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Read Works: Art and Artists Shapes
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ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Performing Perimeter [Pdf]
In this lesson plan, 3rd graders calculate the perimeter of various geometric shapes and represent the perimeter with a movement phrase. They will identify the types of angles within each shape. Other students will identify the shape...
George Eastman Museum
George Eastman House: Shapes and Shelters Discovery Kits
Find a classroom-ready annotated slideshow and lesson plans designed to introduce students to fundamental architectural concepts and to improve their skills in recognizing the structural components of architecture. Slideshow uses...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Henri Rousseau Fantasy Jungle (Lesson Plan)
KinderArt provides a site with information on how to teach students art techniques. Students learn to recognize and identify foreground, midground and background. They also create a stylized drawing using simple shapes as well as...
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Flowers & Georgia O'keeffe (Lesson Plan)
Students will have the opportunity to create a drawing of a flower using Georgia O'Keeffe as their inspiration. They will develop skills in drawing and composition and understand the difference between realistic and abstract art.
ArtLex
Art Lex: Architectural Model
An architectural modeling activity that first demonstrates how architects combine forms to create buildings and then provides instructions for building architectural models. Includes links to architectural terms and to useful...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile
In this lesson, students will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Soap Bubble Shapes
Using straws and soap, you can create geometric shapes to make a colorful art display when light shines through them.
Other
The Alphabet of Art: Shape
Definition of shape as it applies to the visual arts with examples by Duchamp and McKnight. Links to definitions of other elements of art.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: "Tan"
The Chinese character mark formerly known as "Tan" is the first of two lessons to introduce first grade students to geometry using tangrams. This lesson incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this lesson students will be able...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Tan Ii
The Chinese character mark for Tan II (pronounced she-tow-bah) is the second of two lessons to introduce first grade students to geometry using tangrams. This lesson incorporates history, math, and language arts. In this lesson students...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Geometric Organic Shape
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on geometric and organic shape using Senufo's "Granary Door." The animation shows the formation of the various...
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Shape
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is from the artist's encyclopedia entry for shape which includes information on geometric/organic shapes, variations of...
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: Geometry Groove [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, students use movement and the creation of human structures to help them understand angles, plane shapes, and geometric solids.
Other
Asheville Art Museum: More Than Math
A fascinating and fun web site that integrates art and math. Includes activities and an art gallery of work from Joseph Albers.
Other
Abstract Art: Contemporary Abstract Art
Discover Contemporary Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Illusionism, and Lyrical Abstraction through artists that paint in these styles. Biographical information and visuals of artists work.
Kinder Art
Kinder Art: Giant Stuffed Birds (Lesson Plan)
A lesson plan for grades 2-4 submitted by a classroom teacher.
National Gallery of Art
National Gallery of Art: The Art Zone
Ten interactive activities that allow you to use the computer to create and manipulate works of art.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Geometry Through Art: Inscribed Triangles
This resource contains examples of triangles inscribed in circles to form art.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Clip Art Etc: Geometric Woman
Figure of a woman made from geometric shapes.
Other
Kinderweb: Educational Children's Games
Use this site to practice identifying shapes, colors, and animals with these interactive games.
PBS
Pbs: Mathline: Tessellations Wow! [Pdf]
An integrated geometry lesson plan on spatial sense in which students identify and use different shapes to create a tessellation. "Through a variety of modalities such as writing, music, art, poetry, and literature, students are...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Symmetry, Reflective Drawing, and Totem Poles
In this lesson, students will create a colored pencil drawing utilizing symmetry and forms characteristic of Northwest Coast art and write a critique of their work. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
Yale University
Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Colors, Shapes, and Spaces of Mosques
A series of five lesson plans designed to give students a working knowledge of Islamic architecture and styles of decoration as manifested in mosques. Although aimed principally at teachers, lessons are accompanied by useful summaries of...