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Tiered lessons and graphic organizers are what I use on a regular basis with all students. My classroom is a compilation of students operating at several different levels. WE use graphic organizers when we do art history. I use the projector to project 2 different artworks. I have the students use a Venn Diagram to fill in important information about each of the paintings we are viewing. We break down each of the4 art critique steps ; Desription, Analysis, Interpretation, and Judgement. Instead of having the students do the steps themselves, I break each step down for them as we view the paintings. I ask them questions regarding the elements and principles of design, each separately, so that they fully understand them and the art critique process.

One of my students in the second grade was Visually impaired/blind. He had a one on one para who came to every art class. I made some frames with wire screening in them. When we would do a drawing activity I would tape his paper to the screen so he could feel his crayon or marker going over the paper and it also created a bit of texture so he could "feel" his drawings. When we would be talking about shapes or textures in an artists work I would also provide maipulatives (spheres, cubes, "fluffy things, smooth etc...) to help him visualize what we were looking at.