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Music Is Business
Young scholars explore and assess the importance of music to the economy of Louisiana. They review and analyze the jobs, skills and careers found and needed in the state's music industry as well as how to meet and make personal contact...
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4-H Line and Design: Intermediate Activity Page
In this 4-H line and design worksheet, students will complete a variety of design related activities. Students will use colored pencils to draw in the missing pieces of artistic photographs. Next, they will find and circle 6 art words in...
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Portraits in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery
In this art gallery set of worksheets, students examine a set of portraits that are located in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. They answer a set of questions about each piece of art which is pictured on the worksheets.
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Animation Flip Books
Students create an animation flip book. In this flip book lesson plan, students examine past animation, forces and motion, and visual arts by creating an animation flip book. Enrichment extension activities are included.
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Traveling Through Time and the Consideration of Design
High schoolers develop a greater understanding of how societal and environmental effects existing during each period of time impacted the development of design styles. In this technology lesson plan, students develop an awareness of what...
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Julie Chen: Thinking Outside the Book
Students create an original art book after studying nontraditional boomaking. In this visual arts lesson plan, students watch a video on the work of Julie Chen and discuss the concept of books as three-dimensional art. Then students are...
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Stop Motion Animation
Students list steps in making Stop-Motion animation. In this stop motion animation lesson plan, students will use video equipment to come up with props, characters, backdrops, and storyboards to create a video. They then present the...
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Mother's Day Gift Ideas
Students develop their fine motor skills as they make a craft for Mother's Day. For this crafts lesson, students make a craft including bookmarks, coupon books, cards, bath salts, and magnets.
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Faces of the community (the): Art from the Heart
Students understand the selflessness of the artists Gauguin and Van Gogh. In this art lesson, students produce art work that reflects the diversity in the their school community. Students share their artwork to explain how they show...
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Production and Trade
Students discuss production and trade. In this business activity, students read the book Ox-Cart Man and identify the traits of entrepreneurs. Students discuss ways a person can improve their job performance.
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Body Language
Students take pictures in different settings to demonstrate the importance and influence of body language. In this body language lesson plan, students use a camera and work in groups over a 5 week period.
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Kindness Graffiti Wall
Students discuss acts of kindness. In this character education lesson plan, students use a large sheet of poster paper, tempera paint, and markers to create a graffiti wall. Students write down their ideas of kindness and share their...
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Sculpted, Painted Balsa-Foam African Masks
Students create an African mask. In this African art lesson, students use Balsa-Foam and acrylic paints to construct an African mask. Students carve out the facial features and seal it with a coat of Gesso.
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Objects of Adornment
Students examine the portrait of two historical princesses. For this art history lesson, students define the term "adornment" and discuss the characteristics of each painting. Students compare and contrast the objects worn by women. As a...
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Composition and Line
Students examine the use of composition and line as they create original drawings. In this composition and line lesson, students recognize the art vocabulary associated with line and composition. Students illustrate the shape of a tree...
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Chariot of Triumph
Learners examine the tapestry "Chariot of Triumph." In this symbolism activity, students analyze the symbols in the tapestry and what they represent. Learners create their own design for a tapestry by using various symbols that represent...
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Animal Tales Theatre
Students participate in a theatre production involving how to protect animals. Students create their own puppets which will be used in the production. Students read information provided to them and highlight the important information...
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Clay Portrait Project
Students discuss facial proportions and mix colors similar to flesh tones. For this art lesson, students draw and paint a portrait and then translate this image into a 3D form using clay.
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Gender Equity in Jobs
Students discuss jobs/roles in everyday life. In this social science lesson, students examine the fact that jobs or roles that were once gender specific no longer are. Students realize that any gender can have any job as long as that...
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Painting with a Message
Students recognize the artwork of Keith Haring and understand that art teaches and informs. In this Keith Haring artwork lesson, students navigate a website to choose a topic to inform others and with their art.
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Honor Your School and Community Heroes
Young scholars honor local heroes. In this community heroes lesson plan, students create an award or plan an event honoring a local hero. Young scholars are encouraged to be creative!
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Looking At People in Portraits
This resource can be adapted for all grade levels! Intended for learners within easy access of the Getty Center, you could still set up a gallery in your own classroom to achieve similar results. Included is a writing prompt, a...
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Comparing Composers: Beethoven and Mozart
Students read brief biographies of Mozart and Beethoven and identify the composer identified in each of 15 statements on the student work sheet.
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Creating a Pot: Repetition as a Unifying Design Element
Middle schoolers use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks.