Invent a new machine for the 21st century and make a model of the invention in this cross-curricular lesson plan about Leonardo da Vinci. Young inventors will use various art supplies to create their models. The lesson plan includes...

Ninth graders analyze connections between Asia and Europe in the pre-Renaissance period. They identify and analyze elements of Japanese and Chinese culture similiar to that of feudal Europe.

First graders examine the term landscape painting, and compare several landscape paintings in their use of color, line, and shape. They create winter landscapes on paper, then observe two Renaissance portraits.

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...

Students use the internet to study basic biographical facts about Shakespeare in the form of an internet scavenger hunt. This activity is a great introduction to a Shakespearean unit of study.

Students study how landforms affect all aspects of a community. Students work in groups to identify landforms from other works of art. In cooperative groups Students select a work of art depicting a particular land form and create a poem.

Eighth graders use draped slab and slab method to create a relief sculpture, adding coil and slab decoration. They study facial features and form them in clay. They study symbolism in Renaissance relief terra cottas.

Students are introduced to the techniques used in printmaking along with the relief method and tessellation relationships to art. In groups, they examine a variety of architecture used throughout the Islamic culture. To end the lesson,...

In this medieval times crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues to determine the words and names that fill in the blanks to appropriately complete the word puzzle pertaining to the state. A word bank is included.

Pupils study the history of stain glass. In this stain glass lesson plan, students select an art period and research the use of glass during that time. Pupils create a picture presentation of stained glass pictures from their town....

First graders are introduced to the accomplishments of scientist and inventor George Washington Carver. They get to experience a variety of products created from peanuts and make a collage of the way we use peanuts today.

Students create a timeline of African History. In groups, they research and describe eight different important periods in the country's history. They apply this information to compare and contrast them and how it has allowed Africa to...

Seventh graders begin the lesson by reading primary sources about the country of Mali. Using maps drawn in the past, they discuss what they can gather about the country from the map and how it has changed over time. They use a graphic...

In this online interactive reading comprehension worksheet, students respond to 12 multiple choice questions about Shakespeare's Measure for Measure. Students may submit their answers to be scored.

Sixth graders use research, word-processing, graphic skills and a multi-media presentation. They complete a research project that meets the requirements for the Grade 6 Renaissance report.

Students complete a unit on the cultural significance of textiles in the Japanese culturre. They analyze cotton, line, silk, and wool fabrics, examine various fabric creation and decoration techniques, select an object and write a...

Students contrast and compare the definition of beauty in Tang dynasty China with that of America today in this high school Social Studies lesson. The lesson concludes with a small group activity.

Fourth graders listen to different types of music, then categorize them into two different areas of classification.

Third graders create new devices out of everyday objects.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about changes in art during the Renaissance. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Smarthistory article explores the relationship between Dante and the visual arts and how the Divine Comedy played an important role in the creation of a great many outstanding works of art.

Art of the Baroque period of the 17th century embodied a dynamic energy that mirrored the restless spirit of its age. In painting, dramatic images of faith driven by the Catholic Church's Counter-Reformation contrast with lively...

This is a comprehensive site that tells the story behind one of John Singleton Copley's most famous paintings, "Watson and the Shark." The site discusses the artist's life and provides compositional information about the painting....