The Elements and Principles of Art: Free Quiz download, or review for your class that your students will not understand and hate.

I've said it before, I'll say it again:  Don't teach the elements and principles of art.  Do not make up exercises specifically to teach line, or texture, or space...etc.  Use the elements and principles in your lessons, not as your lesson.

Regardless, my elements of design and principles of design packets remain my most popular downloads.

So, here is another one!  I copied this from Ande Cook's Art Starters.  A mini colorful one page handout quizzing your class on what they know about the elements and principles.  I think they will hate it and your intermediate kids might not even understand it.  However, if you really want to pound in those vocab words - here is some great practice!

Positive/Negative Space Coloring Page and Substitute Lesson Week!

It's substitute teacher week!  I just made that up, because I have a weeks worth of sub-lessons to share with you!  I am just a little protective of my students and their art class experience.  I've spent a lot of time making sure that the lessons my kids do with a sub are meaningful, educational, and of course easy for a sub to teach.  Oh yeah, and it's not like I am absent all the time... I have been teaching for 14 years, and I've had 2 maternity leaves, and I'm just a little particular about things.

I have a lesson that goes a long with a page I recently posted.   The  Element of Space coloring page by Art Sherman is just basic coloring and pattern making, but it is sometimes worth practicing.  Here is the lesson that goes along with it!  Print it out and leave it for your sub.

Principles of Design Worksheets.

Of course if you have an Elements of Art packet, you need a Principles of Design packet as well.  The Principles are not as easy for students to understand as the elements, but I think this packet is pretty straightforward.
I never made a movement worksheet though...and I admit balance, and contrast are dull exercises.  Intermediate grades should have fun with the rest, and I think it would be easy for a substitute too.