What do Roald Dahl's "Lamb to the Slaughter" and the Book of Genesis have in common? Both are complex texts that model how authors can approach the same concept—betrayal—in very different ways.

This curriculum unit from the Kennedy Center's ArtsEdge program presents an introduction to the concept of visual rhythm and explores the intersection of visual and auditory rhythm. The unit is divided into six lessons focusing on...

Jim Dine's Child's Blue Wall combines sculpture and painting. It is both a realistic depiction of a child's bedroom and an abstract painting of a night sky. This lesson plan explores how Dine accomplished these two ideas in the same work...

Students will be introduced to form, one of the basic elements of art. They will analyze the types of forms and materials used in various sculptures then experiment with lines in both two and three dimensions to see how shapes become forms.

A wonderful educational art site from KinderArt that includes creating a work of art in a style similar to that of Morrisseau. Includes a short biography, art vocabulary, and information on Ojibwa culture.

Learners 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.

Art lessons for middle school students. They are sorted into categories of grades, lessons that can be adapted, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.

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

Art lessons for infants up to kindergarten level. They are sorted into categories of age levels, medium used, subject matter, art period, artist, and cross-curricular connections.

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

A 7-day unit of lessons integrating art with drama. Artists covered include Filippo Brunelleschi, Leonardo Da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri Matisse, and five Indiana artists.

Seven lesson plans with unique approaches to drawing the human face. Web site also includes many other links to art related topics.

Explore the ancient process of glassblowing and the science behind the art. Young scholars will create their own sculptures, plan installations, and study renowned artist Dale Chihuly.

This art project will teach students about various art styles and allow them to investigate various art historical periods. The site has a lesson plan included.

Art pupils will learn about visual balance, visual texture, and textural paint by following the example of Wayne Thiebaud, famous for his dreamy 1960s paintings of cakes.

This lesson plan looks at the pop art of Andy Warhol.

At this site from KinderArt students will learn about the Book of the Dead and its importance to Ancient Egyptian culture by creating their own Book of the Dead using colored pencils and scroll paper.

Arts Edge at the Kennedy Center provides this lesson plan for teachers of ESOL students that integrates music into language arts. Students create their own poetry while listening to music about bugs and birds.

This resource presents a lesson plan which instructs students to work in groups of three to examine various pieces of art. They can be a reporter, an art expert, or an art historian, then use the terrific collection of links to do their...

In this activity, young scholars will incorporate information from the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts data access tool into an advertisement for a city of their choice. They will use persuasive and advertising techniques to convince...

After learning about Fernand Leger's sculpture, young scholars will learn basic concepts of modern dance, create their own movements, select sounds or music, and combine all of these in a modern dance performance.

Impressionists used new methods of mixing colors based on contemporary scientific writings about optics. This lesson plan explores the theory of optical color mixing, painting the same subject under different conditions of light, and the...

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

Use Paint Shop Pro to "Design a label for a drink of your choice." Learners will have the opportunity to explore the text tools that Paint Shop Pro offers to change the style, size, effects, and strength of the text.