Students understand the selflessness of the artists Gauguin and Van Gogh. In this art lesson, students produce art work that reflects the diversity in the their school community. Students share their artwork to explain how they show...

Students identify the colors in various pictures. In this art instructional activity, students create book using card stock and yarn and match pictures that show a specific color to each page. Students write the color of the pictures at...

Students collaborate to create a painting in the style of Keith Haring. In this subway art lesson, learners study the distinct style of artist Keith Haring and design a large scale canvas on styrofoam. They study the details of Haring's...

Students create a collage in response to musical rhythm. In this visual arts lesson plan, students will better understand the connection between visual arts and musical rhythm. Students will follow the teacher's model of letting the...

Students differentiate between metallic and non-metallic sounds. In this music lesson, students listen to the audio clip of "March" and march in time with the music. Students identify the metallic sounds in the music piece. Students...

Second graders explore the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad. In this U.S. history lesson, 2nd graders discuss vocabulary and events that occurred in the 1860s pertaining to the construction of the Central Pacific Railroad....

Students look in a mirror and draw a self portrait of themselves. In this art lesson plan, students will create a stained glass effect using glue sticks and oil pastels to create a very unique styled portrait

Learners study the work of Georgia O'Keeffe. In this visual arts lesson, students critique Georgia O'Keeffe's paintings and observe flowers in nature to create a unique pastel painting.

Third graders explore the artwork of Henri Matisse. In this Matisse lesson plan, 3rd graders recognize the characteristics of Henri Matisse. Students create a pastel collage self portrait in the style of Henri Matisse.

In this bass clef notes worksheet, students recognize music notes. Students color each of the notes a certain color to identify what the note is. There are four lines of ten notes each.

For this music notes worksheet, students recognize music notes in bass clef. Students complete the worksheet by determining the notes for the nine sets and filling in the crossword puzzle.

In this rhythmic values worksheet, students explore musical notes and their values. Students add the note values together to get a total number of beats for the two notes in each of the 30 sets of notes.

Learners create a self-portrait using an artistic masterpiece as a guide. In this art appreciation lesson, students research famous artists online, electronically saving a particular portrait or masterpiece made by the artist....

Learners create digital self-portraits for use in a collage.  In this technology instructional activity, students create an original work of art in which they identify a variety of images that reflect their personality. ...

Students learn about and create koru art. In this cultural art lesson, students read M?ori legends and learn about M?ori koru designs. Students practice forming a koru shape, and, when ready,draw a large koru on cartridge paper using...

Students create pine cone owls. For this visual arts lesson, students use a pine cone, acorns, glue, and feathers to create an owl pine cone. Students may use paint to decorate their project.

Learners examine the color wheel and work with watercolors. In this color lesson, students go over primary, secondary, and intermediate colors before watching a demonstration of watercolor brush techniques. They choose a shape to paint...

Students find differences in handprints in a cooperative effort to make a rainbow.  In a rainbow painting lesson, students use their hands to create the different levels of the rainbow. Students may choose their colors.

Students examine how to shade a picture of a building.  In this sketching a local abbey, students compare an abbey to their Church to find the differences in the architecture.  Students practice techniques of shading their...

Students investigate impressionist painting techniques. In this visual arts lesson, students view paintings by Monet and practice the dot and stroke technique. Students use shades of green and gentle brush strokes to create grass in...

Students respond to works of art. In this art interpretation lesson, students examine images of art while using concepts they learned as they read literary pieces. They detail the setting, characters, and the mood and theme of the works...

Students participate in paper marbling. In this paper art lesson plan, students use shaving cream and paint to create unique patterns on paper. Students mix shaving cream and paint together then lay paper down in the mix. The...

Students look at the geometry in an artwork. In this art history/geometry lesson, students research the artist Charles Sheeler and look at his painting Stacks in Celebration. They find the different types of lines, angles, and...

Students look at a piece of art to make connections between early Baroque art and Baroque music. In this art and music instructional activity, students focus on the painting The Boy Violinist, by Hendrick Terbrugghen. They listen to the...