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Geometry and art: Art museum pre-visit: This lesson is the first of a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this discovery learning activity, students look at and compare two works of art. The paintings are quite different, but they contain many examples of geometric shapes. Students then complete a comment sheet, explaining what is similar and different about the works of art. This lesson can be used alone or used to prepare students for an art museum visit.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Loretta Hopper.

Time - Light and shadow (visit): This lesson focuses on light and shadow. Students will examine several paintings at the Ackland Art Museum for light and shadow.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education); By Denise Young.

Geometry and art: Art museum visit: This lesson is the second in a three-part unit integrating math, writing and visual arts. In this lesson students apply their knowledge of geometry by sorting, classifying and counting plane geometric figures during a visit to the art museum to look at and compare twentieth- century paintings. Students then collect data and share what they observe.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics); By Loretta Hopper.

Vessels in Greek art: Museum pre-visit: This lesson will focus on what vessels are, where we can find them in our everyday world, and the concept that vessels are containers that hold something. This lesson is the first lesson of two.; Format: lesson plan (grade 2 English Language Arts); By Katie O'Connor.

Art detectives: Students will look at a variety of artworks and explain what tool or medium was used to create them.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–3 Visual Arts Education); By Kathy Greene.

In the spirit of... (museum visit): This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. This lesson focuses on students' observations of masks while visiting a museum.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Shannon Kelly.

Faces tell feelings - Part 1 - Understanding URLs: In this lesson, students will learn what a URL is and use URLs pointing to art sites that contain works they will use in their next art class as they begin a cooperative unit on facial expressions in works of art.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Computer/Technology Skills); By Susan Wenzel Getter.

Vessels in Greek art: Museum visit: This lesson focuses on the uses, shapes, importance, and historical storytelling on Greek vessels in art.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Visual Arts Education); By Katie O'Connor.

Rock art: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.3; Students will use art materials, drawings, and rock art examples to differentiate between symbol, petroglyph, pictograph, and rock art. They will also interpret rock art to illustrate its importance in the cultural heritage of a people and as a tool for learning about the past.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4 and 8 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)

Faces tell feelings - Part 4 - Computer Animation: In this lesson, students will create an animated face presented in a "Slide Show" using Kid Pix Studio.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education and Computer/Technology Skills); By Susan Wenzel Getter.

Creating your own rock art: In Intrigue of the Past, page 5.4; Students will use regional rock art symbols or their own symbols to cooperatively create a rock art panel. They will also use a replica of a vandalized rock art panel to examine their feelings about rock art vandalism and discuss ways to protect rock art and other archaeological sites.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)

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 2 Visual Arts Education and Mathematics); By Loretta Hopper.

What do you see? (visit): This lesson outlines activities for students to complete while visiting the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill, NC. Students will observe and reflect upon a variety of artwork. In doing so, they will develop observation and communication skills, and learn to understand and appreciate others' interpretations and opinions of works of art. This lesson applies skills learned in the previous lesson, "What Do You See" (Pre-Visit).

This lesson may be adapted for use in a school/classroom by using museums and artwork found online (see Web sites listed below). A Powerpoint presentation which displays some artwork from the Ackland Art Museum is attached to this plan, as well.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Reagan West.

Faces tell feelings - Part 5 - Typefaces: Students will study various typefaces in terms of their line quality and shape. Then they will use various editing functions in a word processor to create a text document whose typefaces "show" a particular emotion.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education)

Finding hidden messages in advertising: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 1.3; In this lesson for grade six, students will look for hidden messages in magazine advertisements and will create their own ads with hidden messages.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Dance Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Jennifer Brookshire and Julie McCann.

Phi: The divine proportion: In CareerStart lessons: Grade six, page 2.5; The "divine ratio" is valued by designers, artists, and architects because of its interesting and and unique properties. In this lesson for grade six, students learn about this ratio and use it to create a work of art.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics); By Kim Abrams, Mike McDowell, and Barbara Strange.

In the spirit of... (museum post-visit): This is an integrated unit that focuses on masks in cultures as reflections of individual spirits. In the post-visit lesson, students will create plaster masks and write a brief description.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education); By Tamela Davis.

Learning about Ezra Jack Keats: Students will learn about Ezra Jack Keats using a variety of resources in the media center.; Format: lesson plan (grade K English Language Arts and Information Skills); By Brittany Basinger, Jenni Conine, and Vickie Mcmillan.

Wish you were here!: Students apply their knowledge of vocabulary and writing skills along with art skills to create a postcard.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 English Language Arts and English Language Development); By Maggie Harder.

Respect and responsibility character traits: Cut and paste activity: Using 20 different quotations that are out of sequential order--each with a relationship to the respect and responsibility character traits--students are to cut and paste the text in ascending sequential order, save, and print.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Computer/Technology Skills); By Jane M. Harris.

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