Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Little Green

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners explore how to make the color green by mixing the two primary colors, blue and yellow.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Find the Tallest

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners use a variety of local resources to find pictures and information about the tallest structures in your town during four different periods. By comparing pictures, students gather information about a town's values, major...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Visual Arts:Literature and World Civilization

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine the art of the Middle Ages or Medieval time period through the activities in this unit.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Visual Arts

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders study the stained glass produced for the Gothic cathedrals, needlework, castles, and tapestry of the Middle Ages.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Country/State Flip-Book

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students produce books on a chosen state or country. The pages are cut to be the shape of the area being studied, and students creatively design each page to reflect the information being presented.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

"The Father of Lavish Advertising": P.T. Barnum

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the life and work of P.T. Barnum. They discover his advertising techniques and business practices. They examine his use of people with disabilities for amusement.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Express Yourself: Make Art From Your Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils analyze and discuss various sculptures by the artist Andrea Arroyo. They discuss ways artists use symbols to express abstract ideas, design and create a plasticine plaque, and write a journal response.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Recycled Lid Ornament

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Young scholars create a keepsake ornament out of recycled plastic lids and other household items.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Muffin Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars use construction paper to create muffin flowers. They use muffin tray cup liners and draw flower stems and leaves on the paper. They use the muffin liners for a 3-D effect.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

State Heads

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create a narrative image that depicts a formal shape of a state. They review the state facts of whatever state they chose. They draw a person and then add text in the shape of the state they chose.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Hindu Gods Batik

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the major Hindu gods and describe the relationship between them. They examine symbols and determine their meanings. They create a batik of a Hindu god of their choice and research them.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A View of Amsterdam

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are introduced to the process of etching during Rembrandt's time. Using a painting of Rembrandt, they answer questions related to it and how the painting makes them feel. They define and demonstrate perspectives and observe...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Japanese Peasants

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine how the Japanese peasant was depicted in art in this high school lesson plan about Asian cultures. Emphasis is placed on individual observations and written reflections.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Dragons In Chinese Folktales And Art

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate and discuss the use of the dragon in Chinese folktales and art in this middle school lesson introducing Chinese art and culture. Lesson extensions are included for additional activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mystical Chinese

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore various Chinese beliefs about the environment. Using the internet, they research the characteristics of Feng Shui. They discuss how human actions modify the physical environment and vice versa. They discover how the...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Beeswax Flower Candle

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "Beeswax flower candles" in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson. Materials needed include foam pieces, straw, a glue gun, clay pots, beeswax, and popsicle sticks. This activity is ideal for the students to create...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Card Boxes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students build gift boxes using recycled christmas cards, ribbon, glue, and hole punchers in this Holiday Art lesson plan for the middle level classroom. Six christmas cards are needed for every box and the lesson plan can be modified...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Foam Trees/Ornaments

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars create foam ornaments and/or miniature trees using fun foam, glue, buttons, rick rack or pasta, and gold string in this early-elementary school Art lesson. Suggested adaptations for younger and older students are provided.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Light Bulb Santa

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students create light bulb Santa's using old light bulbs, acrylic paints, ribbon, and cords in this art lesson for the second through eighth grade classroom. This is a great activity to do before winter break. A picture of the final...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

I Give You My Heart

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create hearts using stencils, pastels, construction paper, and tracing and cutting techniques in this Art lesson plan for the 2nd grade classroom. Emphasis is placed on the concept of repeating patterns. An ideal lesson...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marshmallow Bunny

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils create "marshmallow bunnies" using marshmallows, toothpicks, pink construction paper, and cloves in this quick and easy early-elementary level Art lesson. The 30-minute lesson is ideal for holiday ideas around Easter time.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Rice Wreaths

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create rice and glue holiday wreaths in this Art instructional activity ideal for the 1st or 2nd grade. The instructional activity can be adapted for older or younger students and includes an ingredient list and step-by-step...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tennis Ball Prints

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students experiment using abstract art techniques, tennis balls, and tempera paint in this excellent, outdoor art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The resulting art prints can be displayed predominantly in the classroom.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sticky Hearts

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "sticky hearts" in this early elementary lesson that explores the use of different media in works of art. The lesson suggests using white posterboard, constructions paper, corn syrup, food coloring and lots of wipes for...

Other popular searches