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What is Conceptual Art?
Research, art history, and web page creation! Sounds too good to be true. With tons of links and resources, the lesson provides you with everything needed to engage the class in an amazing art and research activity. They create an art...
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Using Picture Books to Celebrate Diversity
Help young learners develop social awareness and tolerance by integrating these books into your lessons.
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Reading Comprehension 4: Level 7
Make an impression with a reading comprehension assessment based on Claude Monet. After reading a short biographical paragraph about the famous French painter, readers demonstrate their comprehension skills by drawing inferences,...
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Artist Research
Students research an artist of their choice on the internet. They are provided with questions (worksheets included with the lesson) as a guide for their research. Students choose an artwork by their artist to critique.
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Research, Writing, and the 'Isms'
Students research an art style. They create an original short story, poem, or personal essay and illustrate the written work with the style of art they researched.
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Cell Art
Combine art and science with this cell structure assignment. Learners depict a cell diagram, including the organelles, imitating a specific artist's style.
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Land Ho! Cole Vs. Van Gogh
Students compare and contrast the landscape works of Thomas Cole and Vincent Van Gogh. In this landscapes lesson, students understand vocabulary related to artworks. Students compare and contrast the artists work through a Venn diagram....
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Art Styles - Portrait Triptych
Students select one photos and creates portraits of the photo in three different styles. After making the portraits, they describe the differences between them. They place their finished product on a triptych for viewing and practice...
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"Golliwog's Cakewalk" by Claude Debussy
In this music appreciation instructional activity, students listen to "Golliwog's Cakewalk" from Children's Corner Suite by Claude Debussy. Students read about the composer and the piece and answer 5 questions.
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Lesson Plans for Drawing
Students analyze Impressionist art and complete related activities. In this Impressionist art lesson, students read and study the art of Childe Hassam. Students explore basic design concepts and the steps in drawing. Students experiment...
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Art Curators
Students use the Internet to select various works of art around a theme. They create a PowerPoint exhibit of these works and create the written documentation to accompany their presentation. They critique the class exhibits.
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Painters, the Salon, and Critics, 1848-1870
Students study the Beaux-Arts System. In this art history instructional activity, students explore French art between the years of 1848-1870. This instructional activity was written to accompany a field trip to the Musee d'Orsay.