Students explore the function of various road signs and international symbols.  In this sign recognition instructional activity, students construct road signs with blank paper, markers, and scissors.  Students make 2 or 3...

After walking in a nearby neighborhood, have your class create this amazing city street pop-up. They study the facades of the buildings they see, focusing on geometric line, shape, and architecture. They then draw, cut, and create a city...

Students explore geometric shapes and patterns. They view the provided paper display of a quilt to identify geometric figures it contains. Afterwards, they draw and color their own quilt on a activity sheet.

Make sure your fashionistas know how to talk about all the latest and oldest styles. Partners work together to define 18 fashion-related terms, ranging from style to home furnishings. Definitions are included on the second page of the...

Students identify and describe the primary, secondary and tertiary colors. They also identify the order in which these three categories of colors fit on the color wheel. Students then create a color wheel using any medium available...

Students review the elements of design and how they relate to fashion. Individually, the perform a self-analysis on their body type and identify the appropriate clothing type. To end the lesson, they sketch their own clothing ideas...

Have your class analyze the narrative art in quilts. They identify elements in this domestic art and the stories they tell. They define a story quilt, view an example, and analyze the work of Harriet Power. This is a great lesson to...

Students gain awareness of shapes in architecture by creating a painting of their school and writing a reflective summary of their study of architecture.

Students identify the importance of the Principles and Elements of design through self-analysis and sketching clothing appropriate for their body type. They write the actual color name on a line of the included sheet, then describe why...

Students investigate seeds and their growth. In this agriculture lesson, students read the book How a Seed Grows and discuss the seed cycle. Students examine real seeds and identify their properties. Students create a set of sequencing...

Students examine architectural designs and styles found in their state and/or community and create scrapbooks that identify those specific traits. This middle-level art lesson can be adapted to work in a social studies classroom.

Students discuss trees, leaves, and the growth process In this 1st - 3rd grade lesson plan, students identify various types of leaves, recognizing the differences in size and shape. Students create tracings of various leaves to...

Students review and differentiate between positive and negative space, view teacher sample, and cut out shapes to create puzzle-like picture in which one color of paper represents positive space and one color represents negative space.

Third graders identify and practice sewing a dashed line in an arch shape. They identify with five new facts about quilts, women, and the community of Gee's Bend. Finally, 3rd graders complete the quilt top, batting and backing together.

Learners discover the many types of delivery work vehicles in the world.  In this transportation lesson, students investigate how our local products get here, and where they come from.  Learners solve a work sheet based on...

Students examine how the hexagon shape can be a building block for quilt patterns. They view images of quilts, discuss symmetry and design patterns, and create and name an original quilt design.

Young scholars investigate the details surrounding Korean Architecture. They look at some of the different styles and see how they may differ from some others found in the world. The research is done in order to appreciate the uniques...