Young Artists Compete! - Activity 1

Here’s a great way to incorporate research into your middle school art class. Each class member chooses an artist, researches one of the artist’s important works, and writes a critique of the piece. Learners then create an...

The European Renaissance was a period of enlightenment and awakening, in science, literature, and art alike. Learn about the most influential artists during the Renaissance with a set of worksheets and activities that encourages learners...

You need not be a music resource teacher to play these games with your young musicians. The activities stress dynamics, beat, and rhythm, while flashcard familiarize kids with musical terms.

In this engaging activity involving close analysis of abstract expressionist art, your class members will not only discover more about artist Friz Scholder's Native American art, but they will also have the opportunity to consider...

"Tone means attitude." Or so says this resource that uses Jordan Pruitt's "One Love" to model for songwriters how to develop an attitude in their lyrics. Class members engage in a number of exercises designed to give them direct and...

Take two! Middle school and high school students learn what it takes to film and produce videos. Use these activities to challenge young cinematographers to learn the parts of a camera, filming techniques, and practice using the...

How has art changed? Are young people artists? What is art? These questions are up for discussion as critical thinkers examine several works of art expressed through multimedia. There are five different sessions outlined, complete with...

Students investigate and discuss Japanese art and culture through an online video and a KWL chart. This instructional activity is an introduction to Japanese art with two supplemental lessons provided for further activities.

Young scholars investigate sound sources through a class discussion and team field trips around the school in this excellent elementary school lesson. The lesson is Part One of a three part unit and takes about 2 days to complete.

Learners examine their own definition of music in this look at composers of "aleatoric", "free form", and experimental music. This lesson is an introduction with two possible activity extensions.