Incredible Art Department
The Incredible Art Department: Art Lesson Plans
The main page for this site's section on lesson plans. It describes how to build an art lesson plan and has links to lesson collections for all grade bands, for substitute teachers, integration with drama, cartoon drawing, assessment,...
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Counting on Art
Several lesson plans available for grades K-8 that take a look at math and art. Each lesson plan includes printable resources, glossary of terms, an artist biography, and national math and visual arts standards.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: Counting on Art
Several lesson plans available for grades K-8 that take a look at math and art. Each lesson includes printable resources, glossary of terms, an artist biography, and national math and visual arts standards.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: What Is Art?
Students will discuss opinions on criteria for what makes a work of art and then debate whether Andy Warhol's Brillo Boxes can be considered art. Then, students will use everyday objects from their homes as the basis for a new work of art.
PBS
Pbs: Murals (A Lesson Plan About Local History, Culture, and Events)
A lesson for exploring the history of mural art and the visual symbolism portrayed in murals, with instructions for leading young scholars through the design and creation of a mural that reflects or symbolizes local history, culture, and...
Other
North Dakota Museum of Art
This is the website of the North Dakota Museum of Art. The museum focuses on contemporary art and art that shows the visual history of the region, including a focus on Native American art. Collections and exhibitions can be viewed...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Is There a Difference Between Art and Craft?
Where do we get our notions of art vs. craft? Laura Morelli traces the history of how we assign value to the visual arts. [5:30]
Crayola
Crayola: Kwanzaa Symbol Strips (Lesson Plan)
Use this activity from Crayola as part of your Kwanzaa celebration. The lesson plan incorporates social studies and visual arts as students learn to create the traditional Adinkra weaving patterns used on Kente cloth. Combine several...
Other
Kindergarten Visual Arts: Mother and Child
Lesson plans about interpreting art aimed at kindergarden students. Uses portraits of mothers and children by Pablo Picasso and Mary Cassatt as insiration.
Other
Guidance/the Alphabet of Art/value
An informative site that explains Value as an element of art using examples of Rembrandt's work. This is a good juxtaposition between the works "Night Watch," and "The Anatomy Lesson," by Rembrandt.
John F. Kennedy Center
The Kennedy Center: Masks and Aesop's Fables
This multi-media visual and language arts lesson offers intellectual, creative, and interpretive opportunities through use of books, music, and the internet. It offers complete grade-leveled lesson plans for grades k-4 which include...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Visualizing Integers in Our World
Making connections between art, math, and the real world helps students understand integers in our daily lives.
Curated OER
National Park Service: : Compare and Contrast the Art of the Hubbell Collection
At the end of this lesson, students will reflect on and express concepts and ideas associated with unfamiliar images and art styles. They will increase visual awareness and appreciation for a variety of styles, subject matter, and...
ArtLex
Art Lex: Constructing Sculpture
A great lesson idea! This site from Artlex walks you through a lesson on Constructing (Assemblage) sculpture. It is based upon the work of Deborah Butterfield and there are great images of some of her sculptures of horses. There is also...
Other
Jake Biddington Puzzle Pictures by Susan Kaprov
A great lesson plan in an unusual art technique. The idea is to color puzzle pieces separately and then reconstruct the puzzle for a finished work of art. Some experimentation may be needed, but the idea is great and can be modified for...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Is This Painting So Captivating?
On first glance, the painting "Las Meninas" ("The Maids of Honor") might not seem terribly special, but it's actually one of the most analyzed pieces in the history of art. Why is this painting by Diego Velazquez so captivating? James...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed:why Vermeer's "Girl With the Pearl Earring" Considered a Masterpiece
Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree. She's the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the 'Mona Lisa of the North.' But what makes this painting...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Those Cells Look Good Enough to Eat.
This is a student led activity utilizing visualization and association to memorize the parts of animal and plant cells. Students will work cooperatively to develop drawings to connect the parts of cells to one of their favorite things:...
California State University
Texture
A fun approach to introducing visual texture to primary students. This lesson plan reinforces the different between actual and visual texture in a tangible way.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Poet Who Painted With His Words
Among the great poets of literary history, certain names like Homer, Shakespeare and Whitman are instantly recognizable. However, there's an early 20th century great poet whose name you may not know: Guillaume Apollinaire. Genevieve Emy...
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