inspired by the book The Littlest Matryoshka.

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