Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Artist at Work

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze art pieces of Picasso and Diego Velazquez to consider artists self-portraits using their work tools. In this art analysis lesson, students complete introductory and image based discuss to consider how an artist chooses...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering the Element of Color in Gaetano Donizetti's Don Pasquale: A Comparison of Tone Color and Art Color

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students experience several different tone colors in the song and also add layers of color to their copy of "The Owl" to compare and contrast how an artist would create the element of color.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Finding Polygons in Cubist Art

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore geometric properties and relationships in a two-dimensional work of art. They first search for and identify polygons in a Cubist painting and then use polygons to create their own Cubist portrait of a classmate.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Art and War

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Learners analyze the war art of Pablo Picasso. In this art analysis lesson plan, students define political art and explore Picasso's response to war in his art. Learners complete image based discussion and two related activities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Creative Writing/Poetry Lesson Plan

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Young scholars complete poetry writing activities and art analysis activities. In this creative writing and art lesson, students analyze a cubist piece by Picasso and discuss abstraction. Young scholars read a poem by Gertrude Stein...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picasso And Family

For Teachers K - 12th
Students view Pablo Picasso's sculpture "Baboon and Young" and use it as a springboard to discuss their conceptions of the term family. They use a collection of discarded manmade objects to create an animal sculpture.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Protesting through Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students experience critiquing, analyzing, and comparing different works of art from different eras. They discuss how these works can or can't be considered a form of protest and assess how to evaluate their own judgments and values on...
Lesson Plan
Yale University

What Lies Beneath: A Strategy for Introducing Literary Symbolism

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
“It’s not about what it is, it’s about what it can become.” You’re never too old for Dr. Seuss and using The Sneetches and The Lorax is a great way to introduce readers to allegories, parables, and literary symbolism. The lessons...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Survey of Spanish and Latin American Artists

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the art work of Dali and Picasso.  In this Art lesson, 10th graders analyze various pieces created by these men.  Students write a description of the painting they were assigned. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Cubism - David Hockney

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Identify Cubist works (namely the works of Picasso and the Cubist-inspired works of David Hockney), then express or create a work showing a time frame.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Collage and Photomontage

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders discuss collage and photomontage techniques and artists, and how the art form can convey cultural or current issues. They research a collage artist, then design a topical or personally symbolic collage. Present their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Self-Portrait of the Artist

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the self-portraits by Pablo Picasso. In this art analysis lesson, students explore Picasso's direct self-portraits and symbolic self-portraits. Students complete image based discussion. Students create an alter ego and...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Family Responsibility and Commitment

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Young scholars discuss the meaning of family and how they can community love and affection. Using an analysis of the work of Picasso, students define who is in their family. They discuss the various ways family members express their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Papier Colle Printmaking

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Papier Colle is a printmaking technique used by many famous artists, including Georges Braque and Henri Matisse. Have your class master this art using this fantastic resource. What a fun, new art technique to learn!
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pablo Picasso - Slab Construction

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars create a three or four-sided vessel incorporating abstracted faces on each side. Vessels should be irregular in shape. They demonstrate skills and craftsmanship in working with clay and explore hand-building methods of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Pablo Picasso Lessons

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore art history by creating their own abstract art pieces. In this Pablo Picasso lesson plan, students read assigned text discussing biographical information about the artist and examine several of his paintings....
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picasso Faces

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss the artwork of Abstract artist Pablo Picasso. They create a collage of Abstract and/or Cubistic Faces emulating Picasso's style. Students are allowed to let their imagination run wild with the many possibilities.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Proto-Cubism: Thinking Like Picasso

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders create blind contour drawn portraits. They work in small groups and pose for each other, creating portraits that express multiple points of view. Students also view a PowerPoint presentation on Cubism and complete a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Picasso Faces

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read stories about Picasso and see pictures of his work. Students brainstorm all the different kind os faces that one can make (clown, alien, etc...). They then get two pieces of drawing paper to make two different faces...
Activity
Practical Pages

Famous Artists Lapbook

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Create mini books with some of the most beautiful and well-known masterpieces of our time. Learners read short paragraphs about famous artists such as Pablo Picasso, Leonardo da Vinci, and Johannes Vermeer, and create different kinds of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picasso's "The Dog"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students draw a dog. In this drawing lesson, students discover how to tap into their right brain dominance by sketching a picture upside down. Students draw a picture resembling Picasso's "The Dog".
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Picasso's "The Butterfly"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners draw a butterfly. In this drawing lesson, students explore a drawing upside down. Learners sketch a butterfly while the image is reversed to tap into their right brain dominance.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Art

For Students 7th - 9th
For this artistic knowledge worksheet, students examine and discuss the concept of art. Students take a quiz to see how much they know about art history, and discuss questions pertaining to the rights that museums have regarding famous...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Technoartist

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore the Microsoft paint program to examine artwork styles and recognize certain features. In this graphic art lesson, students incorporate computer technology with visual arts while acquiring basic computer knowledge....