Outside
the Lines
An ongoing series of projects that uses art to thread together cross-content ideas and themes in an irresistibly engaging manner.
Want to receive new projects in your inbox 8x per year?
Introducing Outside the Lines, our project subscription series!

How would you like to have a stream of ready-to-teach art lessons delivered to your inbox, all year long?
Each Outside the Lines project pack features irresistibly engaging art lessons that will help you:
- Deliver a standards-aligned, high-quality, and irresistibly engaging art experience!
- Create space for your students to express themselves freely rather than follow cookie-cutter instructions
- Empower your students in their academic and personal lives by supporting other subjects and teaching invaluable 21st-century life skills
- Embrace global citizenship by exposing them to a wide diversity of cultures and ideas
Each Outside the Lines project pack is designed around an essential question that guides the entire pack. These are big, interesting, and meaty questions that provide lots to think over, discuss, and make art about.
You’ll find:
- Background information around the core topic/essential question
- Diverse artworks and artist biographies for reflection and discussion
- Exciting art projects with flexible material choices
You’ll also receive these supports:
- Discussion prompts and assessment strategies
- Direct links to core content areas
- Linking to the Teaching Tolerance Standards
- Spanish translations of student handouts.
See an example:
Pricing:
Option 1: Download Samples
Free
For each issue, you can download the entire first key idea for free (each project pack has four key ideas). More than just a visual sample, this offers ready-to-teach content.
To access, scroll down to the archive and click ‘Download a Sample’.

Option 2: Purchase individual project packs
$14.99
You can purchase individual copies of any of the project packs. Each project pack includes an essential question and four key ideas so you can see how they work together.
To access, scroll down to the archive, choose your project pack, and click ‘Add to Cart’

Option 3: Subscribe
$24.99 annually
You can access our entire archive (that’s 36 ready to teach projects!) + receive fresh content throughout the year.
To subscribe, sign up via the subscription page by clicking here.
If you need financial support, please see our commitment to access at the bottom of the page.

Outside the Lines archive:
#4: The Introspective Artist
Our Commitment to Access:
We are committed to reducing barriers to access and offer many discounts & scholarships. Find out if you are eligible by using the form below. If you are not eligible, you can use our affiliate program to discount (or completely comp) your yearly subscription. You can find out more about that program here. Questions? Email sales@doodles-academy.org
A HUGE thank you to our Patrons; businesses whose support allows us to develop and guarantee access to the 2022-23 series of Outside the Lines:
Interested in sponsoring Outside the Lines? Contact us for a sponsorship kit at info@doodles-academy.org.