Young scholars explore schools during the Colonial period. In this American history lesson, students participate in a simulation of school days in Colonial America. Young scholars visit a museum and use the schoolhouse as a setting for...

Students use the methods of description, reflection, and formal analysis for a study of images. In this image analysis lesson, students work in teams to interpret and analyze an assigned work of art. Students write responses to the work...

Young scholars discuss the purpose of public art, in the form of memorials. They research the design and planning of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington D.C., then plan their own memorial and construct a 3D model.

Sixth graders engage in a visual arts instructional activity featuring still life sketching and watercolor painting created by individual students.

Learners study paintings and use their knowledge of story elements to analyze the art. In this art analysis lesson, students review a novel for its elements. Learners study the image At the Moulin Rouge: The Dance and discuss the story...

Students use art to express emotion.  In this visual arts lesson, students explore the use of various colors and shapes in an effort to express emotions displayed in the Twelve Labors of Hercules.  Students use the computer...

The student reflects on concepts of ecological footprints and climate changes. In this Art lesson, students will produce a visual representation showing understanding of how ecology and climate affects the world.

Students practice artistic weaving. In this Colonial arts lesson, students weave pieces using lint from their home dryers. Students replicate the weaving process early Americans used. Students are also challenged to weave using the extra...

Students create a twig picture frame. In this visual arts lesson plan, students use cardboard, twigs, and glue to construct a twig photo frame. Students add flowers or nuts as a decoration.

Students construct a pencil holder. In this visual arts instructional activity, students create a pencil holder from a soup can, glue, and spray paint. Students decorate the pencil can with decorations. They can use this pencil holder as...

Students create paper sculptures. In this visual arts lesson plan, students observe photographs of abstract sculptures and describe their observations. Students use oaktag, tape, scissors, and markers to create their own paper...

Students are connecting the year that their piece of art was created with the historical events happening in America at that time. They also conduct research to prepare for looking into Art History.

Students build their own bridges or make connections to other peers, teens, adults/parents, senior citizens and people from around the world through various art mediums. Through this type of lesson plan students attempt to communicate in...

Young art historians review the elements of art by studying a reproduction of a work of art from a museum visit. They explain the difference between looking at a reproduction of a work of art and looking at the original...

Students create a picture frame. In this visual arts instructional activity, students use mats, paper, and rulers to construct a picture frame.

Students imagine they are a 'marchand-mercier' (or salesman) and write a persuasive letter to sell French items. In this art analysis lesson, students identify the role of a 'marchand-mercier' and write a three-paragraph letter to sell...

Young scholars examine an 18th century drawing and produce a skit based on the drawing. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the story depicted in a drawing and create a skit inspired the scene. Young scholars research the 18th...

Students create raven masks. In this Northwest Coast Native American lesson, students design and create Kwakiutl-style hats that feature the shapes, animals, and colors used by the Northwest Native Americans.

Students build and decorate miniature yurts. In this Central Asian culture lesson, students discover the uses of yurts for nomads and study the artistic motifs they often display prior to making their own miniature yurts.

Students create an art project using glue and food coloring. In this art lesson, students are given a piece of wax paper and glue is poured in the middle of the paper. Finally, food coloring is dripped on one drop at a time with the...

Art is a great way to convey or express an idea. Learners choose an idiom, draw it, and use transfer paper to create photograms. They discuss how why they chose the phrase they did, and how they expressed that idea through their...

Practice the subtractive sculpture process with your class. They'll discuss the subtractive method, art form and space, then design a sculpture which they will create from a block of plaster. Technical instructions are included.

Students examine music and art together and see the distinctive elements of each form. It can also demonstrate how their characteristics are interrelated. They create musical interpretations of two works of art.

First graders draw, cut out, and design their own fish shapes by cutting out shapes and putting them together. In this shapes and patterns worksheet, 1st graders also construct a stamp and print patterns with stamps to repeat a...