Curated OER
Vacuum that Rug
Learners identify the letter and phoneme /n/ in written and spoken language. Students practice the production of the /n/ sound through stories and rhymes. They identify the initial placement of the letter and sound using a picture...
Curated OER
James Van Der Zee
Students recognize James Van Der Zee as an outstanding photographer who documented and reflected life in Harlem during the 1920s. They identify important aspects of Van Der Zee's life and artwork and compose and shoot their own...
Curated OER
A "State of the Arts" Coin K-3
Students recognize the U.S. penny, nickel, dime, and quarter by design, size, and denomination and that the portraits and other images depicted on the coins were designed by artists. They study common Texas symbols and choose one to draw...
Curated OER
Artistic Angles
Fifth graders explore angles by using protractors. They recognize, describe and determine the surface area and volume of three-dimensional shapes. Students recognize the right angle, acute angle, obtuse angle and vertex. They identify...
Curated OER
Amazing Artists
Students examine how social and cultural factors affect artists. In small groups they select a specific artist, and conduct research. Students then use a digital camera and digital video camera to create a mini-movie about their artist.
Curated OER
Breaking News English: Pensioner Attacks Famous Work of Art
In this English activity, learners read "Pensioner Attacks Famous Work of Art," and then respond to 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 8 true or false questions about the selection.
Curated OER
Photographs as an Artist's Tool
Young scholars learn about Eakins use of photography as a tool for painting. They apply use of photography in their own painting or drawing. They incorporate time of day, composition and positioning of human subject in their own painting...
Arizona State University
Asu: Lesson Two: Art for Protest or Persuasion (Printmaking Option)
Site for teachers who are seeking to integrate art and printmaking with language, communication and social studies. It is based on Chicano and Mexican use of the print to make social statements.
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Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington: Identifying 3 D Fossil Prints [Pdf]
In this lesson, young scholars will identify three-dimensional (3-D) prints of common Indiana fossils to the kingdom, phylum, or class level. Students will observe and record the morphology of specimens and classify organisms based on...
National Gallery of Canada
Cybermuse: Prints and Drawings in Inuit Art
Ten Inuit artists and their work are surveyed. There are lesson plans that study animism, drawing and stenciling, and printmaking. You can use the timeline to see the chronological history of this period and also juxtapose images with...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Ukiyo E Prints and Rise of Merchant Class in Edo Period Japan
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Life in the Floating World: Ukiyo-e Prints and the Rise of the Merchant Class in Edo Period Japan." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the...
Lesson Tutor
Lesson Tutor: Multiplication Table From 0 to 50 [Pdf]
This teacher-student reference provides a 50-by-50 multiplication table as a PDF file that prints on four pages.
California State University
Uc, Chico: Vegetable Print Patterns (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan that describes how a classic method of printmaking can be used to teach primary-school children about pattern, color, and the work of Henri Matisse.
Arizona State University
Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
Arizona State University
Chicana and Chicano Space: Protest and Persuasion
Part of a larger website provided by Arizona State University on Chicano art, this learning is focused on "Protest and Persuasion," in art, particularly in printmaking or making murals. Includes lessons, sample work, and more.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Printing Your Own Money
Lesson outlining a class fundraiser where students design and create their own print to use to make greeting cards.
California State University
Magic Bubble Prints
What a great, messy lesson to do with young learners! Create your own soap/paint solutions and let your student create paintings by blowing bubbles. The lesson is accompanied by a wonderful children's book. Kids will love this!
Other
Dick Blick Art Materials: Multicultural Lesson Plans
Twelve teacher-tested lesson plans to integrate art from around the world into your classroom. Each activity comes with a list of materials you'll need, easy-to-follow explanations, and examples.
Arizona State University
Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
Huntington Library
Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Gyotaku: Japanese Fish Printing [Pdf]
An activity where students learn about the koi, an important symbol in Japanese culture, and create a gyotaku fish printing. This is designed to be done in conjunction with a visit to a Japanese garden but can be easily adapted.
TES Global
Tes: Shakespeare's Hamlet Image Bank
[Free Registration/Login Required] This site focuses on images in conjunction with Shakespeare's Hamlet; it includes images of objects from the V&A collections that are relevant to Hamlet: A skull used as a prop in a 1980 production;...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Education: Japan Images of a People
A wonderful three activity unit that examines the art of Japanese screen paintings. Following some valuable information on the culture and country student will have an opportunity to create their own screen.
Michigan Reach Out
Fingerprinting: A Lesson on Classification
Who done it? Basic lesson plan to classify fingerprints. Students can classify their own and classmates fingerprints by taking prints and comparing them to the handout provided.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian Learning Lab: Japan: Images of a People
Learners learn to view Japanese paintings, they make a screen, and they learn about the culture of Japan. There are three lesson plans and all allow all needed materials to be downloaded.