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Erase A Lack Of Art Projects

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the concept of art and how it can be created in many different ways. They create class projects and the purpose is to communicate something that was learned. Then students answer questions to establish the reasons to...
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Raindrops Keep Falling on my Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Kids may be a little resistant to this rainy day idea, but it could produce some amazing art. They paint a watercolor picture of anything they like. When they are done, they take their paintings outside and let the rain work its magic!...
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Art Careers: Interior Decorator

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students redesign specific areas of their school using interior design techniques, magazine ideas, and cooperative learning groups in this middle and high school level lesson plan. Emphasis is on examining the career opportunities in...
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Patterns Across Cultures: The Fibonacci Sequence in Visual Art

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Learners study the origin of the Fibonacci Sequence.  In this investigative lesson students identify works of art where Golden Spiral or Ratio appear. 
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Using Visual Art to Create Scenes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils review scene structure and the elements beginning, middle and end. They view a piece of art to stimulate an idea for a improvised scene. Students work in small groups, create and then perform their scenes for the rest of the class.
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Art Appreciation

For Teachers K - 6th
Students analyze and critique famous art prints in this introductory lesson to the appreciation of Visual Art forms. Emphasis is on classroom discussions of cultural values, prejudice, and opinions. The lesson includes possible...
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Have Fun With Paint

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars explore different painting techniques. For this visual arts lesson, students use various materials to create different textures in their paintings. Young scholars use wax paper and foam boards to create unique art pieces.
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Art: 1950s Art

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students explore art of the 1950s. In this art history lesson plan, students examine works by Kofman, Groky, deKooning, Indiana, Hamilson, and Warhol as they identify the attributes of Abstract Impressionism and pop art....
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Junk Mail Jewelry

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create jewelry from junk mail. In this visual art lesson, students use junk mail to design necklaces and bracelets.
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Art Lesson Synthesis

For Teachers K
Students observe animals and complete an art project. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students define the word mosaic, create animal mosaics, and share their creations with the class. As students explain their art to the class they...
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Martin Puryear's Ladder for Booker T. Washington

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the art of Martin Puryear. In this visual arts lesson, students analyze the sculpture "Ladder for Booker T. Washington". Students consider how the sculpture reflects the life and contributions of Booker T. Washington....
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Lesson Plan: Using Collage to Honor Nobel Peace Prize Laureates

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students discover the honor bestowed by the Nobel Peace Prize. In this visual arts collage lesson, students research Nobel Peace Prize recipients and create collages to using the prescribed technique.
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Visual Arts Lesson: Writing desk

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders examine a writing desk. They each make decorative drawers to scale for assembly into a class desk. They use repetitive motifs in their designs.
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Visual Arts Lesson: Virgin of Guadalupe

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders paint symbols of their culture after examining painting of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
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Visual Arts Lesson: St. James on Horseback

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research and write on sculpture of St. James and describe his importance to the Spanish soldiers who conquered Mexico; students create their own estofado designs.
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Portable Art Portfolio

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create an electronic art portfolio. In this visual arts lesson, students use a pen drive and save a digital image of the projects they made in art class. Students view a Powerpoint presentation at the end of the year of their...
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Robert Indiana Biography, Activities, and Lesson Plans

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Learners analyze Pop art and the work of Robert Indiana. In this Pop art lesson, students read about the history of Pop art and a biography of Robert Indiana. Learners complete a criticism and aesthetics activity, create their own Pop...
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Performance into Art

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore two works of art of performance art. In this performance art lesson, students analyze performance art in the examples of Yves Klein and Joseph Beuys. Students complete image based discussion activities. Students research...
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Imagining China through Words

For Teachers 6th - 8th
When Europeans first came back with tales of China, they provided vivid written accounts and minimal visual imput. This resulted in art rendered mostly from descriptive language. Learners explore this phenomena by listening to...
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Transform Your Geometry into a Work of Art

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Mathematicians utilize artwork to help illustrate the major ideas of transformations and tessellations. They visually identify transformations including reflections, rotations, and translations. They discuss how artists have used...
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The Affect of Music on Visual Images

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders consider cross-curricular connections between social studies, singing, and current events. They listen to the song, "I Can't Cry Hard Enough." view scenes from September 11, then create presentations using images, a...
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Making the Connection: Incorporate The Arts Into Every Subject

For Teachers K - 5th
Art, music, movement, and drama will enhance and bring your lessons to life!
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Visual Discovery Note Taking Sheets

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Step into history and step out with a new understanding of events. These strategies bring a new level of understanding of key events by asking viewers to engage in and respond to projected images. Complete directions for the activity, a...
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The Talking Stick

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the lives of the Aboriginal peoples of Saskatchewan. In this talking stick lesson, students discover dance, art, music, and traditions of the First Nations people.  Students design and create a talking stick to...

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