Hands-on art making lesson done with common classroom materials.


          Create masks and use them in a performance.

          Make mobiles to decorate your classroom.


          Object-based instruction leads students to create unique 3-dimensional artworks.

          Students dive deeper into ideas presented on the Art Ark.


          Lesson plan encouraging the close-study of Asmat bis poles, including a compare-and-contrast
          worksheet.

          Enjoy this quick overview of the two cultures represented on the Art Ark.


          Information about African Kente Cloth, including symbolic color associations, helpful in discussions or
          lessons like Bold and Beautiful.


          Easy recipe for great clay for any sculpture project, including Soul Searching.






          Explore the California State Content Standards the Art Ark is designed to satisfy.

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