Pupils discuss the life and significance of Saint James. They identify details and features of New Spanish sculpture that make it unique.

Pupils describe this work of art as reflecting the beliefs of Mexicans in the viceregal period. They create their own sculptures in a lightweight material that shows themselves in an active pose.

Students are encouraged to recycle. They are provided the opportunity to construct a paper sculpture in the round. Students apply recycled products to create their sculpture. They share their creations with the class.

Students discuss the idea of cultural diffusion by examining how the sculptural portrayal of the Buddha's clothing evolved in Japanese and Chinese art. This activity concludes with a group project and presentation.

Students create a geometric cardboard sculpture covered with personal drawings.

Students explore the use of symbolism to communicate abstract concepts through sculpture. They study about stereotyping. They then create a sculpture using hand forms. Students are challenged to create sculptures that reflect and...

High schoolers sculpt large Greek and Roman letter design motifs, and replicate other examples of Greek and Roman artwork.

Students study the evolution of Greek and Roman art in pottery and human form. They examine how the artistic evolution is related to discoveries in science and travel through the lessons in this unit.

Students read documentary evidence and commentary regarding Saint-Gauden's sculpture Shaw Memorial. They read statements and letters, and answer analysis questions.

Students will compare historical figureheads to determine their purpose and meaning for the sailing vessels. They will use plaster to carve and create figureheads that are contemporary representations of themselves and their culture.

Students construct 3-dimensional structures from 2-dimensional paper. They design and compile their structures to resemble a neighborhood community.

Students examine the history of mosaics. They follow instructions to create their own pumpkin seed mosaic. They also bake some of the seeds to enjoy as a treat.

Students review shapes and their cutting skills by making a hamburger collage. In this shapes lesson plan, students identify shapes that make up the food in a hamburger, cut out the food from construction paper, and create a collage out...

Students discover proportions of the Human Body.  In this anatomy lesson, students create replicas of the Human body using nothing but paper and glue.  Students share their creations with the entire class.

Learners discuss the subject and meaning of examples of visual art. They analyze various paintings found on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website, answer discussion questions, complete online interactive activities, and write an essay.

Students identify shapes. In this geometry instructional activity, students cut out various shapes and create a "Shape Collage Pizza." Students glue their shapes onto a pizza template.

What would it be like to restore modern works of art? By acting as modern art conservators, learners assess the first-hand difficulties faced in restoration efforts. In addition, they create modern art pieces from random materials. Then,...

You and your high school class can examine the idea of artistic movements with this lesson. Explore various websites, compare/contrast paintings, after which the assignments are to complete a chart, and write an essay.

Circles are the foundation of many geometric concepts and extensions - a point that is thoroughly driven home in this extensive unit. Fundamental properties of circles are investigated (including sector area, angle measure, and...

An excellent language arts worksheet. Learners read seven sentences and determine if each is simple, compound, or complex. In order to practice sentence combining, young writers join 10 sets of sentences to form compound sentences, and...

High schoolers choose an interesting view for an art relief project. They outline their composition, and shade their relief using charcoal pencil. The results are fabulous! One nice thing about this art project is that the materials...

A light, and humorous lesson on "street cows" is here for you. Learners listen to the story, "Street Cows," which is embedded in the plan. On a map of the US and the World, they locate the cities where the "Cows on Parade" exhibit was...

Middle schoolers write descriptions, narratives, and dialogues based on objects of art and time periods in a museum. They base several writing assignments on art objects and paintings, including a literal description and an emotional...

Support your bright young grammarians with identifying adjectives using these simple, yet effective skills practice worksheets. Presenting with a series of 18 sentences children are asked to first circle the...