Lesson Plans

The Many Meanings of Color

Grades: 
9 to 12
Discipline(s): 
art history, mathematics, visual arts
Tags: 
color, color theory, qualitative, quantitative, color wheel, humanist, research
Program: 
MHJ
The Many Meanings of Color (4.62 MB PDF)

Repeat, Repeat, Pattern, Pattern

Grades: 
K to 6
Discipline(s): 
language arts, mathematics, social studies
Tags: 
pattern, line, shape, repeat, motif
Program: 
Art To Go
Repeat, Repeat, Pattern, Pattern (1.05 MB PDF)

Oodles and Oodles of Lines and Shapes

Grades: 
K to 6
Discipline(s): 
geometry, mathematics
Tags: 
line, shape, form, elements of art
Program: 
Art To Go
Oodles and Oodles of Lines and Shapes (534.98 KB PDF)

Materials and Techniques of the Artist

Grades: 
6 to 12
Discipline(s): 
mathematics, science, social studies
Tags: 
woodblock prints, casting bronze, blowing glass, cloisonné, faience, potlatch, shawabti, brocade
Program: 
Art To Go
Materials and Techniques of the Artist (268.25 KB PDF)

Geometry and Spatial Sense in Artwork

Grades: 
K to 5
Discipline(s): 
geometry, mathematics, visual arts
Tags: 
lines, line segments, rays, angles, skew lines, parallel lines, perpendicular lines
Program: 
MHJ
Geometry and Spatial Sense in Artwork (1.02 MB PDF)

Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio

Grades: 
9 to 12
Discipline(s): 
mathematics, visual arts
Tags: 
Fibonacci, golden ratio, ratios
Program: 
MHJ
Fibonacci Sequence and the Golden Ratio (12.79 MB PDF)

Exploring Math Concepts with the Cleveland Museum of Art

Grades: 
K to 12
Discipline(s): 
geometry, mathematics, visual arts
Tags: 
geometry, pattern, tessellation, Fibonacci Sequence, golden ratio, linear perspective, algebra
Program: 
Teacher Resource Center
Exploring Math Concepts with the Cleveland Museum of Art (463.89 KB PDF)

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