High schoolers create a collage in response to musical rhythm. In this visual arts lesson plan, students will better understand the connection between visual arts and musical rhythm. High schoolers will follow the teacher's model of...

Students define public domain and provide examples of work in the public domain. They define copyright, provide examples of copyrighted materials, and state the procedure for securing copyright for their own work

Historical illustrations reveal more than what they are meant to portray. After reading Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin, high schoolers view a series of illustrations, movie posters, photographs, and book covers that exemplify...

In this global studies worksheet, students read a 7-paragraph selection titled, "The Fourth Plinth." Students respond to 6 multi-step questions regarding the article about the London landmark.

Students study the different portrayals of the artwork The David and answer short answer questions about it. For this The David lesson plan, students see different versions of the biblical figure, and read about its background. Then they...

Students actively identify types of line in the environment. They accurately demonstrate an understanding of how straight lines can be used in art. They learn a little about how artist get ideas and practice their skills in gluing.

Students design, set up, and format a brochure for a museum exhibit. They conduct Internet research, locate images, summarize information, and create a trifold brochure.

Students explore the concepts of rhythm, movement, contrast and texture. They practice using new vocabulary and work on creating a college after designing the arrangement. They self-evaluate their collage and critique their classmates...

Students examine the painting style of Henri Matisse and Fauvism. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation on Fauvism and Henri Matisse, conduct Internet research, create a list of characteristics of the Fauvism style, and create...

Learners view and discuss two beds in the Getty collection and design and write descriptions of imaginary beds. In this imagery beds lesson plan students have to describe and compare/contrast works of art, orally and in writing. They...

Students explore Ukrainian culture and the additive dye process using wax as a resist. An original design is created displaying Ukrainian symbolism and placed onto an egg.

Learners explore the concept of alliteration. In this sound devices lesson, students use educational software to create alliterative phrases that are accompanied by appropriate clip art, design tools, and graphics.

Young scholars develop their own orginal artwork that represents their own ideas about gender. In groups, they discuss and design a tableaux that shows society's view on gender over time. Using any item in popular culture, they discuss...

Students actively explore lines in art, and intuitively create an art object using an unusual media.

Students view and discuss a selection of paintings from Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte, and other Surrealist artists. They play a game in which each person in a group writes a sentence and passes it on to the next person without letting...

Learners are introduced to Chinese Art and how artists used botanical motifs. They look at slides of motifs and then create a watercolor themselves. A functional motif will be created by them and they have to provide its meanings to...

Students investigate the geometrical concepts of translation, reflection, and rotation. They make different observations looking for the concepts that are displayed in classroom items like floor tiles, carpet designs, and visuals hung in...

Students discuss Japanese culture and the functional and artistic uses of fans and create paper fans using watercolors, popsicle sticks, and tape in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Can be used as an introduction to...

In this technology worksheet, students examine the definitions. The words are used in order to match the them with the bullet points.

Students compare and contrast two chairs that were made in different time periods. In this compare and contrast lesson students will compare two chairs They will then create a collage that takes place in a historic scene inspired by...

Seventh graders define courage and illustrate it in a portrait art medium. In this courage and art lesson, 7th graders discuss courage and identify a person who represents its meaning. Students then bring in a visual image of...

Young scholars discover Native American culture by creating masks.  For this customs lesson, students create their own masks in class from plaster and paint.  Young scholars perform a skit in front of their school showcasing...

Students view and create art in several styles. They view African Masks, Picasso's portraits and self-portraits. They compare the two, then create a self portrait. In the second lesson, they view landscape paintings by folk artists....

In this exploring projective geometry worksheet, students use computer software for instruction, then answer 9 questions about 3D drawings.