Lesson Plans

Who can grasp solid geometry? Make 3-dimensional shapes to manipulate into polyhedra using Color Explosion™ paper.

Construct a graphic reminder of the Five Pillars of Islam.

What happens when shapes and colors are repeated and organized? Stunning patterns emerge! This cool Klimt style makes go

Who wants homework on weekends? Find out how statistics can be misleading by creating your own survey to purposely slant

Use Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech to inspire students to illustrate a dream that will touch hearts, minds

Students investigate a variety of weather phenomena through art images and create a landscape that depicts a specific we

Students investigate several paintings of night skies by Van Gogh; then discuss stars, planets and their relationships i

Discover the beauty and functionality of ancient Native American pottery! These replicas are a wonderful way to learn mo

Students investigate a series of African cultures to compare and contrast their use of patterns. Students create an ori

Miniature Portraits are remarkably small-scale paintings used as personal keepsakes or as jewelry from various cultures.

Laughter erupts as students learn the differences between literal and figurative language by illustrating common idioms.

Imagine the splendor of Imperial Russia! Recreate this lavish era with a jeweled egg crafted in the style of Fabergé.

Invest some time in learning about the stock market. Your time could really pay off!

Students listen to a variety of musical instruments/musical styles/and interpret the sound variations using lines and sh

Students research three different artists, comparing and contrasting their characteristics. Students then create an ori

Students create a portrait of themselves as a young child and a current portrait showing their visual changes through a

Students demonstrate understanding of figurative language in The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allen Poe with vari

Create a paper weaving in the style of the Ashanti people of West Africa. In this project artists learn the meanings of

Combine physical science, math and visual art! Create a symmetrical mask using paper straws. Use the hollow ends of th

Explore how visuals contain both “parts” and “whole” and how visual elements like “value” contribute to the overall artw

Base this lesson on a local zoo and let math be the inspiration for a science connection. This lesson is all about fract

Fashion can be fabulous and informative! Discuss what different types of clothing can tell you about a person. Use your

Explore the complex geometric designs of the South Indian Kolam paintings with sidewalk chalk.

Introduce, or refresh, the concept of surface area to your students with an investigation into the Joel Shapiro “Untitle