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Review of Landscapes, Portraits

For Teachers 1st
First graders examine the term landscape painting, and compare several landscape paintings in their use of color, line, and shape. They create winter landscapes on paper, then observe two Renaissance portraits.
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Comparing Asian and Impressionist Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars draw on their knowledge of Impressionist and Asian landscapes to reflect on the differences found in the two genres of landscape painting.
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Watercolor Landscapes

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore watercolor paints as a medium for landscape paintings. They use watercolor paints to create landscape paintings.
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Miniature Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners demonstrate their knowledge of the elements of design by creating a pair of textured collages. They visually communicate the feeling of landscapes at different times of day by carefully selecting paper because of color or texture.
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Geography And Chinese Landscape Painting

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders label the physical features of China on a map and become familiar with the content of traditional Chinese landscape paintings in this lesson intended for the forth grade classroom.
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The Landscape Through Geographer's Eyes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine different types of landscapes through a geographer's eye. Using a city block or a suburb, they organize their thoughts and take notes to survey a site. They discuss what they have seen and write about how looking at...
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Landscape Picture Map: Natural and People Made Features

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore the places and objects that make up the Earth's surface. In this natural and people made features activity, students identify things they've seen that are people made and those that are natural to the environment. ...
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Regular Landscape turned into Alien Landscape

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create their own landscapes and then reverse it.
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Irish Eyes: Taking a Look at Local Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create landscape flyers of local landscapes using digital photography, educational software, and examples of Irish landscapes. This creative-project lesson lasts two weeks, including class time spent collecting photographs...
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North Carolina Textured Landscape

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the artistic ideas of landscape, foreground, middle ground, and background through a creative painting project. While this is written for North Carolina, teacher may adapt for any state/region.
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Japanese Landscapes

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students study nine watercolor techniques and identify the elements of Japanese landscapes. They design a watercolor landscape using a number of the nine techniques and add contour lines with pen and black India ink.
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Celebrating Nature: The Landscape

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders identify and explore the painting style of Fauve artists. They examine the works of Matisse and Derain. Students discuss the non-traditional use of color in Fauve paintings. They create a landscape painting representing...
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Reading the Landscape: Geology and Ecology in the Nineteenth Century American Landscape Paintings of Frederic E. Church

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use the methodology described by Prown (1982) to interpret paintings. They determine artistic, historical, and scientific content and develop an understanding of aspects of nineteenth century American culture. They study the...
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National Gallery of Canada

My Own Tree

For Teachers K - 3rd
Nature contains both symmetry and asymmetry. Have your young artists examine symmetry and asymmetry in their own surroundings. After viewing works of art, pupils find trees in their neighborhoods and determine if they are symmetrical or...
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Huntington Library

Light in Painting

For Teachers 4th - 8th Standards
How do painters use and manipulate light in their artwork to give emphasis and establish mood and emotion? Pupils will analyze a few examples of landscape and portrait painting in order to explore the how light is used in art, and will...
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National Gallery of Canada

My Scene

For Teachers K - 3rd
Acquaint your class with line, color, shape, and texture through a study of artwork and an art activity. The resource includes images and information to share with your class before sending individuals off to sketch and paint landscapes...
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Simple Route Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners identify the best route between various locations on a map. In this map skills lesson, students use a landscape picture map to find routes to and from certain places. Learners use map markers to highlight the routes.
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Natural Features

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students identify natural features on a map. In this map skill instructional activity, students use a landscape picture map to identify mountains, hills, islands, lakes, and rivers. Students use post-it notes to demonstrate their location.
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Where People Live- Neighborhoods

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students use a map. In this neighborhood lesson, students describe a neighborhood, emphasizing the common characteristics between all neighborhoods. Students locate a neighborhood on a landscape picture map and discuss.
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Earth Science and Landscapes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the landscape of the Colorado Plateau. In groups, they compare and contrast the Southwest and the Colorado Plateau. They also examine the different landform formations in the area. They complete a worksheet to end the...
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Pointillism Landscapes

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Impressionist and Post-Impressionist works of art, use watercolors to create effects of light, color, and shadow, consider what ideas are important and what ideas they want to visually communicate, and paint their own...
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The American Landscape (1800 - 1850)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers are introduced to the romantic cultural movement in America. Reading examples of pictures of Washington Irving's home, they identify the characteristics of the movement. They view other paintings of artists from the same...
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Mono-Moonscape Painting/Collage

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, after viewing pictures of the moon's surface, explore positive and negative space using mono print and collage techniques to create an imaginary lunar landscape. They interact with various shapes and textures to create their...
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Population Connection

The Human-Made Landscape

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Agriculture, deforestation, and urbanization. How have human's changed the planet and how might we mitigate the effects of human activity on the planet? To answer these questions class members research the changes in human land use from...

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