Students examine pop culture of the 1980s.  In this historical time period lesson, students view a Smurfs cartoon from the 1980s and discuss its similarities and differences to cartoons today.  Students work in groups to...

Students create a presentation about their life. In this technology instructional activity, students are assigned a graduate and compile information about the person through interviews.  Students then find photographs of the person...

Pupils write about their school year and reflect on the goals they have accomplished. In this writing lesson plan, students use their writing skills, draw pictures, take pictures, and chart paper to complete this project.

Students identify needs within the community.  For this community service lesson, students look around their community for areas that are in need of service/assistance.  Students contact the appropriate people and set forth to...

Students engage in a instructional activity that is concerned with the formation of a multimedia presentation to create a documentary of a middle school. They take photographs with a digital camera and use computer software to create a...

Learners analyze two of Dorothea Lange's portraits and create their own portraits of classmates. For this portrait analysis lesson, students define portrait and discuss two images of Lange's. Learners interview a classmate and use...

Students discuss the United States Postal Service and choose an artifact from one decade. In this art activity, students research how the artifact chosen relates to Chicago and the United States. Students create their own postage stamp...

Students create a photoessay that describes an aspect of the community in which they live. They participate in a photography clinic and then use digital cameras to visually document their community.They also create a narrative writing...

Students explore the definition of a portrait. In this portrait analysis lesson, students discuss two of Dorothea Lange's portraits and create their own portraits of their classmates.