Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is an inquiry-based teaching strategy for all grade levels. You do not need any special art…
Writing + Art Overview
Are you looking for ways to integrate more visual art into your writing curriculum? Perhaps you’d like to encourage more…
Industrial Revolution Inventions by Daisy Breaux
Length: Four 45 minute class periods (2 days for research, 2 days for presentations) Lesson Goal: Students will gain experience…
Roles in the Community by Ghada Hammad
Lesson Goal: Students will discuss different social roles and professions and the impact they have on our communities. Without these…
Geology in Art by Erika Girmscheid
Lesson Goal: Students will observe qualities and patterns in rocks to explain changes over time and can hypothesize observations the…
Motion, Force, and Energy in Art by Candance Mielcarek
Lesson Objective: Using Newton’s laws, and applying the principles of motion, force, and energy students will gain a deeper understanding…
A Window into Understanding by Aysegul Yazganoglu
Objective: Students will know how to identify different shapes when they’re presented in a real world scenario.
Reading Facial Expressions by Ella Evenson
Lesson Goal: Students will be able to identify how a person’s face can show their emotions. Students will talk about…
The Perfect Chair by Cassidy Katzer
Lesson Goal: Students will use visual imagery and a story to describe a chair that is perfect for them using…
Short Story Writing Inspired by Art by Catherine Saldana
Lesson Goal: Students will develop a short story that includes a setting, plot, character, conflict, and theme based on the…
Pie Array Math Talk by Brenda Perez Hernandez
Math Lesson: 3rd Grade Lesson Goal: Students will be able to use multiplication to solve situations involving equal groups and…
Sculpture Inspired by Nate Young
Objective: Students will express personal or family storytelling with a symbolic object, thoughtful writing and arrange an installation sculpture inspired…