Students are introduced to how bricks are made. As a class, they discuss the history of brick making in the Appalachian mountians area and its importance to the economy. Individually, they make their own bricks out of clay and paint them...

Students research the history of the children's nursery rhyme "Sing a Song of Sixpence." They interpret the ideas in the rhyme and create a visual representation of a Blackbird Pie.

Students create an intricate stained glass pattern. They study the history of stained glass windows, whose use began during the Middle Ages when they were created to teach people about their faith. They recreate a window design found in...

As part of a study of printmaking, class members study the works of Tara Donovan and Donald Sulta. They go on to build a printing plate using glue, textured paper, and found objects.

An interesting resource addresses the role of youth in civic participation and community events. It also explains the role of the justice system in creating boundaries and how citizens play a part in the judicial process.  Pupils...

Get out the text-book, and CD player to teach a lesson on Mozart. Afterward, you can administer this quiz which requires learners to complete 20 short-answer questions related to Mozart's life, operas, music, and general music terminology.

Learners create a basket. In this basket making lesson, students explore the Ojibway culture and discover the history of basket making. Learners design and construct a basket.

Learn about how the seeing eye dog program began with a reading instructional activity about Eva Moore's chapter book, Buddy, The First Seeing Eye Dog. With vocabulary words, discussion questions, and extension resources, the...

Pupils create multimedia speeches of introduction which focus on women and Hispanics. They introduce their famous person and, using a video camera, video tape their speeches. 

Use the well-known KWHL chart as a tool for building up to a research project and oral presentation related to Willa Cather's My Antonia. Starting with a class brainstorm, pupils research and gradually narrow down topics relating to...

Pupils analyze the art of Pieter Brueghel and complete related art activities. In this art analysis lesson, students read a biography of Pieter Brueghel and complete a photo montage activity. Pupils also complete an aesthetics and...

Students work in groups to play an art show. They create invitations to give out for their show. During the show, they present their art work and are available to talk about their work to any visitors with questions. They rotate so...

Students examine photographs that make social statements. They examine content, symbolism, and their personal reactions to works of art that make expressive statements about social issues.

Students examine the culture and art of the Deaf Community. They discover the history of the Deaf Community using art and their values. They compare and contrast different pieces of art.

Middle schoolers examine the various forms of Islamic Art. Using the art, they identify the basic elements and research its history and style of calligraphy. They create a piece of art based on information they collected and...

Fifth graders examine the influences of Japan on American life through this three lesson unit. Feudal Japan with its traditional arts and culture is contrasted with current developments of the country.

Students investigate art elements such as color schemes and proportion by creating their own personal Mandala Circle on paper or canvas. This also allows students to investigate mathematical concepts such as tesselations or social...

Students examine the abstract art of Helen Frankenthaler. In this art analysis activity, students complete a criticism of the aesthetics of the art, analyze the color use in the art, and research the history of abstract art.

Students analyze Pop art and the work of Robert Indiana. In this Pop art lesson, students read about the history of Pop art and a biography of Robert Indiana. Students complete a criticism and aesthetics activity, create their own Pop...

High schoolers examine influences on the creation and development of music.

Young scholars analyze Mosaic art and identify the tessellation process. In this Mosaic art lesson, students read information about Mosaic art and the tessellation process. Young scholars compare mosaics from various civilizations and...

Students decipher the meaning of abstract art using Ilya Bolotwosky art examples. In this art analysis lesson plan, students complete activities to analyze abstraction art. Students complete criticism and aesthetics activities, color and...

High schoolers study the effects of production and consumption of goods on French society during the porcelain period.  For this history lesson students research the trade history of porcelain from Asia. 

High schoolers examine blues music. In this music genres lesson, students discover details about the history of the musical genre and compositional techniques. High schoolers then compose melodies of their own with 12-bar blues chord...