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Geometry and art: Art museum post-visit

This is the third lesson in a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this integrated lesson, students apply their knowledge of geometry by organizing and displaying information in graphs with correct labeling. Students then compare and analyze graphs. Finally, with this information students create a geometric design.

Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)

By Loretta Hopper.

Painted cylindrical sculptures

Students will experiment painting a variety of lines as directed in addition to inventing their own on 12" x 18" paper. Students will also glue pre-cut paper strips onto their sculptures experimenting with a variety of paper sculpture techniques such as bending, folding and curling.

Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)

By Rose Szabo.

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.

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Adjective monster

In this ARTSEDGE lesson, students explore the connections between visual art and language arts, and how both are used to creatively tell stories and express emotions. Students read the book Go Away Big Green Monster by Ed Emberley. They are... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Mathematics)

Provided by: ArtsEdge

Mirroring Kandinsky

In this lesson, one of a six-part unit from Illuminations titled “Geometry in the World of Art,” students explore the geometric figures Wassily Kandinsky used in his art. Students apply what they have learned in previous lessons by designing... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Seeing geometry in art

Students use paintings studied in the previous lesson to connect their knowledge of geometric shapes and terms with Kandinsky’s use of geometric figures. After reading Shapes, Shapes, Shapes by Tana Hoban or The... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Who was Wassily Kandinsky?

This lesson provides students with an exploration of the geometric figures Wassily Kandinsky used in his art. Students participate in a scavenger hunt to become familiar with Kandinsky’s works and the geometric figures used in his paintings. Illuminations... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations