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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mural Inspired by Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera Lesson PlanYale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mural Inspired by Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera Lesson Plan
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Mural Inspired by Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera

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This site has a series of curricular resources on the Mexican artists Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. The site is primarily directed toward teachers to strengthen their teaching skills but has other content beyond those dedicated to lesson planning, including a bibliography, a discussion of self-portraiture, and an abbreviated timeline of the artists' lives.

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diego rivera, frida kahlo

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self-portraiture, chicana art, chicano art, hispanic art, mexican artists, mexican folk art, mexican painters, art in latino cultures, mexican muralist movement

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

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A Likely and Unlikely Match: Frida and Diego

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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Architecture of New England,southern Colonies

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Frida Kahlo: The Woman Behind the Legend

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Frida Kahlo: Artist, political activist, champion of Mexican folk culture. Introduce your students to this amazing woman with a short video that details her life, her passions, and her vibrant paintings.
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Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: The Influence of Mesoamerica on Mexican Art

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The Murals of Diego Rivera

Curated OER
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