Alma Thomas-Inspired Art Activities
By Color Me Creative Art Room
Introduce students to the colorful, rhythmic artwork of Alma Thomas with this flexible artist study and choice-board resource. Students explore how Thomas used color, repetition, pattern, rhythm, abstraction, and repeated brush-like marks to create energetic compositions inspired by nature, space, and everyday surroundings. The included activities give students multiple ways to respond creatively, making this resource useful for artist studies, Black History Month, art history integration, early finishers, sub plans, independent work, or choice-based art. Why Teachers Will Love It - Introduces students to Alma Thomas - Connects art history with hands-on creativity - Explores color, pattern, rhythm, and repetition - Supports abstraction - Encourages individual interpretation - Includes flexible choice-based activities - Works well with mixed skill levels - Low prep - Useful for sub plans - Great for early finishers - Supports independent work - Easy to add to an art history unit - Works well during Black History Month - Encourages thoughtful visual response - Gives students multiple ways to engage with one artist Perfect For - Elementary art - Middle school art - Artist studies - Art history - Black History Month - Black artists - Choice boards - Early finishers - Sub plans - Independent art - Art centers - Creative warm-ups - Abstraction lessons - Color and pattern units Skills & Concepts Students practice: - Color - Pattern - Rhythm - Repetition - Abstraction - Composition -
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