Browse lesson plans

Old Hat, New Hat: 3-D Pattern Hats

After students read Old Hat, New Hat by Jan and Stan Berenstain, they create their own new 3-D hats.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education)

By Lisa Mitchell.

Experience ABA form

This lesson will help students understand ABA Form. Through listening activities, they will be able to distinguish the "A" section from the "B" section and the return of the "A" section. Other activities will also be used for illustration.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Music Education)

By Lisa Qualls.

A Ram Sam Sam: A Moroccan tune with a twist

Students will enjoy singing, playing rhythm instuments, reading notations, and performing a Moroccan tune in two different musical styles on student keyboards.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Music Education)

By Marie Batten.

Rhythm stars

This lesson will introduce the main components of rhythm: quarter, eighth, and sixteenth notes.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Music Education)

By Laura Abernethy.

Rhythm, pattern, color, and texture in art and poetry

In this lesson, students will discover the meaning of "rhythm," "patterns," "color," and "texture" through the performance and modeled analysis of a class "symphony." Students will also evaluate the impact of each element on the whole work and note personal reactions and connections to this art form. Students will then work in small groups to apply the same elements and personal evaluation and connections to a historical work of visual art. At the end of the lesson, students will reflect on ways these two experiences are similar.

Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Visual Arts Education)

By Carol Horne.

Rondo with B-A-G

Students will read letter and rhythmic notation of the song "Hot Cross Buns," compose a phrase using notes B,A,G, and perform the song as the "A" section of a rondo form.

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Music Education)

By Beth Younts.

Tessellations with M.C. Escher

This lesson familiarizes students with tessellations, designs created by images placed against each other with no empty spaces. It also introduces the work of M. C. Escher. It can be used in conjunction with math lessons in geometry.

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education)

By Judith Riddle.

Resources on the web

Navajo weaving

In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore various aspects of Native American cultures and Navajo weavings. Using the patterns on the Navajo Rugs, they devise dance patterns and perform a traveling pattern based on Navajo weavings. (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Visual Arts Education)

Provided by: ArtsEdge