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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students, in groups, create an art history timeline. They design collages to represent different periods of art throughout history and recreate pieces from each era. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students review art from different periods throughout history. They recreate Stone Age drawings, Egyptian hieroglyphics, Roman mosaics, Matisse cut-outs and Picasso portraits. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students explore how people in earlier times used art as a way to record stories and communicate ideas by studying paintings from the Cave of Lascaux and other caves in France. Three lessons on one page. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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stgudents explore the use of unusual materials and inventive tools to make art. They create several works of their own that incorporate new methods, means, and resources. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students examine seven different African-American artists. In groups, they use the internet to identify their contribution and techniques to the art world and examine the time period in which the artwork was produced. To end the lesson, they use the knowledge they have gathered to write a play or story. Full Review »
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- 11th - 12th
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Students investigate the life of early man as depicted in the cave art in Lascaux and Chauvet in southwestern France. They use a variety of activities in an attempt to unravel the mystery surrounding the discovery. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students research the sources of prehistoric cave paintings and engage in an activity of creating their own cave art. The lesson focuses on the design, composition style of the art, and importance of cultural contributions cave painting had in early history. Full Review »
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- 7th - 12th
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Students investigate ancient man in the use of cave art. Using pastel chalks (similar to earth pigments--earth tones only) the students were to draw an image/ or images onto their rock. Afterwards we "framed" these with intertwined vine (honeysuckle, or grape vine). The art then is displayed for non-art students to see along with a brief overview of prehistoric art. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students pretend they travel to the past to explore how people in earlier times used art as a way to record stories and communicate ideas. They study the paintings in caves found in France as a frame of reference. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students compare and contrast the ways in which human figures are portrayed in rock art made by ancient Native American artists and in the drawings and paintings of historic European and American artists. They use images to identify human characteristics and artistic intentions as influenced by cultural convention. Full Review »
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