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Jewish and German Art

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students draw a self-portrait in pencil with shading.  In this Holocaust lesson, students discover Hitler's idea of art and compare it to the art of the Jews during the Holocaust period.  Students discuss reasons the art of the Jews was...
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Symmetrical Journals

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students examine the concept of symmetry by studying the symmetry of symbols in a wall painting and creating journals with a symmetrical design. After a class review of symmetry and identifying the line of symmetry in several objects in...
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Self Portrait Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students review multiple ideas for creating a self portrait including abstract versions, PowerPoint presentations, sculptures, ceramic plates, photography and shadow boxes. They create self portraits.
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Three Chicago Painters: Self-Portraits

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine self-portraits on a Website. They create self-portraits which reveal something about themselves. They include objects which give clues to Students' personalities. The portraits are displayed in the school.
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Getting To Know You

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the book "I like me" by Nancy Carison, or a similar self-esteem book, and then create self-portraitswhile the song "Getting to Know You" is being played. This is an excellent ice-breaker for the beginning of the...
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Philanthropic Literature Lesson 1: The Lonely Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars investigate the concepts of sharing and good citizenship, and how they contribute to a peaceful society. They work on problem solving and critical thinking skills after listening to Marcus Pfister's, The Rainbow Fish.
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Print-Making Card Designs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students explore print making. In this art and print making lesson plan, students listen to biographical information about Leonardo da Vinci, then define "mirror image" as a technique used by this artist. Students cut out magazine...
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Lonely Fish

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read the book The Rainbow Fish. In this citizenship instructional activity, students discuss how the characters in the story resolved conflicts. Students create a rainbow fish from foil and cotton.
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Symmetry in Butterflies

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create a butterfly displaying a mirror image of itself to show that it is symmetrical. In this symmetry lesson plan, students go over symmetry in different shapes and identify patterns in butterflies.
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What Role Does Light Play Within the Vision Process?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners are introduced to the relationship between light and vision. In groups, they participate in experiments to discover how different wavelengths are divided in the visible spectrum. They record their answers and discuss their...
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The Houdini Box: Compare and Contrast

For Students 6th - 8th
How did Houdini do it? After reading a short passage about magicians and their tricks, readers are asked to compare and contrast some of the illusions these prestidigitators create. 
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Art as a Reflection of Society

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students write about their interpretations of "Glow of the City," discuss "Glow of the City" in terms of imagery, symbolism, use of shadows and light, and ways that it reflects life in the late 1920s in New York.
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People, Places, and Things

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars review art history in the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art. In this art history lesson plan, students discuss art vocabulary emphasizing landscape, portrait, and still life. They visit the museum and create their own pictures. 
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Picasso Faces

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the artwork of Abstract artist Pablo Picasso. They create a collage of Abstract and/or Cubistic Faces emulating Picasso's style. Students are allowed to let their imagination run wild with the many possibilities.
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Using Fabrics in Your Art Curriculum

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students use a dicut machine to do block printing on fabric. In this fabric lesson plan, students draw, carve, and print onto blocks for this art project.
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Self-portrait Projects

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Teacher discusses drawing of facial features with students. They then research facial features of famous artists and children's illustrators on the Internet. Students then will create a self-portrait using paper and pencil.
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Creating Hope: Making Butterfly Stamps

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create foam ink stamps.  In this Holocaust instructional activity, students discover the history of the Holocaust and why butterflies represented a symbol of hope during those times.  Students use BalsaFoam to carve out a...
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Math is Beautiful: Tessellation

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Learners examine patterning in Chinese and Japanese artwork prior to creating their own tessellations using styrofoam plates in this creative cross-curricular instructional activity for upper-elementary/middle level classrooms.
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Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: Renaissance and Baroque Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...
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Image

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives biographical information on Mary Cassatt. It includes information and pictures of several of her paintings.