Students learn skills in mixing and applying paint while enhancing understanding of complementary colors.

Students display the two still-life paintings they created along with their artist’s statement, write a review of a peer’s work, and discuss all of the paintings in a group critique. In this still life art lesson, students view the...

Students pick out the different techniques in photographs taken. In this photographs lesson plan, students critique patterns, shadows, reflections, and more in the photographs.

Students analyze the needs for outdoor sculpture and create their own example. For this sculpture lesson, students discuss the sculptural and architectural elements of site-specific sculpture. Students work in teams to select a...

Students read and analyze the clay sculpture art of Robert Arneson and create their own clay sculpture. In this clay sculpture lesson, students create a three-dimensional relief sculpture of a face and experiment with creating emotional...

Students interpret and analyze art for meaning and a Maya Angelou poem for meaning. In this art and literature analysis activity, students analyze Alison Saar's "Lost and Found" and Maya Angelou's poem "Alone." Students write creative...

Students use a grid to help them draw outdoor paintings on the street of Keith Haring's work with haring people. In this painting lesson plan, students can also play a hopscotch games on their painting.

Young scholars analyze art of changing identities of cities and populations. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the works of art that address constructions of identity in a consumer society. Young scholars explore the role...

Students analyze and evaluate the effects of abstraction and realism on depictions of the human form in ancient and modern-day cultures.

Learners examine the use of persuasive arguments to varying audiences. They define persuasion, read and discuss an article on whether P.E. should be optional, summarize the pros and cons of P.E., and write a letter or a speech.

Students explore Italian Renaissance artwork. In this visual arts lesson, students examine "Madonna, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and Saint Paul'" by Bernardo Daddi. Students investigate the use of space, scale, and proportion in the work prior...

Students create traditional African art pieces. In this visual arts lesson, students use modeling materials to craft Gabon clay masks that represent beauty.

Students examine the variety of materials an artist uses when drawing and consider the impact of the material choice. In this art analysis lesson, students consider the different materials used to make various drawings. Students compare...

Students examine the concept of craft and, by creating blueprints for various craft objects, explore the advantages and disadvantages of craft in our modern world.

Students examine an art object and gain information from it. Students examine how artists provide important information to convey a narrative.

Learners view and discuss Renaissance art, including the work of Arcimboldo. They create their own self portraits through imagery and symbolism in the Arcimboldo style.

Students investigate Medieval art Gargoyles/Beasties and creatures used for animation films, design an original monster, and create a hollow clay form using hand building techniques.

Students research different types of rock art and categorize it into basic groups, classify Powerpoint Images according to interpretation, enter findings into Access template, and interpret results after comparing information with rest...

Young scholars create "abstract flowers" using the artwork of Georgia O'Keefe and knowledge of warm and cool colors in this Art lesson for grades K-12. The lesson includes a short recommended book list and a biography of Georgia O'Keefe.

Young scholars demonstrate effective collaboration, the ability to review their own work and that of others, and understand that a sculpture can express a moodor feeling. They listen to "Word Up" by Cameo. Students watch a slide show...

Students engage in a lesson that focuses upon the use of persuasive speech. They conduct research into the famous sayings used by sideshow owners and performers from the Old West. Students then create advertisements for shows that could...

Learners read information about the ancient origins of art and archaeology with a focus on the Malian culture. In this art origins lesson, students read background information for the topic and compare ancient and contemporary objects....

Learners analyze Greek sculpture. In this Greek sculpture lesson plan, students review the roles and responsibilities of the Gods and Goddesses in the Greek pantheon. Learners compare the way Greek Gods are portrayed and sculpt the...

In this foreign language instructional activity, students find the vocabulary terms that are related to the words for art in Spanish. The answers are found at the bottom of the page.