Students study the art of renowned Detroit Artist, Tyree Guyton, to understand his vision of helping children to grow artistically.

There are endless methods for decorating pottery, from the forming stage through final glazing and beyond. The students will explore decorations on various pottery pieces from different cultures. They will look at carved and painted designs as well as printed symbols and pictures that adorn the outer surfaces of pottery forms. We will also discuss how the designs relate to the individual cultures; expressing feelings, telling stories and following traditions. The students will also make a personal connection to their own pottery form and explain their individual connections and meanings through designs for their pottery (scratch art design). This lesson was developed by Belinda Coston as part of their completion of the North Carolina Global Educator Digital Badge program. This lesson plan has been vetted at the local and state level for standards alignment, Global Education focus, and content accuracy.

Students learn about Winslow Homer's painting of a house in the Bahamas, his commission from Century Magazine to illustrate an article called "A Midwinter Resort" about Nassau, and are introduced to the climate and geography of this island nation. They then break into groups to research possible pollutants and provide solutions to protect the inhabitants and land. Lastly, they imagine daily life in the Bahamas by writing a journal entry. Included in this resource are links to an online matching game, EPA games and quizzes, science lesson plans and satellite images of environmental change.

This free website provides more than 600 adaptable lesson plans written by teachers in collaboration with the Denver Art Museum for more than 130 objects from the museums world-class art collection. Lesson plans and resources focus on inspiring students to think and problem-solve creatively. Organized in an easy way so that teachers can pick the topic they would like to explore or enhance, then use works of art to teach that subject.

High resolution images are included. Museum visits are not necessary to implement lesson plans. Includes professional and student development tools such as teacher workshops and webinars, virtual classroom courses, career videos, educator blogs and creativity tools. Easy for teachers in language arts, social studies and visual arts to provide a curriculum rooted in the arts while also meeting 21st Century Skills.