Learners investigate the use of cloth-based art forms intended to pass down traditions and history. They research types of quilts, quilt characteristics and then identify how Freedom Quilts were historically used in the US.

A comprehensive and straightforward tool can help your critical thinkers analyze art. This presentation teaches your young artists to look at a piece of work critically, analyzing the artist, the period, the symbolism, and the artistic...

Learn about the Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, Rotational Hex Design. This image-rich presentation provides a comprehensive description of the origin and meaning behind these interesting totems. Instructions to create these symmetrical...

Metal work can be a wonderful way to expose learners to Mexican folk art. This resource provides all the necessary steps for creating Mexican metal tooling with your art class. Images, web links, recommended books and products make...

Students research the history of American Folk Art, as evidenced in weathervanes and whirligigs. They compare and contrast the traditional examples they find with their more modern drawings. They then recognize and apply math terms such...

Young scholars study the folk art form of pojagi wrapping cloth used in Korean culture. In this Korean culture instructional activity, students study examples of the pojagi art and discuss its features. Young scholars work with cloth...

Kids of any age can experience the beauty, color, and patterns of Oaxacan art. They view, discuss, and then make their own versions of Oaxacan animal sculptures using sulphite paper. This would be a good follow-up activity to accompany a...

Here is a symmetry lesson which invites learners to explore symmetrical and unsymmetrical shapes. They reconfigure shapes with two or three lines of symmetry, and discover symmetry in pieces of art.

Young artists use Paintstik colors on paper, canvas, metal, fabric or another surface to create a work of art to be presented in a gallery. Students research the origins of the "Snakebasket" they are creating. These art lessons produce...

Students complete an American folk art analysis activity. In this art analysis instructional activity, students analyze Ralph Fasanella's American Heritage painting using the careful looking questions, discussion questions, context...

Learners examine a "Bird of Paradise Quilt Top" to discover what the themes and patterns tell about mid-nineteenth-century America.  For this American Folk Art lesson, students discuss the possible creator of the quilt and the symbols...

Students work in small groups to interpret a piece of folk art.  Students first interpret the art without reading the background information, then they investigate the background information of the art.  Last, students present their...

Investigate themes and issues in art such as the concept of originality, interpretation of visual language, symbolism, and examination of the categories of fine art and folk art.

Young scholars complete art analysis for American folk art in the form of trade signs. In this art analysis lesson, students complete careful looking questions, discussion questions, context questions, and related activities to analyze...

Students analyze the map quilt as a part of American folk art. In this folk art activity, students read background information, complete careful looking questions, discussion questions, context questions, and related activities.

Students analyze an example of American folk art in Clementine Hunter's 'The Apple Paring.' In this folk art analysis lesson, students read background information about the art, complete careful looking questions, questions for further...

Students analyze an example of American folk art in the oil paintings. For this folk art lesson, students analyze the art in the two examples using the careful looking questions, further discussion questions, context questions, and may...

Students complete art analysis for a Bessie Harvey piece. In this art analysis lesson, students read background information, complete careful looking questions, discussion questions, context questions, and other related activities.

Students complete visual analysis activities for American folk art using the art of the 'Baby Blanket.' For this art analysis lesson, students analyze the folk art example by completing careful looking questions, discussion questions,...

Pupils analyze a piece of American folk art. For this folk art lesson, students read the background information for the Masonic Plaque in the form of a Royal Arch Tracing Board. Pupils analyze the symbols for the art by answering the...

Students analyze the folk art 'Flag Gate' and complete analysis activities it. For this art analysis lesson, students complete analysis of the folk art using the careful looking questions, discussion questions, and context questions....

Students analyze a picture of an American folk art game that illustrates the impact slavery had on society. In this art analysis instructional activity, students study the picture of the game that illustrates the plight of the slaves....

Students examine a painting by Nick Quijano Torres and analyze the depiction of the artist, his sister, and his grandmother.  In this art appreciation instructional activity, students analyze multicultural aspect of Puerto Rico in the...

In this classroom applications and fieldwork basics worksheet, students utilize the 20 interview questions once they locate someone in their community who creates traditional art. An oral release is included.