Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Jim Frankoski Lesson Plan Ideas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read about Jim Frankoski and his art to examine various elements in environmental art. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the location of photographs and how images create illusions that capture new viewpoints.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plans for History: The Annunciation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze The Annunciation and complete related art activities. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the art piece The Annunciation and create an altar piece. Students discuss the importance of a label and write one for...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Abstract to Real: The Human Form in Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze and evaluate the effects of abstraction and realism on depictions of the human form in ancient and modern-day cultures.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Fantasy Allegory of Air

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze the painting Jan Brueghel and design their own book. In this art and book lesson, students discuss the elements of fantasy from the painting and create their own book. Learners illustrate the book and create a painting...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Spirit Mask

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create traditional African art pieces. In this visual arts lesson plan, students use modeling materials to craft Gabon clay masks that represent beauty.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ancient Origins: The Role of Archaeology in Reconstructing the Past

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students read information about the ancient origins of art and archaeology with a focus on the Malian culture. In this art origins lesson, students read background information for the topic and compare ancient and contemporary objects....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Feeling Hot, Cold, and Wet: Here Comes the Sun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners explore the sun through a variety of fine arts activities. For this weather lesson, students pantomime sunny day activities as a flashlight is used to represent the sunlight. A bibliography of related books and songs is included.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

View Finder Painting

For Teachers 4th
Creative thinkers create a paper "view finder." They place it on a magazine picture in different ways until they find an image to paint. They do this until they have drawn and then painted an entire paper filled with found art. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Newspaper Crafts

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Here are a couple of unique ways to utilize old newspapers in school in the form of an arts and crafts project. The first is a smile umbrella made out of newspaper, the second requires learners to look through newspapers or magazines to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Victorian Valentines Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students research a number of theories about how Valentine's Day originated. They examine the styles and designs of Valentine's from the Victorian Era before they reproduce the style by creating a Victorian style Valentine's. They use...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Blue Ribbon Readers: Drawing Inferences

For Teachers K - 5th
Model for young readers how to use illustrations, chapter titles, and events in a story to draw inferences and make predictions. Learners then practice these essential comprehension strategies by drawing inferences for another section of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adventure Story

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
It's always fun to make up something together as a class. This fine instructional activity has children make up and illustrate a collaborative adventure story. The essential elements of a good story (setting, characters, plot, help,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Left to Right Kittens

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Oh no! The kittens have lost their mittens! Help young learners develop fine-motor skills by drawing straight lines from three kittens to their pair of mittens. Use this to show young learners that things move left to right, just like...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter G Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase G and lowercase g.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter Ll Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase L and lowercase l.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter N Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase N and lowercase n.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter R Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase R and lowercase r.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Letter Z Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase Z and lowercase z.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Vocabulary Bingo: Fever 1793

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Prior to reading Fever 1793, class members are introduced to vocabulary drawn from the text of Laurie Halse Anderson's novel with a bingo-style activity. The vocabulary list, a teacher copy with definitions, and the bingo template are...
Lesson Plan
Art Institute of Chicago

Urban Space

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The use of perspective is clear in Paris Street; Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte. Pupils study and discuss this example, marking the vanishing points and horizon line of a photocopy of the piece. They then create their own urban scene...
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

My Favorite Activity (Grades K-2)

For Teachers K - 2nd Standards
Scholars discuss the many ways they use persuasion in their everyday lives and brainstorm specific ideas for encouraging someone to do something. With the list of persuasive techniques they made, young writers complete a graphic...
Lesson Plan
Bantam Books

The Martian Chronicles: K-W-H-L Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Prepare your class for a unit on Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles with an activity that works for pre-reading, during reading, and post-reading. Learners fill out a K-W-H-L chart to reflect on what they already know, what...
Lesson Plan
1
1
Purdue University

Let’s Go Outside

For Teachers K - 6th
Nature is good for the soul. The final activity in the fine-part Family Nature Program series discusses the benefits of having an active connection with nature. Learners complete an imagery activity that relates nature to a calming...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art Studio

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students collaborate with their classmates to create a sculpture with the provided materials in order to cultivate fine motor and social skills. In this collaborative art activity, students work in small groups to design the pedestal and...

Other popular searches