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Painters as Authors

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore artists as authors. They discuss the stories that their pictures tell. Students describe what story they think the artist is trying to tell in their pictures. Students search the Internet and choose a piece of...
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Van Gogh in the First Grade

For Teachers 1st
First graders design projects based on work of Van Gogh.  In this Van Gogh arts lesson, 1st graders review and and model artwork prior to creating their own landscape project in watercolor.  
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Multiple Intelligences and Holistic Models

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders identify different genres of literature and the characteristics which identify each genre. They identify which genres best suit their interests, read a novel and perform a skit from the novel or present original artwork...
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Transforming Negatives to Positives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations to celebrate their Open Court "City Wildlife" unit.
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Writers as Artists, Artists as Writers; Response to Literature and Visual Arts

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are led through and encouraged to interpret artwork in the museum. They voice their own interpretations of the artwork as a class. On their third visit to the museum they take notes on their own and their classmates'...
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The Hammock

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students examine the artwork of Frieseke. Using various paintings, they examine its characteristics and discuss how the artist creates movement and rhythm in the artwork. At higher grades, they describe the properties of colors and...
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African American Voices

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate the many forms of Haitian art. They compare the art of some different cultures, religions, countries, and philosophies. Students also read the biography of an artist to build context for a particular piece of...
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The Greek Alphabet: More Familiar Than You Think!

For Teachers K - 2nd
For this Greek alphabet lesson, pupils explore the Phoenician origins to the Greek alphabet. Learners compare Greek letters to current letters and write a paragraph about the life of students in ancient Greece. They also identify...
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Daily Life in Ancient Egypt

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explain how artwork can inform about a culture and its traditions. They pretend to be archaeologists who have just opened a tomb. They interpret the past based on what they discover.
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Scratch, Glue, Foil & Paint

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students sculpt large Greek and Roman letter design motifs, and replicate other examples of Greek and Roman artwork.
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Animal Encounters

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use their visualizing and interpreting skills to produce original writings and artwork.
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Sweet Stuff

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders become familiar with the artworks of Wayne Thiebaud. They focus on the works that depict sweets and use thickened paint. They discuss the size and visuals of Thiebaud's work and the balance that is so necessary in such...
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Lessing meets Haring

For Teachers 2nd - 9th
Students create a challenging mural that functions as visual storytelling and encourages graffiti prevention. They examine the history of their town, pose questions about public art and view artwork by Keith Haring for inspiration.
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Stop the Violence

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine and discuss various artworks by Keith Haring. They design and create a Keith Haring style painting that communicates a message about an important social issue.
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Haring Placemats

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine and discuss artwork by Keith Haring. They design and create a placemat, painting a design similar to Keith Haring's style of drawing.
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Tools For Discussing Haring's Work

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine artwork by Keith Haring and discuss his drawing techniques and process. They write a group story as an interpretation of one of Keith Haring's drawings, and create their own posters.
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Many Chairs, One Table

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine artwork and sculpture by Keith Haring. They decorate a chair with their own symbols and designs.
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All About Trees

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine and explore how trees are an integral part of daily life. They analyze works of art by Robert Harris, read studenT literature, and create their own artworks.
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That's Entertainment

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine forms of entertainment in artwork by Robert Harris. They analyze toys and games from long ago by creating graphs, puppets, posters, and organizing a games fair.
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History, Literature, Art: Connections

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders consider how works of art can help them make connections between history and literature. They compare a literary work to an artwork and discuss using specific questions as a guideline.
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Suffering and Sunset: An African American Artist's Impression of World War I

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers study paintings by a Pennsylvania artist, Horace Pippin, to explore African-American contributions in World War I. They create presentations based on their impressions of the artwork.
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Ellsworth Kelly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students examine and discuss artwork by the artist Ellsworth Kelly. They create an abstract picture of two-dimensional geometric shapes using Kid Pix software based on a photograph taken by the student.
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CHOP LESSONS

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the Japanese signature block, or chops, and create their own artwork.
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Female Artists

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners listen to excerpts from "History of Women Artists for Students" and discuss the artwork of three artists. They compare and contrast the styles of art and investigate a CD-Rom of famous artists.

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