Schedule your art lessons. Determine if you will teach art once a day or once a week, and when this will occur. Schedule your lessons for six weeks at a time, so that you can prepare for them in advance. Use a calendar to make your schedule.
Calculate the number of lessons that you will need to develop. For example, teaching art once a week for six weeks means you will be planning six art lessons.
Write out your lessons using a computer, or a pencil and paper. In preparing your lessons, consider what the student has learned previously about art. For example, a young child may have only recently learned about colors, while an older student may be working with computer graphics. Regardless of the student's skill level, each lesson should have an objective, steps that will be used to teach the objective, time allotted for hands-on learning and methods to evaluate how the student performed.
Write out a list of supplies that you will need to teach the lessons you have created. Supplies can include paint and paper, an overhead projector or a blackboard.
Instruct students with lessons that inspire the senses---sight, sound, touch and smell. Have very young children mold objects with clay, or sit in a garden and draw pictures of flowers. Have older students sculpt, or perhaps bring a city to life with oil colors on canvas.
Challenge students to attempt projects that they have never done before. Challenging students allows them to grow in their skills and knowledge. If you are afraid to challenge your students beyond your own capabilities, look at the lesson as a learning opportunity for both student and teacher.
Evaluate projects, or lessons with student participation. Rather than just handing the student a grade for a lesson, involve the student in the grading process. Present to him the accomplishments made in the lesson, as well as the elements that he still needs to improve upon. Have the student ask questions, provide answers and work together to plan for future learning, as well as overcoming obstacles.
Create an environment that inspires creativity and the use of imagination. Prints on the wall of famous works of art, a bulletin board that displays your student's best work and a workroom filled with vivid colors all set a positive artistic atmosphere.
Set goals for the student. At the end of every six weeks, for example, you could schedule a showing of the student's art. Invite friends, serve snacks and make the showing an evening event.