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The Sidney Poitier High School
Students research the life of Sidney Poitier and plan an hour-long dedication ceremony for a school that has just been renamed after him.
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Ink Painting And Poetry In Japan And China
Young scholars create original Haiku poetry and paint images that depict the emotions of each poem in this high school Language Arts lesson adaptable for other curriculums including Art and Social Studies.
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Art From Map-Abstract composition using map and primary colors
The students use a map to create a Mondrian-like artwork. They put to use his severe simplicity in line as well as in color (of course, no green, which was a color he reportedly hated). Shapes created were more organic rather than...
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Vincent Van Gogh
Students examine the life and works of Vincent Van Gogh. They complete a class KWL chart, and watch a PowerPoint presentation about the life of Vincent Van Gogh. Next, they use a digital photo of themselves to create a self-portrait...
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Paper Strip Penguin
First graders discuss the habitats and lifestyle of penguins. Using paper, they create a paper strip penguin making sure to incorporate symmetry for both sides of the penguin. They attach eyes, beak, arms and feet and share them with the...
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Sea Urchins - Diadema Antillarum
Pupils investigate oceanography by painting sea life. In this crustacean lesson, students identify sea urchins in our ocean environments and describe the functionality of their spherical-shaped bodies. Pupils design their own sea urchins...
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Haring Mural
Students create a class mural emphasizing color and lines. In this mural lesson plan, students first study the work of Keith Haring before they create their mural.
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BEAN and SEED MOSAIC
To gain the students' attention pose the following question: How many of you know what Cinco de Mayo is and who it is important to? After some discussions on the students' responses explain to them exactly what Cinco de Mayo is and its...
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Shape Witch
Student make a witch using geometric shapes. Students practice the skills of cutting and pasting two or more shapes together. Students name triangle, rectangle, square and circle and match to corresponding shape.
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Painting Like an Impressionist
Students demonstrate knowledge of the Impressionist style by showing complementary colors, a variety of types of brushstrokes, and a specific time of day or weather condition.
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What Is Industrial Design?
Students explore the processes used by industrial designers to design useful, safe, and appealing mass-produced objects. They select an object from their home or classroom and redesign it to improve its function, feel, and/or appearance.
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Create a Wrapping Cloth Design
Students create wrapping clothes using paper or cloth scraps being sure to find or make geometric shapes. They create a visually balanced composition including symmetry,and repeated patterns.
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Postcards to Rembrandt
Students "read" a work of art and infer meaning by analyzing its elements of art and principles of design. They practice creative writing by composing a postcard to an imaginary person.
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Writer's Block: Key Questions To Ask Before Composing
Students engage in a lesson that presents strategies to overcome the hurdles that discourage writers under pressure. They develop a paragraph of narrative text in response to a quote, motto or poem.
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Saving History in Small Pieces
Students examine pictures of cultural mosaics. They sketch a design of the mosaic they are to cretae. They create a cultural mosaic that shows a small part of Utah's history.
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Arctic Mask Design
Students assess the connection between animals and Arctic people. They design and create masks that reflect this relationship. They hold an art show to display their masks.
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On Being Different
High schoolers synthesize ideas about societal norms in the late 1880s and current day. They demonstrate understanding of Thomas Eakins art and life events through verbal discussion. They compile and present ideas in written form.
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Lao-tzu Riding On An Ox
Students discuss expressions of Daoism in Chinese art in this lesson plan for the high school Social Studies, Humanities, or Asian Studies classroom. The philisophical elements of Daoism are emphasized.
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Scenes from Cameroon
Learners examine art by a Peace Corps volunteer in Cameroon. Using the artwork, they identify three physical land features. They use sand and other materials to create their own day or evening scene in Cameroon. They share their...
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Robert Henri, the Harlem Renaissance and You
Students examine the artwork of Robert Henri. Using his pieces, they compare and contrast it to the works during the Harlem Renaissance. They create a HyperStudio project showing the Ashcan School of Art with music accompanying the...
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Musical Art
Students create pieces of Abstract art by listening to various genres of music and reacting to the music with a pencil on a piece of paper and their eyes closed. This activity is intended for a middle-level Art class and can be used as...
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Take Heed, Scurvy Dogs!
Students examine the use of ghosts in shipping stories. As a class, they assign roles and they act them out in a play. They make it seem as if they are in danger on their voyage and work together to create a script. They ask questions...
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Multicultural School Bus
Students begin the instructional activity by discussing the various cultures found in their classroom. Individually, they cut out a pre-drawn school bus and color it the appropriate colors. Inside the bus, they place a variety of...
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Paint the States - 50 & D.C.
Students select and research a state as an individual project and present their findings to the class. Then, they write a one page paper and create a collage or painting of their state on a mural. Finally, students create and illustrate...