To prepare for a field trip to a local art museum, art class members journal their initial reactions to a reproduction of the work they will focus on during their visit. The whole class then considers the artistic elements in the piece...

Have you just visited an art museum? Or can you create a gallery in your classroom to visit? Pupils create an original drawing that reinforces what was learned in a visit to the art museum. They will view original art work and verbally...

Upper graders explore the concepts of landscape art, man, nature and their inter-relationship. This is a critical thinking and analysis activity intended to prepare the class for an up coming trip to a local art museum. They analyze,...

Middle schoolers write descriptions, narratives, and dialogues based on objects of art and time periods in a museum. They base several writing assignments on art objects and paintings, including a literal description and an emotional...

Learners discuss the subject and meaning of examples of visual art. They analyze various paintings found on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website, answer discussion questions, complete online interactive activities, and write an essay.

Pupils analyze art in a museum and write an essay about the responsibilities of museum professionals. In this museum and art lesson plan, students identify the roles of an art museum. Pupils evaluate the ability of a museum to fulfill...

Students practice looking skills as they reflect upon the differences between viewing original works of art and reproductions. For this art viewing lesson, students interpret a work of art using formal analysis and research done for...

Young art historians review the elements of art by studying a reproduction of a work of art from a museum visit. They explain the difference between looking at a reproduction of a work of art and looking at the original...

Students prepare for a trip to a museum and review the elements of art. In this museum and art lesson plan, students define the difference between looking at a reproduction of art and an original. Students identify the elements of art in...

Students engage in a lesson designed to be used before visiting The Orange County Museum of Art in California. They are exposed to works of art from a featured artist and recreate some of his work in the classroom. Students also conduct...

Students explore the websites for museums in either Paris or Madrid. They complete a website worksheet, answer questions about each museum, and create an ad for one of the museums.

Students evaluate and record the various types of museum careers. In this The Museum Idea instructional activity, students create a bicentennial time capsule, design a Museum of me, and make a classroom mini museum. In addition students...

Students examine several Medieval and Renaissance works of art, including painting and sculpture, at the Art Institute of Chicago. They use worksheets and discussion questions to enhance their interpretation of the pieces.

Students explore the influence of the landscape of Ireland on shaping the poetry of William Butler Yeats. They work in groups researching the growth of the Irish Nationalist Movement, Celtic origins, invasions, and the impact on the...

You and your high school class can examine the idea of artistic movements with this lesson. Explore various websites, compare/contrast paintings, after which the assignments are to complete a chart, and write an essay.

Students sharpen their creative writing skills by writing dialogues with unfamiliar objects while visiting local museums. They select an object in the museum, such as a painting, and create conversations between the people or animals...

Students create a poster and paper describing the importance of African American History Week after a visit to the Phillips Collection in Washington DC.

Students visit the National Gallery of Art and form creative writing pieces based on what they have learned about American landscapes of the nineteenth century.

Young scholars visit the Prado Museum website. They explore the website, answer questions in Spanish, interview a classmate, and compare/contrast various artists' works and the Prado museum with a U.S. museum.

Students navigate the North Carolina Art Museum website and find answers to questions needed before a visit.

Visit the Magic Treehouse and take your class on a trip through time with a reading of the children's book Mummies in the Morning. Using the story to spark an investigation into Egyptian culture, this literature unit engages...

Students explore the idea of movements in the visual arts and differentiate between some of the most well known movements in Western art. The lesson focuses on what makes a painting an example of a particular movement.

A rich series of activities introduces learners to the concept of culture by closely examining the behaviors, practices, and art of three distinct peoples: the Highland Maya of Guatemala, the Hmong of China and Southeast...

Students visit an on-line art museum in Paris, analyze several landscapes, and explore the painting techniques. They become familiar with distinctive aspects of classical Impressionist landscape paintings.