Bring joyful holiday creativity straight into your classroom or homeschool space with this Christmas Candy Cane Art Lesson using felt markers, designed specifically for Grades 3–6. This festive art project blends Christmas art, candy cane drawing, marker art techniques, reading comprehension, and writing activities into one beautifully scaffolded lesson. Whether you're teaching upper elementary, middle grades, or guiding a multi-age homeschool group, this resource makes it effortless to deliver a meaningful, skill-building Christmas art experience that students will love.

Inside this visual-art-rich resource, learners explore drawing techniques, shading with markers, line patterns, and creative decision-making—all while diving into literacy with an original reading passage, comprehension questions, an opinion writing prompt, narrative writing, a compare-and-contrast activity, KWL chart, reflections, and an art rubric.

The step-by-step marker demonstration pages make teaching (with or without an art background!) incredibly easy, and the project can be completed in just a few classes, making it perfect for December planning, pre-break activities, sub days, or homeschool winter units.

About This Christmas Art Resource:

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This resource is fully planned and includes every component listed below:

• Lesson Plan with mediums, hook, participation strategies, and cross-curricular extensions (pp. 5–7)
• History of Candy Canes Reading Page (p. 8)
• How to Draw a Candy Cane Visual Step-by-Step (p. 9)
• Art Rubric for assessment (p. 10)
• Bulletin Board Display Sign "Candy Canes Christmas Artworks" (p. 11)
• Draw & Design Challenge Hook (p. 12)
• KWL Chart: Candy Canes (p. 13)
• Reading Comprehension Story: “The Candy Cane Switch” (pp. 14–15)
• Reading Questions + Answer Key (pp. 16–18)
• Sight Word Tracking List (p. 19)
• Tricky Word Bank & Definitions (p. 20)
• Opinion Writing Page (p. 21–22)
• Candy Cane Narrative Write & Draw (pp. 23–24)
• Message & Meaning Reflection Page (p. 25)
• Top 3 Things I Love About My Art Page (p. 26)
• Compare & Contrast Worksheet + Answer Key Traditional vs. Modern Candy Canes (pp. 27–28)
• Reflection Pages, Artist’s Statements, and “3 Stars & a Wish” (pp. 29–33)
• Principle of Design: Focal Point Activity (p. 34)
• Element of Art: Value Gray Scale Activity (p. 35)
• Element of Art: Line – Zen Doodle Page (p. 36)
• Black-and-White Coloring Sheet (p. 37)
• Step-by-Step Marker Photo Demonstration (PDF & POWERPOINT VERSIONS!) (pp. 38–53)
• Student Example Artwork (p. 38)

Everything is print-and-teach, making lesson prep effortless for busy educators.

This Resource Includes (Non-Editable)

• Fully developed lesson plan
• Step-by-step directed drawing + photo demonstration
• Candy cane history nonfiction passage
• Reading comprehension + answer key
• Opinion, narrative, and creative writing pages
• KWL chart
• Draw & Design art challenge
• Compare & contrast worksheet + answer key
• Art rubric
• Artist's statement pages
• Reflection sheets
• Elements of Art pages (Value + Line)
• Principle of Design activity
• Bulletin board sign
• Student example
• Printable worksheets for Grades 3–6