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2006 Lesson Plans
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We are always on the lookout for new lesson ideas. Here are some fresh projects for 2006!
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Click on any of the images below to view the entire lesson plan.
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EXAMPLE
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TITLE AND DESCRIPTION
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GRADES
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Students experiment with texture by turning a liquid into a solid and finally into a 3-D work of art.
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K–12
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simple beginners' project using 5 colors of paint and 2 types of stencils: positive and negative.
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9–12
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Students will design and sculpt a dimensional piece of artwork, creating a variety of textures, lines and depths.
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6-12
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Learn the processes involved in traditional batik and in color layering with dye.
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9–12
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“Write” names and messages by stringing beads
on a bendable wire. Hang finished pieces in a window,
string on a necklace or around a hat, pin to a
bulletin board or display on a piece of matboard
as a piece of art.
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3-8
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Explore the beauty of Braille
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3–8
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Students use all the elements and principles of design.
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8-12
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Students will observe the artistic expression used in coins of the past and today.
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5-12
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Students learn to make small, decorated boxes called "Nichos," a means in Mexican and South American cultures to provide a stage-like setting for an
object or collection of objects that have great significance.
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5-12
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Classroom Chihuly
Give students an opportunity to enjoy creating random organic forms with color and transparency similar to actual glass.
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2-6
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Students transform a thick slab of clay into a 3D plaque.
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7-12
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Students learn the process of embossing a mono print — an extremely beautiful fine art.
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K-12
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This lesson incorporates classroom-friendly acrylic felt and basic sewing/assemblage skills that can be adjusted for various age levels.
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2-8
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Students will employ easy-to-use and safe materials in an introductory printmaking lesson.
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3–8
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Brightly colored paintings look like stained glass.
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9–12
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Students learn an easy and economical form of metal working.
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5-12
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Even young students can achieve beautiful results — without the use of chemicals or special materials.
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K–12
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Students learn to apply yarn painting techniques in combining their ideas and their art.
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K–8
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This process takes any computer image and turns it into a 3-dimensional sculpture.
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5–12
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Incorporating New Media with traditional art, this process challenges students
to use digital images to create a mask or 3-dimensional portrait.
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9-12
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Students learn the basics of silk screening.
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9-12
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Give students an opportunity to enjoy creating random organic forms with color and transparency similar to actual glass.
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5-12
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Using Art Clay Silver and gold accents.
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9–12
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Students investigate dolls and games in history and cultures. This particular lesson challenges students to look into the future and reflect on the past.
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9–12
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Build a three-dimensional form with Twisteez Wire on a stationary screen base.
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8-12
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Gives students just starting in cartooning an opportunity to study Manga.
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5–8
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Students learn to work with leather in the manner of Native American craftsmen.
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K-6
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Students learn a very basic bookbinding technique incorporating a dimensional
object and simple fastening method.
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K-12
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Students will apply linear color to a shape, bending and
forming the lines in much the same way a sign artist
would form glass tubing.
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5-8
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Students recognize that a handmade book is a work of art in itself.
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3-12
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Students create computer mosaic drawings with magazine illustrations, or photos emphasizing changing shades
and tones using the total image or a section of it.
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7-12
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Students construct a 3-dimensional form and fill it with rice to make gentle, percussive sounds.
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K-8
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Students study the anatomy of a flower, and create
and identify its parts.
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3-8
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Students will define a purpose for creating a functional work of art and identify its
effectiveness and unique characteristics within a certain cultural and social setting.
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5-12
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Students will mix and layer colors on a transparent surface and develop areas of transparency and opacity within a single painting.
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3-12
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Students will observe and mimic the short, unblended brushstrokes used by Van Gogh and
understand their expressive quality.
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5-8
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Students make printmaking papers, cards, book covers, picture frames and photo mats.
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K-6
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Students learn the fine art of weaving and explore theories of form, space, movement, color and value.
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K-12
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