Bass drum, snare drum, tom-toms, cymbals. Perched behind their drum sets, wielding their drum sticks and wire brushes, drummers lay the grove and are the heartbeat of a band's performance. A dynamic lesson introduces young musicians to...

Students examine a variety of textures, one of the seven elements of design. They experiment with various media and techniques to produce different textures. Then they produce two works of art, one using actual textured material and one...

Students discover the influences of mid 19th and early 20th century art styles: Realism, Impressionism, Post / Neo Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism through an analysis of styles, subject matter, and media.

Students examine the history of the musical "Oklahoma". They choreograph their own segment from the Dream Ballet. They also gather information from listening to media reports.

Violence and human suffering, as represented in art and film, are the focus of an investigation of the power of visual images and the moral implications of such representations. Class members examine “Guernica,” Pablo Picasso’s massive...

Students identify characters and events from the Ramayana. They discuss ways in whcih the images convey non-verbal information and messages. They discuss similarities and differences in the visual and verbal tellings of the Ramayana.

Explore the influence of African-style masks on Western art. Learners create individual masks using construction paper. They discuss and explore the techniques used to create these types of masks. The resource includes links to...

Students examine different types of drawings. For this art lesson, students experiment with different tools for drawing and view many examples of what can be created with each type of tool. Students also experiment with how certain words...

Learners organize information and prepare a visual interpretation that enhances an oral presentation using pictures, graphics and sound.

How do painters use and manipulate light in their artwork to give emphasis and establish mood and emotion? Pupils will analyze a few examples of landscape and portrait painting in order to explore the how light is used in art,...

How important are sound effects in films? In stage plays? In radio programs? To gain an understanding of the impact of these special effects, class members watch a short video spoof of the sound in a scene from Star...

Students create a quilt to represent an important event in their life. In this visual arts instructional activity, students research Faith Finggold and her quilts. Students use art supplies to create their own quilt and share the...

Seventh graders explore lines of symmetry, congruent polygons and patterns. They listen to "The Seasons Sewn," observe a PowerPoint presentation, and identify congruent polygons and visual patterns. Through an internet activity, 7th...

In this art worksheet, students examine and compare 8 rectangles on one side of the page, all a different shade of blue. Students draw a line to match the identical blue shade on the other side of the paper.

In this art worksheet, students cut out 5 fully colored green circles of different sizes and shades of green. Students glue the circles one on top of the other to create a color shades "target" like the one pictured in the instructions.

In this color worksheet, students analyze an example of a target color wheel of 5 shades of purple. On the blank target, students try to match the shades of purple as closely as possible using crayons, colored pencil or watercolor.

In this picture matching activity, students examine 6 similar pictures of Mother Goose. Students color the one picture that is different from the others.

Study the beauty of the landscape around you with an innovative art lesson plan. After discussing the foreground, background, and middle ground of landscape art, kids work on making their own piece of landscape art. The lesson plan...

In this math instructional activity, students are asked to study and trace the squares on the left, then draw a line to the ones on the right which are the exact same size. Note: Although the directions call these squares, none of them...

In this counting worksheet, students examine a page filled with stars, many overlapping each other. Students count the stars.

In this science worksheet, students draw lines to connect illustrations of leaves. There are two each of four leaves on the page. Leaves vary by type, shape, and color.

In this geometric shapes worksheet, learners analyze 4 rows of shapes. Students circle the one figure in each row that is different from all the others.

In this patriotic symbols worksheet, students analyze 4 rows of American symbols, each with three similar pictures. Students circle the one that is different in each row.

For this congruent shapes worksheet, students analyze a group of 20 geometric shapes that have letter labels. Students find pairs of shapes that are congruent in this group and write the letters of the shapes that match.