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Subway Art

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students study the Subway drawings by Keith Haring and create their own class mural. For this art lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions provided.
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Visual Literacy

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students focus on visual literacy in this lesson which can be incorporated to any previous lesson. Using images, they identify the visual elements and design in them and examining the various patterns present. In groups, they discover...
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Visualizing While Listening

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice visualization. In this reading and listening comprehension strategy visualization lesson, 1st graders close their eyes and listen to the teacher describe a familiar place, then draw what they visualized in their...
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Visual Learning: Gone Fishing

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students complete visual learning activities using a photograph of a fisherman. In this photograph analysis lesson plan, students analyze the photograph and the facts within the picture. Students read a quote and caption for the...
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Cultural "Art"-ifacts

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore how culture is reflected through art. After researching the art of a specific culture, 7th graders create replicas of art objects that reflect the ideals, values, and history of the culture.
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Pop Turned Art

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study the art of Andy Warhol and consider the line between art and life. They create their own artistic renditions of popular culture themes and images in order to explore their influence on our lives.
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Open Your Eyes To Art!

For Teachers K - 4th
Pupils help create a colorful bulletin board for classroom art displays in this short lesson for the early elementary classroom. The lesson, which can use a variety of items, includes product ideas and resource links to find very bright...
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Exhibiting Art

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a brochure for an art gallery combining research and images pertaining to known art works such as Van Gogh - Self Portrait and art pieces of the students. Students use their own artwork and download images from the and...
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Graffiti Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers become exposed to the art work of Keith Haring and create a piece of graffiti art. For this graffiti art lesson, students discover Keith Haring's work in a historical context, explore the usage of lines and...
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Haring Art Truck

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Young scholars are introduced to the work of Keith Haring and graffiti art in general. They work together to design and paint a car imitating Keith Haring's style.
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Exploring the Elements of a Japanese Garden Through the Book Arts

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Students create book arts based on a visit to the Botanical Garden. They choose their own images to put into their book and answer discussion questions.
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Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore how people in earlier times used art as a way to record stories and communicate ideas. By studying paintings from the Cave of Lascaux and other caves in France, students discover that pictures are more than pretty colors.
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Art Lesson Plans

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students participate in art projects based on their teacher's ideas. In this art lesson plan, students and teachers choose from a variety of art projects including collages, dioramas, masks, and more.
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Art and Artists: Multicultural Awareness and Appreciation Adaptation

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Each student receives a piece of artwork representing a unique culture and artist. They work in with two other students who have art representing a different culture and artist. They participate in a scavenger hunt to determine which...
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Toothpick Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students review primary colors and practice making straight lines. In this visual arts lesson, students paint simple shapes as large as a toothpick, using specific primary colors. During the construction of the shapes students are...
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Beethoven's Sixth Symphony and the Expression of Feeling through the Arts

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Here is an activity used originally to finish off a unit on country life and nature. It requires learners to have a basic understanding of harvest, rural life, and autumn. They'll use what they know to construct dance movements showing...
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Visual Messages: Creating a Photomontage

For Teachers K - 5th
Students create a photomontage. In this lesson on photography as a means of conveying emotion, students use images gathered from the Internet to create a photomontage comparing how water is used in Africa and the U.S.
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Text as Object and Art: Aesthetic Impact on Audience Reception of Books in the Early Renaissance and Today

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders examine the role that aesthetics play in the publication of books. In groups, they apply the concept of physical affectation on each reader's experience to literature. They also compare and contrast the varied types of...
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Sculpture: Exploring Pop Art: Creating

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners work in teams to create collaborative sculptures of food. They are required to create the food, dishes, and utensils needed to display their work. Note: This is a team building and design exercise.
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Visual Depth in Art

For Teachers 2nd - 7th
Students explain the concept of foreground, middle ground and background in creating a sense of depth in a landscape painting or drawing.
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Tissue Paper Puzzle Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Get creative and use a tissue paper collage to make wonderful window hangings for the classroom. You'll find the materials list, objectives, and instructions needed to complete this fun activity. This project encourages eye-hand...
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Loop-based Composing based on Visual Stimuli

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Pupils search the World Wide Web to locate an artistic image that inspires an aural composition. They compose a musical piece using loop-based composition software and use file management and storage techniques to archive project work....
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English/Language Arts Methods Project

For Teachers Higher Ed
Students design a webquest requiring higher order thinking and providing students with opportunities to reflect on their learning. They include an assessment tool to evaluate the process and product.
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Art Masterpiece—Leonardo da Vinci Inventions

For Teachers 6th
After getting to know the inventor, Leonardo da Vinci and his many inventions, scholars think up their own invention. Following a written description and a hand-drawn picture, learners use a method of mirror writing and antiquing to give...

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