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Swimming Pool Mural
Students research art analysis by creating a mural in their class. In this artistic expression lesson plan, students research the work of Keith Haring and discuss his personal style and how it reflected body movement. Students...
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Masters of War
Students explore how artists depict wartime historical events. Then students create their own works of art depicting a historical event that has taken place during their own lives. They create a classroom gallery.
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I Dream in Pictures and Words (Day 1)
Students are introduced to the art of Rene Magrritte and Marc Chagall. Using the internet, they discover the characteristics of Surrealist artists and write a paper. They share their findings with the class and answer discussion questions.
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Midwest Hospitality
Students create snowflakes using the ideas of symmetry, perpendicularity, and regularity in this Art lesson that incorporates Mathematical concepts and artistic design. The lesson includes a materials list, vocabulary list, and possible...
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Monumental Artist: Felix De Weldon
Students evaluate samples of public art and create and defend designs for public memorials.
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Artistic Symbols
Students compare and contrast symbols used in African and Plains Indian art. In this visual arts lesson, students compare symbols of 2 cultural groups found in their art. Students write a description of what items might have been left...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur: Is this a Hobby or a Business?
High schoolers discover the IRS codes and criteria for establishing their art activity as a business rather than a hobby. They develop ways to demonstrate that their art activity is actually a business venture as classified by the IRS.
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The Artist As Entrepreneur: Getting Down To Business - Next Steps
High schoolers create a business plan that could be developed for their current body of art work. They carefully analyze how their art work could be expanded and identify the types of training they need to expand their work into...
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The Artist as Entrepreneur: Are You Listening?
High schoolers study non-verbal communication through appearance, movements and voice. They evaluate the non-verbal communication of television reporters and then participate in role-play scenarios using non-verbal communication.
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Artistic License
Students consider the venues in which they prefer to view art. They research art institutions' efforts to stimulate and fulfill the public's appetite for art, then compare them with similar efforts by commercial venues.
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Art Using Sequence
Students are introduced to representative works of various artists including Paul Klee, Piet Mondrian, Sonia Delauny, Henri Matisse, Joan Miro and Henri Rosseau. They read books, participate in discussion and create original works of art.
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Teaching About Asia; Freeman Seminar
Pupils integrate the study of photography and Eastern Culture for the purpose of increasing artistic expression. They produce high quality photographs in conjunction with conducting research with meaningful writing produced with the...
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Face Study: Draw the Other Half
Build fine motor, spatial, and drawing skills by having the class complete the other half of a portrait. They choose an image of a face from a magazine, then attempt to draw the other half of the face as accurately as they can. Two book...
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Creating and Using a Checklist of Performance Techniques to Critique and Find the "Message" in Mass Media Performances
Learners analyze and critique theater events by evaluating and constructing meanings from improvised and scripted scenes and from theater, film, television, and electronic media productions.
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Children of Yesteryear
Give your early adolescents some food for thought: How would life be different if we lived in the 1800s? They explore differences in clothing, entertainment, communication, and access to materials. By observing art by Canadian painter...
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Leaf Prints
Creating art from nature teaches learners how to appreciate the world around them while allowing them to practice artistic techniques. After observing and choosing fall leaves from outside, they create leaf prints. They press the painted...
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