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Composition from a Visual Model

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students view image of famous artwork, collectively create story about what they see in image, discuss how color and texture could be used to paint picture with music, view second image, and write individual short stories about picture. ...
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Transforming Fairy Tales - Lesson 5: Creating a character template

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a character template for their fairy tale. In this character lesson, 2nd graders using the Paint program on the computer to create their character. They use this character throughout their pictures without needing...
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The Burning of the Peggy Stewart

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this primary source analysis worksheet, high schoolers examine a painting titled, "The Burning of the Peggy Stewart," and discuss its significance.
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Kwanzaa Gift

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students celebrate Kwanzaa. In this Kwanzaa activity, students create gifts that are handmade. Students use buttons, ribbon, paint, construction paper and glue to create gifts.
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Spring Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create Spring butterflies. In this art activity, students use coffee filters to make butterflies. Students add food coloring and water together for paint. Students use an eyedropper to drop the colors onto the filter. Allow the...
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Word Art

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this word art worksheet, students color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.
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Keith Haring Posters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students observe visual art by utilizing the Internet in class. In this Keith Haring lesson, students define the art which Haring has created over the years and examine previous art work online. Students complete worksheets in class and...
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Still Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students compose a three-dimensional still life composition in a shoe box, sketch portions of their work and then design a painting based on the finished box. They complete and critique their paintings.
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Fantasy Creature

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students, in groups, create three-dimensional sculptures from found objects. They paint their sculptures and write essays that reflect on the collaborative creative project.
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Texture With Chemical Reactions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the use of different textures in watercolor paintings in this late-elementary lesson. Emphasis is placed upon the art element of texture using the science of chemical reaction. The lesson includes one possible extension.
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Reverse Glass "Painting"

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine the life and works of John Audubon. They compare and contrast various pieces of art and identify the purposes of stained glass. After observing his art, they create their own stained glass creation using the concepts...
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Paper Pulp Painting

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students draw an animal on a white piece of paper and add a background of leaves or flowers. They color the drawings and rip up construction paper that is the same color as the colors they chose for their drawings. They turn the...
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How to "read" a painting

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students follow a structured method of critiquing an art work to discover its substance and meaning. They apply four distinct steps to critique a painting which are: describe, analyze, interpret, and judgment.
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Crafts, From Gallery to Classroom: Landscape Painting with James Palmersheim

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create their own landscape paintings. Students will learn various techniques to create an effective foreground, middleground, and background.
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Make a Van Gogh-Style Self-Portrait

For Students 4th - 7th
Learn by doing! Young artists try their hand at creating their own self-portraits in the style of Vincent van Gogh. This learning exercise contains a brief explanation of the essential qualities of van Gogh's art: complementary colors...
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The Life and Work of Vincent Van Gogh

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Vincent Van Gogh is a fascinating subject for students of art history.
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I Have A Dream - Pastel Drawings

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Discuss the meaning of Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech, explore figurative language, and read about Harriet Tubman and her courage. After the discussion, learners analyze painter/author Jacob Lawrence's use of...
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A Picture's Worth 500-700 Words: Neoclassical Painting Analysis and Creative Write

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners survey Neoclassical art and create a narrative based on their analyses. Focused questions and relevant background information provided by the Getty Museum provides a great foundation for students to understand art techniques as...
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Secrets of Painting

For Teachers K - 4th
Students explore colors and shapes. In this art concepts lesson, students discuss shapes, lines, and color while creating a variety of abstract designs. The instructions for several art activities are provided. Basic art vocabulary and a...
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Paint's Family Tree

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students sort and classify the genetic traits of horses. In this heredity and genetics lesson, students read dialogue in a skit in which specific physical traits of several horses are described and a horse family tree is created....
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Fall Reflections Monoprints

For Teachers K - 6th
Create a natural autumn scene using the monoprinting method. Class members work on creating an image with reflection, foreground, and background using one line. 
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Tiles, Blocks, Sapphires & Gold: Designing a Treasure Map

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young cartographers in groups hide treasure at school and then create a map to find it using pattern blocks and tiles. They make paintings with clues to create a visual representation of the location of their treasure. Groups present...
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Art: Coral Reef Ala Oil

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students investigate Australia's Great Barrier Reef and create oil paintings of it. After their research, they apply various painting techniques to depict air bubbles, sun's radiation, and color blending. For older students, the...
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Adventures in Toyland

For Teachers K - 5th
There are many ways to tell a story; Richard Patterson's three-dimensional painting If serves as the inspiration for some creative storytelling for elementary school writers. They watch a clip from Toy Story (you'll need to bring this),...

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