Curated OER
Social Studies: Micronesian Independence Day
Pupils pretend that they are visiting a relative in Micronesia and compare its Independence Day with the U.S. holiday. They compare the two countries' flags while older students in grades three through five create travelogues. Younger...
Curated OER
Hispanic Artists
Students use the internet to research the life and works of various Spanish artists. In groups, they recognize the name of the artist and pick two works that are of interest to them. They create a brochure highlighting this artist's work...
Curated OER
International Festival - Masks
Students study the influence masks had on Hispanic society. After investigating uses of masks in various cultures, they create masks that relate to their own experiences. In groups they create an Hispanic mask and a mask representing...
Curated OER
Media Collage
Students create "media Collages" out of labels from boxes, bottles, and cans, and other found objects in this Art lesson for all ages. Adaptations are included for younger and older students. Lesson also includes a writing option for...
Curated OER
Artist Research Poster and Red Wolf Rendering
Fifth graders create research posters on an artist of their choosing in this five-day lesson. Work is accomplished through internet research, partner work, and individual work. Criteria checklist is included for assessment.
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Carmen Lomas Garza
High schoolers are introduced to the life and works of Carmen Lomas Garza. In groups, they research the causes and effects of the Chicano movement and view examples of her self-portraits. They identify other artists who were well known...
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Hand Built Tea Bowls
Learners follow directions to create clay bowls. In this pottery lesson, students use clay and the pictured tools to follow the directions and create a fire baked tea bowl.
Curated OER
Dig Magazine Archeology Quiz #103
In this Dig Magazine archeology quiz, students answer 12 multiple choice questions complementing the May 2009 issue. Page contains answer and additional resources link.
Curated OER
It's All In The Line!
Learners fill up the entire paper with line and colorful art. In this art lesson plan, students study line and color images before creating their own.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Mondrian, Composition With Red, Blue, and Yellow
Piet Mondrian's painting, "Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow", is a collection of rectilinear forms, squares, and rectangles defined by vertical and horizontal lines. His style is called Neo-Plasticism or "The New Plastic Painting"....
Museum Network (UK)
Wallace Collection: Material World: Paint
Learn about the material composition of paints used by artists and where pigments that give paint its color come from. Emphasis is on natural pigments obtained from plants, animals, and minerals, rather than on paints created for...
Other
Asia Art: Chinese Brush Painting
This online resource is for an art or social studies teacher looking for ways to explore the fundamentals of Chinese art with their students. The site provides information on techniques, composition, calligraphy, color, and much more. At...
Other
Art Show: Progression of Painting of Apples
Here at ArtShow, artist Betsy M. Kellum explains her pastel technique with this still life drawing. Both oil paints and pastels are used. Kellum explains the drawing/painting process from the blueprint of the artwork to the finishing...
Mark Harden's Artchive
The Artchive: Leonardo Da Vinci Selected Notes on Painting
This website provides information about the selected notes by Leonardo da Vinci on artistic style. Mentions colors, tone, sculpture, drawing, shadows, perspective, etc.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Flowers & Georgia O'keeffe (Lesson Plan)
Students will have the opportunity to create a drawing of a flower using Georgia O'Keeffe as their inspiration. They will develop skills in drawing and composition and understand the difference between realistic and abstract art.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Composition With Red, Yellow and Blue Image
This site from the WebMuseum contains an image of the famous painting "Composition with Red, Yellow and Blue" by Piet Mondrian.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Composition Color
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart discusses the characteristics of Georgia O'Keefe's paintings and provides some web links for Georgia O'Keefe's work.
Eduweb
Eduweb: A. Pintura, Art Detective: The Case of Grandpa's Painting
Play the role of a 1940s-era detective and discover the artist of a mystery painting by examining its style, composition, use of color, and subject. Involves comparing and contrasting the work of Raphael, Titian, Millet, Van Gogh,...
Tate
Tate Online: "Horse Attacked by a Lion" by George Stubbs
A reproduction of "Horse Attacked by a Lion," a favorite subject of famed British animal painter George Stubbs. Includes notes about the painting's composition, the experimental materials Stubbs used to create it (enamel paints), and the...
Other
Rijksmuseum: Rembrandt's "The Night Watch"
A full-featured exploration of Rembrandt's "The Company of Frans Banning Cocq and Willem van Ruytenburch," better known as "The Night Watch." Learn who is in the painting, the symbols in it, what makes "The Night Watch" innovative,...
BBC
Bbc: Vermeer and the Camera Obscura
An interesting viewpoint written by Philip Steadman on the controversial subject of Vermeer using a Camera Obscura to trace and create his paintings. There is factual evidence as well as a physical description of the Camera Obscura.
Other
Design and Colour
A site by watercolor artist John Lovett. He describes the Elements of Art and Principles of Design and gives tips and techniques for watercolor painting and for composition.
Other
Blue Moon Original Oil Paintings: The Principle of Unity
Illustrated essay on the principle of unity, also known as harmony, explains how the grouping techniques of alignment, proximity, similarity, and continuity can be used to create a unified, harmonious composition.
Cornell University
Cornell University: Art, Design, and Visual Thinking
Use the left-hand toolbar of this site to investigate an online textbook for the language of design. It provides visual examples and explanations of line, form, color, color psychology, texture, balance, proportion and many more...