Pablo Picasso: Free Art Lesson Plans and Resources for Homeschooling Kids

Finding quality free art lesson plans and resources are always appreciated. When you are homeschooling, and trying to feed and cloth a family of five on a budget that seems more like bubble gum money than a means to raise a family, you regard them as treasures.

Pablo Picasso, one of the most respected artists of the twentieth century, is the focus of this collection of free art lesson plans and resources. Several of these resources require only limited preparation, and items from around the house. Others may require a trip to the art store.

Pablo Picasso Biographies for Kids
Hey Kids, Meet Pablo Picasso -"Pablo Picasso was born on October 25,1881 in Malaga, Spain. He was the first child of Don Jose Ruiz y Blasco, an art teacher, and Maria Picasso y Lopez. At an early age Pablo showed an interest in drawing. His first words were "piz, piz", which is short for "lapiz", the Spanish word for pencil."

Pablo Picasso's Colorful Childhood - "Picasso was the son of a Spanish art teacher. He painted and drew from an early age (he even painted his sister with egg yolks) and when he was 14 he applied to a prestigious art school called La Coruna, which is in Barcelona, and was accepted."

Free Lesson Plans
Ready-Made Assist - Look at Picasso's Bull's Head (1943). It's a ready-made assist. That means that he found items, and then put them together in an interesting way. In this case he combined a bicycle seat and bicycle handle bars. Try creating a new visual image by combining 2-4 objects that you find around the house. Grade Level: 3-8

Cubism: A Fractured Reality - Discuss Picasso's life and work in the cubist style, and then create a multi-media work in the cubist style - showing multiple sides of the same object. Use newspaper, pencils, charcoal, watercolor paints, and more, to create a variety of textures and develop interest. Grade Level: 9-12

Picasso's Three Musicians - Learn to draw musical instruments in the cubist style. Once you have completed your drawing of the instrument of your choice, draw one of the cubist musicians playing it. Grade Level: 3-6

Pablo Picasso Cookies - Create an art masterpiece in you kitchen. Bake a batch of your favorite sugar cookies, and then turn them into a Picasso masterpiece. Grade Level: 3-8

Art Masterpiece Coloring Page
Three Musicians Coloring Page - Art masterpiece coloring pages provide children with an opportunity to interact with a piece of art in a very concentrated way. Not only do they look at the masterpiece, they become involved with it. This involvement with the artwork will, as a result, leave a much more lasting impression of the artwork, and possibly a greater appreciation for art in general. Grade Level: 2-6

Interactive Internet Resources
Mr. Picasso Head - Mr. Picasso Head allows students to create their own cubist portrait using Picasso elements. Choose a face, eyes, nose and more. Change the colors, resize, flip, or rotate each element. When your image is complete, you can sign it, add it to the gallery, and then email the link to your friends. Grade Level: 4-8

Free Word Search Worksheet
Pablo Picasso Word Search - Review what your kids have learned with a free printable word search worksheet. This worksheet is designed to enhance your child's reading skills as well as drill facts about Picasso. Grade Level: 3-8

Picasso "Quotes"
"An idea is a point of departure and no more. As soon as you elaborate it, it becomes transformed by thought."
"Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once we grow up."
"To draw you must close your eyes and sing."
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