Lesson Plan
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Angles on Kandinsky

For Teachers 4th
Not only is Wassily Kandinsky fun to say, his art contains tons of angles. Learners discuss Kandinsky's music-inspired abstract art and four types of angles. They search one of his paintings for obtuse, right, straight, and acute angles,...
Lesson Plan
Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Color Moods

For Teachers 2nd
Can art be a mode of communication? You bet it can! Learners explore how colors are used to convey mood in art. First, the class listens to three very unique musical selections that convey three different moods. Then, they compare...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Balance in Visual Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars examine works of art to develop an understanding of the importance of visual balance in works of art and nature. Students research artists and their artwork for examples of visual balance. Young scholars create works of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

New York City: Passionate About Shakespeare

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore Shakespeare as part of American culture. In this Shakespearean culture lesson plan, students view video clips about modern theater.  Students read excerpts from Shakespearean plays and other commentaries.
Lesson Plan
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Curated OER

Papier-Mache Retirement Buddies

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students make papier-mache people.  In this relationship building lesson, students develop a relationship with a local retirement center or nursing home and get to know at least one of the residents.  Students make a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

House Two: The Red and Blue House - Schroder House, Utrecht, The Netherlands

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the architecture of the Red and Blue House in The Netherlands. In this architecture analysis instructional activity, students analyze The Schroder House and complete discussion questions. Students also complete follow up...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Glass House - Farnsworth House, Plano, Illinois

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the architecture of Ludwig van der Rohe's 'The Glass House.' In this architecture analysis instructional activity, students view the images of the house and read about the home. Students complete two research projects...
eBook
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Internet Classics Archive: The Heracleidae by Euripides

For Students 9th - 10th
The whole play is available here from MIT's Internet Classic Archive.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Philosophy of Film

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online course from MIT.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Composing With Computers

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online course on music composition with computers. Includes all course material, projects, assignments, and exams with solutions.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Fundamentals of Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete undergraduate-level online course on the fundamentals of music.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Harmony and Counterpoint I

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete online course on the topic of harmony in music. Resource offers projects and examples, assignments, and exams with solutions.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Harmony and Counterpoint Ii

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online class on harmony in music. Resource includes all course materials, projects, examples, assignments and exams with solutions.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Anglo American Folk Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate-level online course on folk music.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to Western Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete undergraduate-level online course that introduces the history of western music.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Introduction to World Music

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete undergraduate-level online course on world music.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Modern Music: 1900 1960

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online class on the topic of modern music in the 1900s. Includes complete course material.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Music Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online course on music composition. Includes all course material, projects, assignments, and exams with solutions.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Music of Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate-level online course on the music of Africa.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Music of India

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online class on the topic of modern music in the 1900s. Includes course assignments.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Musical Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online class on musical analysis. Includes all course materials, projects, examples, assignments and exams with solutions.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Popular Musics of the World

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete undergraduate-level online course on world music.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Schubert to Debussy

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete undergraduate-level online course on Western music history for the period 1815-1915. Includes course assignments.
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Symphony and Concerto

For Students 9th - 10th
A complete, undergraduate level online class on the topic of modern music in the 1900s. Includes exams.