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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bathtubs

For Students 4th - 6th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read the passage titled Bathtubs. They then answer the 12 questions pertaining to the passage.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Urban Concentration and Racial Violence

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research one of the many urban race riots in U.S. history, from the New York City riots during the Civil War to the "Red Summer of 1919" or the hate-strikes of 1943. They present their findings in the form of a...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mona Lisa: What's Behind Her Smile

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students observe the Mona Lisa painting to describe, analyze and interpret meanings in the work.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Exhibiting Your Knowledge

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Students are introduced to the various museum functions. In groups, they create a traveling exhibition based on Gutenberg's invention and the first printed book. They share their exhibition with the class and answer any questions presented.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Adventures in Music History

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders participate in a variety of experiences to investigate the tie between music and history. It combines music history with historical events and includes information about composers and the music that they composed....
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

City Streets in One-Point Perspective

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students examine the basics of drawing forms in one-point perspective, and linear perspective. They transform their drawings into city scenes using one-point perspective.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Marian Anderson: From Page to Stage

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers become immersed in a compelling anecdote of the civil rights movement through the experience of constructing dramatic scripts. An added goal is to equip students, through this "hands-on" experience, to critique dramatic...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Invention of the Printing Press

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students are guided through a series of websites which teach about the history of printing, the invention of the printing press, the trials of Johann Gutenberg, and advancements in printing. This 20 question multiple choice quiz is...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Mind over Matter

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders create new devices out of everyday objects.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

The Mythical, Magical, Middle Ages...NOT!

For Teachers 4th
Students complete worksheets and roleplay feudal simulations as they are immersed in the daily life of the Middle Ages. They study geography of Europe and the origins of European tribes. They outline and write a biographical essay and...
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Website
Other

The Cincinnati Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Cincinnati Art Museum (Cincinnati, Ohio), offers a comprehensive website exploring its current exhibitions as well as searching their collection database. Other content includes virtual tours, museum history, and teacher guides with...
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eBook
Other

Mc Murry University: The Art of Renaissance Science: Galileo and Perspective

For Students 9th - 10th
Links to pages with images and information on Galileo Galilei and the mathematics of perspective used in art of the Renaissance.
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Article
Institute for Dynamic Educational Advancement

Web Exhibits: Pigments Through the Ages: Renaissance and Baroque

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustrated essay on the paints and painting techniques used by Renaissance and baroque artists.
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Handout
J. Paul Getty Trust

J. Paul Getty Museum: Eat, Drink, & Be Merry: Food in the Middle Ages and Renaissance [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
A booklet that accompanied a museum art exhibit on Medieval and Renaissance food. The exhibit looked at how food was portrayed in manuscript art from those times.
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Graphic
National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Raphael

For Students 9th - 10th
6 colorful images from Raphael. Click on each to find a brief explanation and analysis as well as details from the painting.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Renaissance for Kids: Medici Family

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the Medici Family of the Renaissance. They were leaders of the city of Florence and supporters of the arts and humanism.
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Article
Other

Early Renaissance Florence at the Metropolitan Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
"Painting and Illumination in Early Renaissance Florence" was a show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC. This is a review of the show. It mostly addresses Illuminated manuscripts.
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Website
Princeton University

Princeton University: The Art Museum

For Students 9th - 10th
The Art Museum at Princeton University has a permanent collection ranging over time from ancient to contemporary and from the Mediterranean to Western Europe, China, Latin America and the U.S. Greek and Roman antiquities and Roman...
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: The Renaissance Renaissance: The Spread of Ideas

For Teachers 4th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the fall of the Byzantine Empire and the invention of the printing press. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
CGFA

Carol Gerten Fine Arts: Limbourg Brothers

For Students 9th - 10th
This online gallery provides images of the Limbourg Brothers' (1370-1416) illuminated manuscripts from 1408 to 1416. Also included is a short biography abou their lives.
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Website
Other

Whitney Museum: Jacob Lawrence: Exploring Stories

For Students 9th - 10th
A look at Jacob Lawrence and his art, and instructions on how to make your own tempera paints and "paint your own story," using Lawrence's work as inspiration.
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Unit Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: A Heavenly Craft: Woodcut in Early Printed Books

For Students 9th - 10th
Online exhibit that represents the evolution of the woodcut as illustration during the late Medieval and early Renaissance period. This exhibition explores the development in technique, composition, perspective, and coloration of the...
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Handout
Steven Kreis, PhD

The History Guide: Niccolo Machiavelli, 1469 1527

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has biographical information for Machiavelli (1469-1527 CE), the political philosopher during the Italian Renaissance.
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Handout
University of Pennsylvania

Penn Library: Books of Hours

For Students 9th - 10th
This website contains information about the Book of Hours: a private prayer book, liturgies or calendar. "In Books of Hours are preserved some of the finest works of medieval art." Seven Book of Hours with descriptions are shown. Though...