+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Leonardo da Vinci

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine the life of artist Leonardo da Vinci. They tour his birthplace via a virtual tour. They explore his many different paintings and sculptures. They discover his personal history and discuss his most famous painting, The...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picture a Character

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
How would Jean-Etiénne Liotard paint the characters from "The Little Mermaid?" What would the main character from "The Little Match Girl" look like from Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes' point of view? After examining various paintings...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Learning through The Duke

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students study Duke Ellington's contributions to the field of jazz. They write poetry using language that was popular in the 1920's. They listen to a piece of Duke Ellington jazz and respond with at painting.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quilting

For Teachers 1st
First graders investigate the color spectrum by painting their own pictures. For this artistic expression lesson, 1st graders discuss their own families and create ways to express their culture and family history on a picture quilt....
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Technology as a Design Tool for Abstract Artwork

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students manipulate pictures using Adobe Photoshop and digital cameras to produce unique abstract works. This lesson can be modified to include a painting/mixed media element. State standards are addressed in this lesson.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Dream of Classic Perfection

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students look at how Greek classical art and philosophy influenced the French Revolution. In this French Revolution lesson, students use primary sources, Neoclassical art, to look at how they show what society was like during this time...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New to School Student Booklets

For Teachers K
Students create a book about their school experience entitled, "(Student's name) Goes to School." They identify who their friends are and discuss and list them as one page in their booklets. Students also listen to a story read by the...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Who am I? Bookmaking

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students explore the process of bookmaking that has its origins from many different international cultures. The multicultural symbolism represented by the medium is utilized by students to expres their identity.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art From Map-Abstract composition using map and primary colors

For Teachers K - 6th
The students use a map to create a Mondrian-like artwork. They put to use his severe simplicity in line as well as in color (of course, no green, which was a color he reportedly hated). Shapes created were more organic rather than...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Georgia O¿¿¿Keeffe¿¿¿s floral paintings

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students discuss the differences between realistic and abstract art by focusing on Georgia O'Keeffe's work The instructional activity can be delivered in either a simplistic or more complex way depending upon the grade level.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's a Bug's Life - Crayon Resist

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils reate an original crayon resist painting of a bugs life. They Choose 1 or more bugs to draw in composition and simplify objects into simple shapes, forms, and patterns students draw objects with spontaneity and imagination.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Little Kandinsky For All

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create abstract compositions based on the later works of Wassily Kandinsky using the primary colors in this early elementary Art lesson. The lesson emphasizes the use of color, lines, and shapes to create the abstract...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Constructivism (Line and shape)

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use the element of line to create a composition, then apply a printmaking technique to create a composition.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Computer aided Teacher

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compose an abstract work of art on the computer, enlarge it, and paint (or draw) it. They seek out inspiration from their natural world. Students find and photograph a picture with interesting visual imagery. They load the photo...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Walk into the Desert, A Line and Wash Landscape

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Young scholars discuss a landscape art print and its composition. They create a landscape underdrawing with foreground, middleground and background as well as repeated elements for rhythm. They add a watercolor wash and lights/darks for...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Thinking Syntactically: Using non-print text to faciliate generation of syntax and analysis of tone

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write with a command of the stylistic aspects of composition. They respond to non-print text. Students demonstrate working knowledge of syntactical choices. They construct sentences using descriptive language. Students analyze...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students view selected works of Keith Haring, discuss artist's life, brainstorm words to illustrate, emphasizing words that have emotional impact, practice drawing figures in style of Keith Haring, and paint figure(s) and background,...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fantasy Allegory of Air

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the painting Jan Brueghel and design their own book. In this art and book lesson, students discuss the elements of fantasy from the painting and create their own book. Students illustrate the book and create a painting...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Polar Express

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Young scholars read The Polar Express.They prepare a painting on KidPix that shows what they predict The Polar Express will be about. They show their paintings and tell what they feel the story is about and discuss why it is important to...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Clouds

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore clouds. For this clouds lesson plan, students talk about, write about, and paint clouds to gain an understanding of clouds.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tempera Batik

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners utilize elements and principles of design and develop strong composition. They explore colors, contrast and simplification of forms. They sketch in pencil, then trace in chalk before applying their paint.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Our Solar System

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders describe the composition of our solar system. They recognize the names of the planets in our solar system and compare and contrast the nine planets that orbit the sun.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Writing About Art: Comparing Portraits

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write a composition comparing and contrasting two portraits. In this comparing and contrasting lesson, students will observe two portraits and compare them through their writing. They then will write a letter to the artists...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Camels and Pyramids

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students examine and create artwork. In this visual arts lesson, students examine the motif present in "Camels and Pyramids." Students design their own motifs that they incorporate into a painted and stenciled piece.

Other popular searches