Lesson Plan from Article Submission Form

Submit Your K-12 Art Lesson Plan to SchoolArts magazine

Submit a lesson plan to accompany a SchoolArts article that’s been published in the past.

The SchoolArts Collection is the resource educators like you have been searching for! Be part of a curated library of exciting and engaging lessons for K–12 art educators. Get published (again) and share your expertise. Submitting a lesson plan is easy!

Choose one of two options:

Fill out the form. Upload any additional resources and permission form that may be required in the areas provide on the form. Click submit! Need some inspiration? Check out the sample lesson.
Email the lesson template. Prefer to email your lesson plan instead of using the form? Simply download the lesson plan template, complete all sections, and email to Art Director Julia Wade with any additional resources.

Visit our Writer’s Guidelines page for tips on writing lessons. Click here to download the guidelines. To download permissions forms, click here.

Author benefits for selected lessons include:

Honorarium of $75 paid when lesson plan is accepted*
Free one-year print and digital subscription to SchoolArts magazine

*Within 6 months

Author & Article Information

Published Article Title*

Issue Month*

Issue Year*

Don’t worry if you don’t remember the exact month or year. Approximate information is acceptable.

First Name*

Last Name*

Select a category for your occupation.*

Occupation Title*

Email*

Phone Number

School/Organization Name*

City*

State*

To ensure that you receive your honorarium check, please provide your home address.

HOME Address 1*

Address Line 2

City*

State*

Zip Code*

Lesson Plan

Title of Lesson*

Select one or more levels your lesson is suited for.

Summary*

2–4 sentences describing what the students will know and be able to do as a result of the lesson, and how students will engage with a big idea or universal theme.

Essential Question*

Provide the guiding/focus questions for the lesson.

Themes*

Provide overarching Big Idea—e.g., Collaboration, Celebration, Identity.

Objective(s)*

Vocabulary*

Materials*

Pacing*

Provide teacher preparation, demonstration, and student work time.

National Standard(s)*

Provide the national standard codes for any that fit your lesson. Find the national standards at NationalArtsStandards.org.

Procedure

Briefly explain what the teacher and students will do.

Prepare*

List the steps needed to prepare for the lesson. This may include connections to the essential question, guiding questions and discussion prompts, warm-up exercises, media explorations, or technique practice.

Teach*

List steps to teach the lesson. This may include ways of engaging students, investigating artwork as inspiration, connecting art history, and studio process, etc.

Assess*

Briefly describe evaluation techniques, this may include self-assessment prompts, summative (end-of-lesson rubric criteria), and formative (informal, informative) procedures.

Close*

Briefly describe ways to summarize and reinforce the lesson, extend the connections, and transfer knowledge and skills beyond the lesson.

Additional Resources

Upload any resources such as additional photos, handouts, presentations, templates, assessment charts, rubrics, etc., to accompany your lesson plan.

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Upload Your Student Permission Form(s)

If you uploaded any additional photos, please include a permission form. Student permission forms are required for all photos of students and for all student artwork, click here to download the form.

Student Permission Form 1

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Author Bio (optional)

Please include some information about yourself as an educator. Examples of information to include are awards, nominations, and affiliations with art education-related groups. You may also include links to your educational blog, website, and public-facing social media accounts. Note: Author bios may be included at the end of your article in a future digital platform for SchoolArts.

Author Bio

AI Policy

Written material submitted for publication must be the author’s original content. While AI tools and technologies such as generative AI, large language models (LLM), and chatbots may be used in brainstorming and refining ideas, they may not be used to generate written content. Authors must fully disclose any use of generative AI tools and technologies for approval by Davis Publications prior to their use. AI tools and technologies may not be listed as authors and may not be used to create artwork and illustrations unless directly addressed in and relevant to the authored work.

By checking the box, I acknowlege I have read, understand, and agree to Davis's AI Policy.*

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