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Getting Perspective In The Renaissance
Pupils engage in a lesson that is concerned with the art of photography. They conduct research using the Internet and other resources. The students use the lesson plan to create context for using analytical language for class discussion.
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Flowers
Students create a crayon resist flower following a dicussion about Georgia O'Keefe's art.
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Whose Shoes?
Students explore the meaning of objects. Students conduct research on the history of shoes, and write an imaginary story about a pair of shoes. They host a group presentation to share their stories.
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Sculptural Heads
Learners create sculptures of a human head with Sculptamold. They comprehend and apprecitate portraits and sculptures of the human face as art forms and the opportunity to incorporate human feelings and emotions in their own art....
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Watercolor Collage
Sixth graders study about Impressionism and Post Impressionism. They create a watercolor collage.
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Sixth Graders Express Themselves
Sixth graders create examples of expressionistic paintings using pastels, black paper, and chalk in this 6th grade Art lesson. Emphasis is on creating an emotion for the painting using simple lines and large shapes and cooperative...
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Lesson #23: Ceramic Self-Portrait as a Famous Artist
Students sculpt a bust out of clay using naturalistic features. For this sculpture lesson, students use themselves or classmates as models to ensure correct form and proportion of a hollow bust. This lesson includes pictures for each...
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Storytelling Electronically
Students explore the features of Microsoft PowerPoint. They use the advanced features to develop an electronic storybook. Students use a flatbed scanner and the Internet to develop their storybooks.
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Lesson Plan for Scheherazade by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Students study the music of Russian composer, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov. They compare the sounds individual instruments make. They listen to and study the story of "Scheherazade" and compare it to other pieces that also portray a story or...
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: How to Appreciate a Painting
Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.