Sixth graders use a visit to the National Gallery of Art to inspire descriptive writing. They choose works of art and write descriptive word lists, paragraphs and Haiku.

Words. Words. Words. Class members create micrography self-portraits combining a high contrast portrait photo with words that express themselves. Complete directions for the project, student samples, along with links to professional...

Shell Silverstein’s “Sick” provides an opportunity for kids to demonstrate their understanding of syllables and phonemes. The class creates a list of descriptive words used in the poem that have more than one syllable, and brainstorm how...

Students explore means by which community arts might be supported. In this "community" social studies lesson plan, students research various local non-profit organizations. Students role-play as members of the board of a philanthropic...

Notan is a Japanese word that expresses the interaction between light and dark. Learners explore Notan while creating dimensional art pieces that examine positive and negative spaces. They'll discuss the art of Notan, create...

Second graders discuss various types of music. They identify and explore Japanese music, and instruments. They make a koto.

Examine the Latin and Greek language and civilization during the 19th century by exploring the mediums available then. Students examine scenes related to Greek and Roman literature and compare and contrast them.

Learners research Eakins' teaching methods. They incorporate research to prepare and present a verbal argument. They understand and articulate a perspective and develop their own opinion.

Students create original examples of the ancient Chinese Folk Art technique of Paper-Cutting in this middle-level lesson plan highly adaptable for either the Art classroom or a Social Studies class.

Eighth graders investigate art appreciation and Renaissance portraits through time. They create a portrait.

Learners redesign a particular album cover of their choice in this excellent high school Art lesson plan. The lesson plan suggests using Adobe Photoshop and glossy inkjet paper for the final presentation of all products.

Students develop a simple understanding of the brain's two hemispheres and their separate yet connected functions. They explain that if they are to improve their drawing skills they should get into their right mind.

Her is an interesting topic, as well as a great way to teach it! You'll find two worksheets on this link, one for the teacher, and one for the learner. Worksheet one describes how classical composers used musical repetition to make their...

The school band or orchestra analyzes their own performance after exploring musical terminology. They listen to a classical piece and describe it using only words. They look up musical terminology and then use those words to compare and...

What role did women play in pop art during the 1950s and 1960s? The class researches the role of women in mid-century America and how those roles were portrayed through the pop art of the time. They use an excellent set of...

Students examine a variety of ceramic pieces and trace their route through China into Europe. As a class, they discuss how ideas and patterns were carried along with the art itself. To end the lesson plan, they write a report on the...

Here’s a cross-curricular program music activity that uses Peer Gynt to engage class members. Groups take one section of “In the Hall of the Mountain King,” choreograph their section of the tune to represent the story as they imagine it,...

In this literature worksheet, students read and analyze the short story "Miz Fannie Mae’s Fine New Easter Hat" by Melissa Milich for key terms and mastery of comprehension. Students fill in seven sentences with the correct word to...

Make origami ducks with your class to reinforce geometry concepts and vocabulary; develop fine motor and visual translation skills; and enrich study of Japanese culture, the pond habitat, or migration. Create a whole group "worksheet"...

Students create covers for their "nature journals" using watercolor techniques and the artistic ideas of color, depth, and focal point. This activity can be used in the Science or Art classroom and meets national standards for both.

In this reading response worksheet, students create a word of art depicting a scene in Lois Lowry's novel Number the Stars. Students use lead pencils or charcoal to make a picture in black and white because color photography was not...

Symmetry, line, shape, art, and math are all connected through a fun hands-on craft. Included are instructions to a classic activity, where learners create butterflies to show symmetry in nature and then discuss symmetry in math. It is...

Is your class reading Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold? Get them involved in the story-creation process with this partially blank comic strip template. Learners take a look at the first and last panels and then fill in the remaining four with...

Have your class design a piece of art work using a canvas panel and wax. Learners employ a Greek process of art design popular in the fifth century to create their works. This is a great way to incorporate history into an art lesson plan.