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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson plan, students look at how non-human images can be used in a self-portrait to portray aspects of a personality.
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Incredible Art Department

Incredible Art: Eric Carle Collage

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan encourages children to use painted paper to make a collage using the style of Eric Carle as inspiration.
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Albright-Knox Art Gallery

Albright Knox Art Gallery: Double Vision

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Pablo's Picasso's La Toilette is a loving portrait of Fernande Olivier, as well as a study in opposites and a reference to the history of art. In this lesson, students will discover the many levels of content in the painting through...
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Arizona State University

Southwest Culture Through Art: Unit and Lessons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This unit on Southwest American culture planned for sixth graders features six lesson plans on the following subjects: small group collage, exploring concepts, artifacts, pottery, petroglyph rock art pins, and architecture. (Click on...
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PBS

Pbs Online News Hour: The Art of Romare Bearden

For Students 9th - 10th
Newshour with Jim Lehrer, a nightly news broadcast on PBS, offers a wealth of material on Romare Bearden. Content includes the NewsHour report, a gallery of his artwork, extended interviews with the artist, and a companion lesson plan.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Self Portrait Collage [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students create a visual representation of themselves using collage with magazine cut-outs and write a detailed description of it.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: The Elements of Art: Shape

For Students 2nd - 4th Standards
Students will be introduced to one of the basic elements of art shape by analyzing the types of shapes used in various works of art to differentiate between geometric and natural shapes. They will then create their own cut paper collage...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Personal Pizza Pies: Fun Fractions With Food Art [Pdf]

For Teachers 4th Standards
In this lesson, 4th graders learn about the art of Wayne Thiebaud, and then create collaged personal pizza art, cutting their 'pies' into fractions.
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PBS

Pbs: Lesson Plan: A Nation of Many Cultures

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This lesson plan is based on the "America Responds" series where students explore the concepts of valuing diversity and appreciation of cultural differences. An integrated art, social studies, and language arts lesson plan that is...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Narrative Necklaces and Beyond! [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students will create a piece of art that will identify an artist, but is not a standard self-portrait with traditional facial features. It will be a collage incorporating images, colors, symbols, and text to help describe...
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ArtLex

Art Lex: Relief Sculpture

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Artlex is a wonderful site that guides students through the making of a relief sculpture after a brief history lesson. There are images from the 15th and 19th centuries and two lessons for the students. Follow the rubric!
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Art Fun With the Fairy Tale, the Fisherman and His

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson will give students the opportunity to view a variety of illustrations in different forms of literature, including "The Fisherman and His Wife." Students will be able to create their own work of art. They will also find that...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: The Art of Anatomy [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th
For this lesson, 5th graders learn about value and draw a 7-tone value scale. They then observe and draw an area of a skeleton model on a 6x6-inch square, incorporating line, shape, and value. They color the negative space and add...