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Middle-school students use cartooning to turn personal experiences and imaginative ideas into playful stories.

Four Ways Cartooning Sparks Storytelling

High-school students use their cellphones to take photos from various angles and create their own hand-drawn comic books.

Cellphones and Comics: Keys to Visual Storytelling 

High-school students brainstorm, design, and create parody art cards inspired by the satirical Garbage Pail Kids series of trading cards. 

Retro Fun with Parody

Elementary students draw introductory comic strips that communicate three things they would like their teacher and peers to know about them.

Hello Comics

Elementary students sculpt clay space creatures and collaborate to share stories through installation, assemblage, and photography.

Extraterrestrial Installations

Art teachers use storytelling to build connections and deepen learning. Young students practice foundational art skills while drawing and painting a scene inspired by an Eric Carle classic; elementary students pull from ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and contemporary art to create visual languages; middle school students navigate personal challenges through cartooning; and high school students celebrate their San Fernando community through personalized 3D lowrider cars.

The Storytelling Issue, October 2026

Art teachers provide a variety of lessons for students to communicate their stories and ideas. Young students design their own personalized letters; elementary students create a mural based on food systems after learning about where their food comes from; middle-school students create nine-panel digital collages with symbols representing their likes and interests; and high-school students learn how cellphones and comic books can be powerful tools for visual communication.

Storytelling SchoolArts December 2024 highlights innovative art education practices. Discover interdisciplinary approaches and essential classroom insights.

The Storytelling Issue, December 2024

Art teachers incorporate visual language, written language, spoken language, sign language, computer programming language, and more into their lessons. Students create the first letter of their first name using a cut-paper mosaic technique, combine typography with graphic design tools to create name designs, use a CAD program to turn character drawings into 3D-printed figures, design public word sculptures to inspire positive action, and more.

The Language Issue of SchoolArts, October 2023, explores art education themes like identity, mindfulness, and communication.

The Language Issue, October 2023

Art teachers encourage students to develop visual and digital literacy skills. Young students learn about Froebel’s Gifts and participate in a series of scaffolded lessons, elementary students explore the concept of unity in art-making and photograph compositional designs, middle-school students use surprising materials to construct hyperrealistic food items, and high-school students create imaginative Doodle Art inspired compositions.

The Groundwork Issue, September 2023, explores art education themes like mindfulness, collage, color challenges, and altered postcards. Discover more insights.

The Visual Culture Issue, January/February 2023

Art teachers spark curiosity through lessons that encourage material exploration, play, and reflection. Young students create flower petal prints inspired by Andy Warhol, elementary students collaborate to tell stories through installation and photography, middle-school students reconsider material choices and embrace a curriculum that encourages play, high-school students create reflective artworks based on visual journaling exercises, and more.

Discover The Beginnings Issue, September 2022, exploring K-12 art education themes. Learn about art room management, contemporary art, and advocacy.

The Curiosity Issue, Summer 2022

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