Draw a bowl of fruit and add light and shadow.
Still Life teaches third graders that a still life is a picture of objects that don't move, like fruit and cups. Kids meet Paul Cézanne's apples and draw their own still life with light and shadow.
Art & Creativity course · Grade 3
Still Life · Learning goals
A still life is a picture of objects that don't move, like fruit and cups. Meet Paul Cézanne's apples and draw your own still life with light and shadow.
Why it matters
Still life teaches kids to draw what they really see.
Kids notice how light makes objects look round and solid.
Meeting Cézanne connects kids with a famous master.
Inside Still Life
A short read-aloud lesson first, then hands-on games and a quiz to lock it in.
Step 1 · Lesson
A short read-aloud lesson in 4 steps.
Step 2 · Hands-on craft
Set up fruit on a table and draw what you see.
Step 3 · Quiz
4 questions to check what stuck.
Lesson preview
This is the real lesson text your child hears, read aloud by a friendly voice.
A still life is art of things that sit still: fruit, cups, flowers.
Paul Cézanne painted apples again and again to study their shapes and colors.
Light comes from one side. The other side is in shadow.
Under each object there is a cast shadow on the table.
For parents
Learning sticks best when kids use it in real life. Here are simple ideas from this course.
Arrange three pieces of fruit on a table near a window and draw them together. Add shadows on the side away from the light.
You need: 2 or 3 pieces of fruit, A cup or bowl, A lamp or sunny window, Paper, Pencil, Crayons or colored pencils.
Practice
Real questions from Still Life. Try them with your child, then tap to see the answer.
Question 1
Things that sit still
Question 2
Paul Cézanne
Question 3
Shadow
The full course has 4 questions with instant feedback, stars and rewards. Create a free account to play them all.
Still Life · Questions from parents
Still Life is a grade 3 art & creativity course for kids ages 8–9. That is Year 4 art & creativity in the UK and Year 3 in Australia. It also works well for review in the next grade, or as a challenge for a confident younger learner.
A still life is a picture of objects that don't move, like fruit and cups. Meet Paul Cézanne's apples and draw your own still life with light and shadow. Along the way they practice: Draw a Still Life.
About 20 minutes in total, split into 3 short levels. Most kids finish it over two or three sessions. Progress is saved, so they can stop any time and pick up where they left off.
Still Life is part of SkillBloom Premium, which unlocks every course in every subject. Each subject also has free courses, so your child can try SkillBloom before you decide.
No. Every lesson has a friendly read-aloud voice, questions are read aloud too, and the pictures help kids follow along. Confident readers can turn the voice off.
Yes. SkillBloom is built for homeschooling families. Kids work through lessons, games and quizzes on their own, and the parent dashboard shows what they finished and which skills need more practice. It works on phones, tablets and laptops.
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