Frida Kahlo Lesson Plans

Students examine and analyze works of art by Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. They create journals that follow the form and content of Kahlo's diary, and murals in the spirit of Rivera.

In this lesson students examine and assess the relationship between Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera. They are able to identify how Frida Kahlo incorporates this tumultuous relationship into her artwork.

4th graders create self-portraits using artistic elements found in Hispanic culture and, specifically, the art of Frida Kahlo. The lesson can be adapted for any culture/country and requires an outside person with cultural knowledge.

Students investigate the Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. In this visual arts lesson, students read the book Frida and view several samples of her paintings. Students construct a T-chart comparing the important things in Frida's life to the important things in their lives.

Learners create self-portraits using prior artistic knowledge and personal experiences. Emphasis is placed on the works of Albrecht Durer, Vincent Van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Frida Kahlo, Romare Bearden, and Chuck Close for inspiration.

Learners analyze Frida Kahlo's paintings to determine how she used them for self-expression. They create a personal piece of art to express sentiments on a particular subject.

In this lesson students explore how cultural aspects of their lives are depicted in society. They view a video on Frida Kahlo and identify the cultural elements that she referenced in her work.

In this lesson students create tinfoil self-portraits in the style of a famous Mexican painter, Frida Kahlo. The work and culture of the artist is examined and the folk art tradition of painting on tin in the "retablo" style is practiced.

Students design tinfoil self-portraits based on the work of Frida Kahlo, a famous Mexican painter. They study the style of this Mexican artist before making their own portraits.

Students view the PBS video and reflect upon the social implications of a personal realtionship upon the influence of artistic expression. The relationship of Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera is judged critically to come to conclusions. The inquiry focuses upon the relationship success or failure.