+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hidden Jewels of Geometry

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils identify different geometric shapes, and arrange them artistically in original jewelry designs.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

African Mask Design

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design and create an African mask using black paper and oil pastels.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mineralogy, Astronomy, & Ancient Wisdom

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete a variety of activities surrounding minerals, crystals, and mineralogy. They locate common minerals on a world map, complete a lab in which they identify the chemical and physical properties of various minerals, etc.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wardrobe

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders observe the wardrobe and discuss the role of the wardrobe in the culture of viceregal Mexico. They research the design and the influence of Moorish decoration in the geometric pattern on the door. Students identify...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Barrels, Casks and other Curvy Containers: Math, Geomety, Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students construct a barrel or other curvy container and then estimate and gauge its volume.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Quatrain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students write quatrains based on themes recently heard in songs.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Origami Frogs

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders explore a variety of geometry and science concept while making an origami frog. The fold paper into the shape of a frog and conduct measurement activities including frog leaps.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tools For Discussing Haring's Work

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine artwork by Keith Haring and discuss his drawing techniques and process. They write a group story as an interpretation of one of Keith Haring's drawings, and create their own posters.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Manipulative Mania

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners explore tangram vocabulary and tangram designs, creating an art design that contains various geometric parts. They complete a checklist titled, Important Thing About a Quilt Design.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fall Reflections

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Young scholars create a multi-media landscape of a tree in fall color. They use the Y-method of drawing a tree.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Keeping Us in Stitches Activity: Whole Cloth Quilt Design

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students examine how decorative motifs are adapted to other types of objects by craftsmen and artists. They examine photos on the Illinois State Museum website, discuss design elements, adapt a motif to a line drawing, and transfer a...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pysanky Egg Decorating

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore the processes involved in decorating eggs. The story, "Rechenka's Eggs" or "Chicken Sunday" by Patricia Polacco forms the introduction to the research.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mondrian, Math, and Amazing Colors

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study geometric shapes, lines, and the primary colors as they create Mondrian-like art prints.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Japanese Family Crests

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Pupils create an artistic crest that represents either themselves, their group of friends, or their their family.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tessellations

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders investigate the relationship between math and art by examining patterns and polygons.They examine how polygons make up the patterns that form tessellations, and determine tessellations that occur in nature. Finally, they...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tessellation Quilt Squares

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders design a "quilt block" that has a tessellating pattern to help create a class tessellation quilt. They describe relationships between two- and three-dimensional shapes and analyze attributes and properties of geometric...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hachimaki/Shibori Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to the technique of Arashi Shibori and its history. In groups, they discover how to perform this process and examine how to do hachimaki. To end the lesson, they make their own hachimaki to wear and share it...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

2D and 3D Shapes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Have your class use online activities to recognize the names and properties of 2D and 3D shapes. They will listen to their teacher describe a mystery shape and try to guess it. Additionally they will watch clips online about a 2D shape...
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Building Paper Bridges

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars construct a bridge that can hold 100 pennies. For this math lesson, students evaluate the strength of their bridges. They predict how much weight a bridge can hold based on its design.
+
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How Big Is Your Heart?

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners complete a performance about the heart. In this heart lesson plan, students learn about the heart functions and then perform them.

Other popular searches