Denver Art Museum
Descriptive Haiku
Even though this is technically an art instructional activity, haiku poetry is actually the main focus! Learners view photographs of Japanese tea caddies. They list five descriptive words for the caddies, then write haiku poems using the...
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Presidential Picture
Students create miniature portraits of George Washington using a primary source image, watercolor pencils, colored pencils and white drawing paper. This Art lesson can be used as an introductory lesson on George Washington in a U.S....
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Mondrian Inspired Abstract Art
Students explore the art of Piet Mondrian. For this abstract art lesson, students look at paintings by the Dutch painter and then follow the provided steps to create their own abstract art inspired by his works.
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About Life: The Photographs of Dorothea Lange Going to the Promised Land
To better understand the migrant experience during the Great Depression, pupils analyze two primary resources: photographs by Dorothea Lange and a U.S. Map that shows the Dust Bowl. They compare and contrast Lange's images to Steinbeck's...
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Terrific Tessellations
Students create to pieces of artwork using two primary colors and tessellation techniques. This is an excellent lesson that can be accomplished using standard art techniques or educational software such as Adobe Photoshop or Microsoft...
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Primary Color Mixing
Third graders identify secondary colors that are created by mixing primary color paint combinations, and make paintings of their own.
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Primary and Secondary Colors Mixing Activity
Students explore color recognition through mixing the primary and secondary colors together. They color in an online rainbow using primary and secondary colors, identify the colors on a color mixing poster, then mix the colors using...
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Learning Secondary Colors
Students identify secondary colors. In this visual arts lesson, students predict what color will be made when two colors are mixed. Students create their own painting using secondary colors and write about their painting in their journals.
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Raindrops Keep Falling on my Art
Kids may be a little resistant to this rainy day idea, but it could produce some amazing art. They paint a watercolor picture of anything they like. When they are done, they take their paintings outside and let the rain work its magic!...
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Sponge Painting Flowers
Explore the shapes and colors of spring with a flower themed painting project. Included here are a list of materials and the instructions needed to execute an art lesson on sponge painting flowers. Tip: Use in conjunction with a flower...
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Color in Paintings
Students examine the color in paintings. In this visual arts instructional activity, students explore the 1821 painting by Jacques-Louis David and identify the colors in the art piece. Students write an original fairy tale and create an...
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Abstract Art: Line, Shape And Color
Learners 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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Complementary Superheroes
Students discover the color wheel. In this color lesson, students find the primary colors, secondary colors, and contrasting colors. They look through the designs of super hero logos and create their own using what they know about color.
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The Dream Catcher
Students create a dream catcher. In this visual arts instructional activity, students read the book Dream Catcher and create a dream catcher by using a willow branch, leather string, feathers, and beads.
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Puzzle Piece Frames
Every class has a puzzle or two with missing pieces, don't trash them, use them for art. Great for framing a picture or self-portrait, this frame idea really comes together. Learners use old puzzle pieces to decorate a picture frame....
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Part of a Masterpiece, by John W. Healy
Students step into paintings. In this visual arts instructional activity, students imagine themselves walking through a famous piece of art. Students research the artwork and then use computer programs or artistic methods to literally...
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Under Water Scene
Students explore foreground and background colors. In this visual art lesson, students create an underwater collage from varying colors and textures of paper showcasing the color transition between background and foreground colors.
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Hats Off to Color
Students investigate primary and secondary colors. In this art lesson plan, students mix primary paint colors to develop secondary colors. Students identify each color they created.
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Visualizing: Hill Fire
Students use visualization while reading Hill of Fire. For this language arts lesson, students read the story and draw a picture of what they see while listening to the story. Students use manipulatives to create the figures described.
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Pop Art Ice Cream Painting
Students develop skills in painting and create a painting of an ice cream cone using Pop Art as in inspiration.
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Color Mixing
First graders practice identifying primary and secondary colors by mixing paint. In this colors lesson, 1st graders utilize primary colored paint to mix and experiment with in order to create secondary colors. Students paint a rainbow...
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3D Paper-Edge Figure Sculptures
Young scholars discover visual arts by creating sculptures in class. In this personal expression lesson plan, students research the Internet and examine different examples of modern sculptures and 3 dimensional art. Young scholars...
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Japanese Internment--How Point of View Influences Attitude
How does background and experience influence one's point of view? Dwight Okita's famous poem about the Japanese internment is the text used to explore this essential question. Class members study primary documents to gain the necessary...
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Painting a Neighborhood
Pupils explore the concept of neighborhoods and identify primary and secondary colors. In this colors and community instructional activity, students read the book Harold and the Purple Crayon and then discuss the concept of a...