Imagine seventh graders developing a school wide plan to promote respect in their school. That's the vision behind the second instructional activity in the R-E-S-P-E-C-T series. In preparation for designing a school-wide media campaign,...

Art lessons for elementary students. They are sorted into categories of grade levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.

Lesson ideas for the substitute teacher for elementary art instruction.

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.

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.

Pop artists used consumer products, advertising, and popular culture icons as the major source for subject matter in their art. Between 1962 and 1967, Andy Warhol painted soup cans, both individually and in groups. 100 Cans is one of the...

A multitude of lesson plans from various sources compiled for you in one list. Projects are primarily for younger learners but could be adapted to older elementary grades.

The It's Elementary! curriculum guide is home to numerous lesson plans and activities designed for teaching architecture to young scholars in grades K-5. You'll find activities involving math, science, visual art, and social studies....

This site is a curriculum unit on the Maya culture for elementary students. Provides a lot of background information, five lesson plans, a bibliography, and other resources.

Great instructional activity for upper elementary young scholars who think that all art has to look "real." Through the images of Edvard Munch's work, students come to understand the role emotion can play in creating visually compelling...

This PBS site contains two lesson plans. In grades K-2, read books written/illustrated by Maurice Sendak, find out what elementary school was like for Mr. Sendak, and write a class book based on one of his stories. In grades 6-8, learn...

A lesson plan for grades 2-4 submitted by a classroom teacher.

Find two dozen lesson plans developed by California teachers that use pieces from the Getty's collection as source material for interdisciplinary approaches to arts and language arts learning.

A great resource for discovering fun, art activities for teaching primary- and elementary-school children.

A great resource for discovering fun, new classroom activities for teaching primary- and elementary-school children.

Ideas for making alphabet art using thirteen different mediums.

Introduce elementary students to ancient Egyptian art through this fun clay lesson. Students study hieroglyphics and make cartouches with their names inscribed.

A list of language arts lesson plans with corresponding books for young students with special needs. Click on the links in the right-hand column to access the complete lesson plan.

Resources created for elementary and middle-school teachers, but adaptable for high school teachers, connecting works of art in the Jewish Museum to Jewish holidays. Each work of art has links for information about the art, information...

Primary elementary lesson plan about primary colors. One rainbow activity and one blending activity.

In this lesson, students write their life story. Reflecting on a series of key questions, students will tell the tale of who they really are. Contains links to step sheets for creating a new document in Word, creating Word Art, and...

In this lesson, students research the history, meaning, and personal significance of their life story. Students will interview parents and reflect on their own experiences to learn the history of their lives. Contains links to step...

In this lesson, students write a persuasive letter to the President of the United States. Students will research the 2000 Presidential election, interview parents, and reflect on their own opinions and experiences to write their letter....

As part of the National Gallery's Take One Picture project, this PDF offers suggestions for using this Rubens painting in a cross-curricular study in elementary grades.