In this famous people learning exercise, students read a passage about Pablo Picasso and then complete a variety of in-class and homework activities to support comprehension, including partner interviews, spelling, cloze,...

Listening to this piece of music will foster the students ability to recognize individual instruments and the sounds they create. The art of music inspires the students to become sensitive listeners able to make aesthetic judgements and...

Learners match the instruments to the characters they represent in Peter and the Wolf. They also identify the instruments by name from listening to their sound.

Ninth graders to examine the past to find out why Quebec has been so determined to protect its cultural heritage. They access primary resources on the Internet to promote their engagement with the past.

Pupils paint portraits in the style of Rouault.

Fifth graders examine how the merchants of the city allowed the economy to flourish. Using primary sources, they discover how international trade helped to develop the United States. They also identify the role of Elias Hasket Derby, a...

Students use a teacher-made museum guide with questions that allow them to analyze and compare the patron art of seventeenth-century France with portraits of later periods at the Joslyn Art Museum. Students also read The Little Prince...

Students create portraits using brown construction paper, paints, and brushes in this 4th through 6th grade Art lesson. Emphasis is placed upon the artwork of Georges Rouault and the lesson includes resource links for background...

Students practice identifying, creating and labeling simple patterns. They recreate patterns in used in Stuart Murphy's book, Beep, Beep, Vroom, Vroom.

First graders read a variety of stories containing mathematical word problems. They illustrate the math problems with manipulable counters.

First graders develop skills of scientific inquiry. They determine which objects float and which sink.

Students read the biography of Gilbert Munger and analyze art that reflects the beauty of nature. In this art analysis lesson, students view a realistic image of Salt Lake City and lake over 100 years ago.

The BBC Artist Profiles offers everything one would need to know about the great French composer, Olivier Messiaen including images and sound clips.

This resource provides information and the works of artist, Angela Grauerholz. Fifty images available in timeline format, thumbnail view, or detail view. This page also includes information on the past exhibits of Grauerholz and a...

A chronological listing of artists of the Barbizon School art movement from Artcyclopedia. There are links to the artists and from there you can see the works of art and biographies.

Daniel Chester French is profiled at this site in a format that begins with a brief biographical sketch of his life. His works are then listed by appearance in the museum's database. Each work is presented in thumbnail format with brief...

Media-rich module examines a pastel portrait of Madame de Pompadour, an influential member of the court of Louis XV and patron of the arts. The work, by French artist Maurice-Quentin Delatour, conveys much useful information about the...

This online gallery has nice selection of the works of Eugene-Louis Boudin (1824-1898 CE). Also contains a short biography of the artist.

This site has a gallery of the works of Edouard Manet (1832-1883 CE). Contains a short biography of the artist.

A presentation of the famous artist and his relationship with his hometown. (Won 1st prize in a college-on-the-web contest.)

Academic Art is the painting and sculpture produced under the influence of European academies--especially France--characterized by a highly polished style, use of mythological or historical subject matter, and moralistic tone....

Students research and present an artist from the period of French Impressionism. Presentations include a biography and examples of the artist's work. After the presentations, students produce sidewalk chalk paintings.

ArtCyclopedia's complete list of textile artists from the 17th century to the present day. There are links to the artists' biography and works.

This site provides information about the sculptor Daniel Chester French. He is famous for his sculpture of President Lincoln created as a part of the Lincoln Memorial. The picture is provided by a photograph taken by Zaida Ben-Yusuf.