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Curated OER

Recycled Sailing Vessels

For Teachers 4th - 10th
Students discuss how recycled materials can be used to create art and how this will apply to their artwork. They create a sailing vessel using recycled materials that they find.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mary Cassatt: Impressionist Connection

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students read information about Mary Cassatt and study examples of her Impressionist art. For this art history lesson, students read about the life and art of Mary Cassatt. Students then study her art 'Little Girl in a Blue Armchair.'...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Can You Do It? I Can Do It!

For Teachers K
Students imitate the same movements that different animals would make.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Many Chairs, One Table

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine artwork and sculpture by Keith Haring. They decorate a chair with their own symbols and designs.
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Curated OER

Sign Language 1

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore signs and vocabulary linked to the work of Keith Haring.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Civil War: Matthew Brady Photos

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read background information on Matthew Brady and examine photographs of the Civil War taken by him. They fill in worksheets based on their research.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exploring New Frontiers

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students gather information about the contributions of various explorers. Using the internet, they discover the many viewpoints of those who conquered new frontiers. They examine and compare life 200 years ago to their life today.
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Curated OER

Still Movement

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students explore constant motion. Using photography equipment and a dark room, students develop photographs that depict motion. Students demonstrate the proper use of photograph equipment.
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Curated OER

Take Heed, Scurvy Dogs!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the use of ghosts in shipping stories. As a class, they assign roles and they act them out in a play. They make it seem as if they are in danger on their voyage and work together to create a script. They ask questions...
Worksheet
Curated OER

TOEFL Practice Test- Vocabulary #1

For Students Higher Ed
In this language arts worksheet, students practice for the TOEFL test by answering 5 questions. Students read the sentence that has one word surrounded by apostrophes. Students choose the word closest in meaning to this word. Students...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make an Uncle Sam Folk Art Figure

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create an Uncle Sam art figure. In this patriotic lesson, students use wood, paint, twigs, and glue to create a folk-art style figure of Uncle Sam.
Unit Plan
Curated OER

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

For Teachers 5th
Students research the American Revolution through the story of the Legend of Sleepy Hollow. In this American Revolution lesson, students research folktale and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Students view illustrations for the story....
Handout
Art Cyclopedia

Artcyclopedia: Chronological Listing of Portrait Artists

For Students 9th - 10th
ArtCyclopedia's complete list of portrait artists from the 15th century to today. There are links to the artists' biography and works.
Handout
Metropolitan Museum of Art

Metropolitan Museum of Art: John Singleton Copley

For Students 9th - 10th
This sample "exhibit" from the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art offers a short biography of colonial painter and portrait artist John Singleton Copley. Includes links to six different paintings, each with an informative caption.
eBook
Planet eBooks

Planet E Book: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" by James Joyce is available here in PDF format. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, which was first released in 1917, is 317 pages pages long.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pedro E. Guerrero: Capturing the Artist

For Students 9th - 10th
This media gallery from the American Masters and VOCES co-presentation of Pedro E. Guerrero: A Photographer's Journey explores Guerrero's working relationship with sculptor Louise Nevelson. Guerrero was a gifted photographer of...
Website
British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

For Students 9th - 10th
"A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is a novel by the Irish modernist writer James Joyce. Read an overview and view additional resources such as articles and collection items.
Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: Excerpt From a Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

For Students 7th - 8th
CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...
Graphic
Other

Louvre Museum: A Closer Look at the Portrait of the Marquise De Pompadour

For Students 9th - 10th
Media-rich module examines a pastel portrait of Madame de Pompadour, an influential member of the court of Louis XV and patron of the arts. The work, by French artist Maurice-Quentin Delatour, conveys much useful information about the...
Interactive
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: George Washington: Portrait for Kids

For Students 3rd - 5th
Many components of a portrait of George Washington have been removed. You need to uncover them with the red spyglass. As you find each piece you will learn how it plays an important roll in the value of the painting and why the artist...
Website
Smithsonian Institution

National Portrait Gallery: A Brush With History

For Students 9th - 10th
Exhibition of portraits of American heroes, statesmen, writers, artists, scientists, and historical figures draws on the paintings in the collection of the National Portrait Gallery to consider the story of America. View portraits from...
Lesson Plan
ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Self Portraits With the Touch of a Finger [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st
In this lesson, students will explore self-portraiture by looking at classical portrait paintings, such as Diego Velazquez's La Infanta Margarita or Raphael's Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione. A close look at these works reveals...
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Van Gogh's Self Portraits

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students will examine Vincent van Gogh's self-portraits and letters to better understand the artist's life story and personality. They will paint two Van Gogh-style self-portraits to show two parts of their own personality and write a...
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TES Global

Tes: Teaching Shakespeare: Tudor Art and Artists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a slide show of charts showing Tudor art, artists, themes and techniques, portraits, and art skills.