Art History Lesson Plans

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8th Grade
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Students study Cubism and Cubist art in an art history lesson in which they examine a number of images. They examine the relationship of Cubism to society architecture, and literature. Finally, they design a Cubist self-portrait using a variety of mediums after studying how more than one medium can be used in a piece of art.

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4th Grade
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Students create a power point presentation. In this art lesson, students work together to display art work for a school art show. Students create a power point presentation including pictures of the art work that will be added to the school's web site.

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4th - 6th Grade
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Students develop skills in painting and create a painting of an ice cream cone using Pop Art as in inspiration.

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Kindergarten Grade
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Students identify Dr. Seuss as an author/illustrator. They explain what those jobs include. Students identify four art elements in illustrations and explore reasons why Dr. Seuss may have limited his color palette.

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6th Grade
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Students examine the artwork of European artists by searching online resources. They examine the impact art has on society by searching online resources and observing art in their daily lives. Students research art online and import digital images into PowerPoint presentation. They use visual thinking strategies to analyze and interpret art.

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10th - Higher Ed Grade
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Students will review the art and architecture from various periods in art history. They will be able to describe stylistic tendencies from these periods. They will choose their own topic from a selected list of significant achievements in science or medicine. They will plan and sketch three different design solutions. A scale model of the memorial they have designed will be constructed using all available art media.

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Kindergarten - 2nd Grade
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Students create abstract works of art using techniques learned from the artwork of Piet Mondrian, construction paper, pre-cut shapes, and glue in this early-elementary Art lesson. A great lesson to introduce the concept of Abstract art.

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4th - 6th Grade
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Students create paintings of ice cream treats using Pop Art as an inspiration while developing skills in painting in this 4th through 6th grade Art lesson. Included with the lesson are possible extensions and suggested evaluation rubric.

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5th Grade
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Students create the detail of natural bones using clay in this Visual Art lesson for the fifth grade classroom. The lesson can be adapted formany different levels and/or abilities and could be used in conjunction with a lesson on Anatomy in Science.

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10th - 12th Grade
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Students are introduced to the four basic styles of art. Using a single topic, they create four different versions of it, each one in a different style of art. They compare their work to the definitions of each style and discuss as a class.