After examining winning entries to the Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition, young poets try their hand at this fixed form.

Students analyze examples of major empires, summarize effects of imperialism on selected societies, identify examples of art and architecture that demonstrate artistic ideal or visual principle from selected cultures and/or describe an...

Students identify the different areas found in a Winter Games Village and different sports played in the Winter Games. This will be done through whole group brainstorming.

Students create traditional African art pieces. In this visual arts activity, students use modeling materials to craft Gabon clay masks that represent beauty.

Students explore Navajo traditions and art. In this sand painting lesson, students discuss Navajo rituals and traditions prior to designing a sand painting that is representative of the Navajo ideal of the hozho.

Students analyze the history and art in the Constructivism movement. In this art analysis instructional activity, students analyze and consider the material types in the art form. Students complete image based discussion. Students work...

Students analyze the art of St. Catherine and Gothic Art. In this art analysis lesson, students read the biography of St. Catherine and read about the carving of the statue. Students complete a related statue art activity and carve...

Learners investigate the industrial developments of the twentieth century and the development of urban environments. For this industrial art lesson, students compare and contrast graphics and analyze industrial developments on...

Students analyze Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater house. in this architecture analysis lesson, students analyze the pictures of the home and discuss Wright's style. Students research the similarities and differences in Wright's work and...

Eighth graders create Noh masks. In this Japanese art lesson plan, 8th graders research Noh masks and their special connection to Chinese theater, and then make their own.

Students examine American idealism. In this literature and music lesson, students analyze the lyrics of Woody Guthrie songs as well as the themes of Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Students examine parallels between the characters in the...

Learners explore ancient cultures. In this ancient history instructional activity, students view programs that depict the ancient Roman, Greek, and Byzantine cultures. Learners consider how archaeologists, geologists, and scientists have...

Pupils investigate the geography located along Route 66. They research how the population patterns change in certain areas along the highway. Students use the information in order to form hypotheses about how and why the population...

Students analyze the Polykleitan God depicted in art and create their own ideal form of sculpture. In this sculpture and art instructional activity, students read about Greek art of the human form. Students analyze the art of Polykleitos...

Middle schoolers explore the use of personification as a way of expressing ideals. They transfer this understanding to the present by creating an allegorical depiction of a contemporary ideal or value inspired by precedents in the...

Sixth graders investigate the ideas, literature, music, and art of the Romantic Movement. They apply romantic ideals to their original writing and art, analyze poetry, discuss key vocabulary, and analyze artwork from this era.

Students examine why disco and other forms of music were not widely accepted.

Students examine African masks and headdresses, and create their own.

Learners read and write an artist's statement. In this artist's statement lesson, students read Dorothea Lange's artist statement before writing one of their own about their photography. They examine their own photography and use...

Young scholars investigate the history of patriotic music and practice singing the tunes with classmates.  In this U.S. History lesson plan, students examine lyrics of the traditional song "Yankee Doodle Dandy" and discuss the...

Young scholars examine the image of George Washington. In this Washington presidency lesson plan, students use the provided analysis handout to analyze the character of Washington conveyed in several pieces of art and speeches. Young...

Eleventh graders ponder about what it means to be an "American." They discuss the impact of an author's word choice and sentence structure on text. They identify some major themes and development of the Letters... Compose paragraphs and...

Eighth graders examine the role of intended meaning in Ralph Earl's portrait of Andrew Jackson. They, in groups, research periods in Jackson's life and use gathered information to create their own portraits of Jackson.

Vegetables aren't just things we can grow to eat; now they are things we can grow to create art! Use this cute and kid-friendly recipe during your next Earth Day celebration. It includes step-by-step instructions on how to turn...