Visual Arts Lesson Plans

Learners discuss the subject and meaning of examples of visual art. They analyze various paintings found on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website, answer discussion questions, complete online interactive activities, and write an essay.

Students examine the idea of artistic movements in the visual arts. They explore various websites, compare/contrast paintings, complete a chart, and write an essay.

Fifth graders study how artists create balance and order in their designs and artworks. In this symmetry and visual arts lesson, 5th graders complete a radial design project. Students study examples of symmetry and examples of fractions or parts-to-whole relationships. Students study visual art from Ohio artists. Students use compasses or other tools to cut circles for the radial arrangements and finish the project.

Students explore symbols and what they represent. In this visual art lesson, students collect various symbols and discuss what they represent. Students create and discuss personal symbols which represent themselves.

Students differentiate the various genres in the visual arts, particularly in Western painting. They view and discuss, in small groups, paintings published on the National Galleries website. Then each student individually identifies genres of paintings in an online exercise.

Fifth graders examine the work of famous artists. In this visual arts lesson, 5th graders research 8 artists and their works. Students create their own hero portraits in Cubist style and display them in a gallery walk.

Students explore foil tooling concepts. In this visual arts lesson, students study African granary doors and then use mixed media and foil tooling to create their own granary doors that include symbols of their identities and things they treasure.

Students explore the work of Ruth Asawa. In this visual arts lesson, students watch a video segment about artist Ruth Asawa, study images of her sculptures, and create their own woven sculptures.

Students explore the work of David Ireland. In this visual arts lesson, students watch a video segment about artist David Ireland, study images of his conceptual art pieces, and create their own conceptual art pieces.

Students relate the facial muscle location with a person's expressions. For this visual arts lesson, students write a fictional story about a character. They use digital cameras and computer softwares to create an animation film about it.