Project Library

Dear Artful Educator,

Welcome to Doodles Academy! Here, we empower you with tools to bring vibrant visual arts education into your classroom. Our projects, designed for the artful educator, are easily searchable and entirely free for your use.

(If that’s all you needed to know you can stop reading here and scroll down to search our comprehensive database.)

As a non-profit committed to enhancing children’s access to quality visual arts education, we take a holistic approach. This includes comprehensive Curricular Development & Professional Development to uplift your teaching experience. Join our Artful Teaching Collective, “Outside the Lines. ,” for an opportunity to be among the first to explore new resources and contribute as a BETA tester. Our offerings are centered around:

  • Accessible and Adaptable Curriculum: Free access to a flexible yet comprehensive curriculum, ensuring integrity in art instruction while accommodating diverse teaching settings.
  • Embracing Diverse Perspectives: Projects that celebrate diverse artistic expressions and encourage students to explore their own stories, fostering a rich, inclusive learning environment.
  • Integration Across Subjects: Our curriculum bridges art with literacy, social studies, and more, enhancing communication skills and promoting critical and creative thinking.

For districts interested in integrating our curriculum and/or resources on a wider scale, please reach out to us at info@doodles-academy.org for tailored solutions and pricing.

Dive in and discover how you can inspire your students through the power of art!

Warmly, The Doodles Academy Team

The Curriculum Collection: 

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Tiny Still Life Landing Page

Tiny Still Life Landing Page

Students build a small sculpture of their choice from recycled materials, then draw it using observation skills on large paper. They finish with paint.

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Near & Far Project Landing Page

Near & Far Project Landing Page

Student artists create a landscape of somewhere they have always wanted to see and visit (older students use ‘Google Maps’ to virtually visit, younger students create a collaged book of ideas). They then learn about how color can change the ‘mood’ of a painting.

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Mexican Alebrije Landing Page

Mexican Alebrije Landing Page

Students learn about the history and creation of a Mexican folk art called Alebrije. Students create their own imaginary creatures. There is an emphasis on color choices and texture.

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Magical Creature Houses

Magical Creature Houses

Magical Creature Houses Essential Question: How are homes designed to fit our needs? connects to ELA, Environmental Science, Social Studies, Cultural Awareness, Engineering and Problem Solving artworks to discuss Connects to Social Justice Standards connects to...

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Art & Advocacy Project Landing Page

Art & Advocacy Project Landing Page

Students learn about how designers can advocate through design by exploring water advocacy groups; they choose a contemporary topic that they care about and design a persuasive poster about it.

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Our Collection of Programs

Outside the Lines

An ongoing series of projects that are put out 8x per year.  This series uses art to thread together cross-content ideas and are designed to be flexible (in materials as well as ideas) so that teachers can implement the content in a manner that suits their individual teaching situation. 

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Art & Literacy

A grade-aligned curriculum, connected to content-rich literacy topics. This series supports teachers in using art to build knowledge around the topics in their school’s ELA curriculum and includes video lessons & text sets

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Doodles at Home

Our curriculum, adapted for students who are studying at home and need to access the content independently. Free to access.

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