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Shaping Meaning: Beverly Fishman
Media Types: Collage, Design, DrawingGrade Bands: 6-8, 9-12
In this lesson, you will explore the work of Beverly Fishman and analyze how she uses scale, composition, and color. Then, explore a similar process in your own work to investigate how these elements influence the viewer’s response.

Drawing a Memory: Brianna Rose Brooks
Media Types: DrawingGrade Bands: 3-5
In this lesson, you will make a collage inspired by a place that is important to you, using paper and other materials to represent its shapes, textures, and details. You will look closely at the artwork of Leroy Johnson for inspiration.

Expressing Emotions: Käthe Kollwitz
Media Types: DrawingGrade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
In this lesson, you will explore expressing and conveying emotions through facial expressions, drawing inspiration from the work of Käthe Kollwitz.

Landscape: Vision and Verse
Media Types: DrawingGrade Bands: 3-5, 6-8, 9-12
In this lesson, you will make sketches of landscapes inspired by Chinese landscape paintings, photos, or personal memories.

Value Exploration
Media Types: DrawingGrade Bands: 6-8, 9-12
In this lesson, students will experiment with creating value in a drawing.

Drawing an Object with Value
Media Types: DrawingGrade Bands: 6-8, 9-12
In this lesson, students will use value to create volume in a drawing of a round object.

Henry Taylor: Heroes
Media Types: DrawingGrade Bands: 3-5, 6-8
In this lesson, you will draw a portrait of someone you admire, using pose, setting, and details to show why they are important. You will find connections between your own process and the artwork of Henry Taylor.

All About Us
Media Types: Drawing, Painting, WatercolorsGrade Bands: K-2, Pre-K
In this activity, children will explore drawing and painting a self-portrait.

Drawing Plants
Media Types: DrawingGrade Bands: K-2, Pre-K
In this activity, children will look closely at a plant and draw the lines and shapes they see.

Drawing Animals
Media Types: DrawingGrade Bands: 3-5, 9-12, K-2
In this lesson, you will identify and draw the different shapes, colors, and textures of animals.