Lesson Plan
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African Mask

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students research the importance of masks to the African culture.  In this African mask lesson, students design original masks using a variety of materials.  Students use the template provided to create their masks.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pumpkins

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create a pumpkin lantern. They work in groups to illustrate the growth of a pumpkin seed. Students are asked what they think of when they see the color orange. They choice one person from the group to get a piece of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

"Umbrellas"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a passage about the origin of the umbrella. Students answer 10 multiple choice questions about the text.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tall Tales Folded Envelope Book

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a book using art, problem solving and language skills. They illustrate and write a tall tale. They sculpt a character from their tall tale.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Drawing as a Foundation - Activity 1

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students create sketches of animals in preparation for canvas paintings in this introductory lesson on Drawing. This week-long lesson includes a video and research ideas for students.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Remembrance Through Art

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the design for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They assess art's role in history. They demonstrate their knowledge by planning a memorial for a public space.
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Curated OER

Who are Artists and Illustrators?

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students study artists and their styles. They create a Kidspiration web as they discuss art work looking at shapes, texture and color. They list other things that they would like to explore artists.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creating a Cranimal

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students design their own mix and matched animals. They reinforce their literacy by working with pieces of animal names to invent a new animal. They use their drawing skill using a lesson plan framework that emphasizes transformation.
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Curated OER

East to West: Africa's Influence on Mexico

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Your historians and social anthropologists study the relationship between peoples of ancient Africa and ancient Mesoamerica. They relate in written or verbal form the African presence in the ancient Americas. They create their own...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Animals of Point Reyes

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders explore how disasters affect animals.  In this animal habitats lesson students create an animal that will survive in Point Reyes habitats. 
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Goshen College

Goshen College: Clay Sculpture: Gargoyles

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource provides an artistic lesson plan dealing with ceramics, sculpture, and gargoyles.
Activity
Other

Group Clay Sculpture

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson idea comes from the book "Big Messy Art." Using one board and several lumps of clay see what your students can do with their imagination and teamwork.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Betty Woodman

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Betty Woodman is described here along with information on her contributions to art through clay sculpture.
Article
Other

Wet Canvas: Art School Online: Sculpture: Pottery Clay in Sculpting

For Students 9th - 10th
Ceramic sculptor Andrew Werby explains sculpting using clay. He explains different types of clay, the tools that he uses, building clay armatures, firing clay, casting clay, and various clay finishes. Site by WetCanvas.com.
Primary
Smithsonian Institution

Archives of American Art: Digging for Clay

For Students 9th - 10th
A selection of letters, writings, photographs, interviews and other primary sources documenting American artists working in clay.
Lesson Plan
ArtLex

Art Lex: Sculpture in the Round Making a Portrait in Clay

For Students 9th - 10th
Artlex discusses two kinds of portraiture, caricatures and realistic portraits, as part of a lesson plan with step-by-step instructions on how to make a bust out of clay. An interesting game, "Who the Heck Is That?," asks the participant...
Interactive
South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Artopia: Sculpture Studio: Modeling a Head From Clay

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive resource teaches students how to model a head from clay.
Lesson Plan
Kinder Art

Kinder Art Lesson: Inuit Sculpture

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Introduce your students to Inuit sculpture with this simple art project. Students discuss examples of sculptures and how they are made, create drawings and model clay, and, last but not least, display their final products.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Abstract Sculpture & the Attributes of Cubes

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this instructional activity, students will create cubes and identify the attributes of a cube, including discussion of edges, faces, vertices, and angles. Teacher resources are provided.
Website
Other

Native American Indian Art

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides illustrations and descriptions of Native American art and painting. Visual sampling of many Native American artists.
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Thomas Ball

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on sculptor Thomas Ball. The site, in addition to the biographical information, provides a listing of his works as displayed at the...
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Haniwa in the Form of a Warrior

For Students 9th - 10th
This object is a haniwa (lit. "clay ring"), a type of funerary article made during the Kofun era (300-552). Many kinds of haniwa have been found, including both simple clay cylinders and more elaborate forms, such as human figures,...
Handout
Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian American Art Museum: Saul Baizerman

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Saul Baizerman. Baizerman worked as a sculpture artist specifically with clay and bronze.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Arts and Crafts

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia details how the term "arts and crafts" came into existence and lists a wealth of links to other encyclopedia articles on different types of arts and crafts. Links are provided for additional...

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