Lessons by Integration Topic
We hope you get inspired by these amazing lessons based on the work of Northwest Artists, organized by integration topic! Once you find a lesson you like, click on the artist’s name to download the plan as a PDF. If you have any questions, suggestions, or would like help adapting a lesson to meet the needs or grade level of your students, please email education@museumofnwart.org. Click here to return to the Art Lesson Archives home page.
Lessons are organized by integration topic and listed alphabetically by artist last name. Click on the name of the artist to download the corresponding lesson as a PDF.
Literacy Integration Lessons:
Karen Cheng: Art of the Alphabet
Karen J. Cook: Name Art Silhouettes Inspired by Karen J. Cook
Little Corvus: Drawing Comic Strips Inspired by Little Corvus
Katie Creyts: Sand Stories Inspired by Katie Creyts (English/Spanish version)
Joan Govedare: Watercolors & Writing Inspired by Joan Govedare
Nicole Gugliotti: Subtractive and Additive Character Sculpture Studies
Brenna Jael: Book Binding Inspired by Brenna Jael
Shannon Kirby: My Thoughts: Self-Portraits Inspired by Shannon Kirby (English/Spanish version)
Shin Yu Pai & Torea Frey: Me and My Grown-up Poetic Collage, Inspired by Shin Yu Pai and Torea Frey
Sally Penley: Grateful Tree Calligraphy (English/Spanish version)
José Guadalupe Posada:Printmaking with José Guadalupe Posada focused on political cartoons
Math Integration Lessons:
Fay Jones: Using and Recognizing Geometric Polygons & Angles in Drawing
Jo Baer: Geometric String Art Inspired by Jo Baer (English/Spanish version)
Pratima Misra: Circle Vocabulary Paintings Inspired by Pratima Misra
Sarah Spurgeon: The Value of Place Value Inspired by Sarah Spurgeon
Elizabeth Warhanik:Mathematical Shapes Printmaking Inspired by Elizabeth Warhanik
Shape Collages:Inspired by Jacob Lawrence's "The Shoemaker”
Science Integration Lessons:
Aleah Chapin: Mixed-Media Brain Portraits Inspired by Aleah Chapin
Alfredo Arreguín: Ecosystem Triarama Paintings Inspired by Alfredo Arreguín
Rick Bartow: Salmon Drawings Inspired by Rick Bartow
Dennis Cunningham: Fish Prints Inspired by Dennis Cunningham (English/Spanish version)
Dan Friday: Earth Day Artwork Inspired by Dan Friday
Richard Gilkey: Sunflower Sculptures Inspired by Richard Gilkey
Philip Govedare: Mixed-Media River Collages Inspired by Philip Govedare
Morris Graves: Bird Prints Inspired by Morris Graves (English/Spanish version)
Dorota Haber-Lehigh: Still Life Plants Inspired by Dorota Haber-Lehigh
Etsuko Ichikawa: Blown Ink Forest Scapes Inspired by Etsuko Ichikawa (English/Spanish version)
Shelley Jordon: Still Life Floral Drawings Inspired by Shelley Jordon (English/Spanish version)
Joey Kirkpatrick & Flora Mace: Botanical Drawings Inspired by Joey Kirkpatrick & Flora Mace (English/Spanish version)
Eddie Lee: Habitat Sculptures Inspired by Eddie Lee
Rachel D. Lodge: Carbon Cycle Drawings Inspired by Rachel D. Lodge
Deborah Mersky: Leaf Prints Inspired by Deborah Mersky (English/Spanish version)
Eric Parnell: Caterpillar to Butterfly Painting Inspired by Eric Parnell
Joseph Ramsey: The Science of Papermaking Inspired by Joseph Ramsey (English/Spanish version)
Adrianne Smits: Tree Mural Inspired by Adrianne Smits (English/Spanish version)
Steven Thornton: Cloud Paintings Inspired by Steven Thornton (English/Spanish version)
Jacqueline Tribble: Native Plants Watercolor Paintings Inspired by Jacqueline Tribble
Roy Henry Vickers: Owl Drawings Inspired by Roy Henry Vickers
Suze Woolf: Pine Bark Beetle Scratch Art
Social Emotional Learning Lessons:
Eve Deisher: Fabric Collage Self-Portraits Inspired by Eve Deisher (English/Spanish version)
Sade Duboise: I Have a Dream Layered Drawings Inspired by Sade Duboise
Stacy Milrany: Community Snow Globes (English/Spanish version)
Lillian Pitt: Clay Family Portraits Inspired by Lillian Pitt
Barbara Earl Thomas: Family Scratch Art Portraits Inspired by Barbara Earl Thomas
Michele Usibelli: Investigation of Feelings Using Art
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Special thanks to everyone who has contributed to this database, including Maggie Ebel, Jordan Crowder, Zoë Fejeran, Lynn Prewitt, Jessica Conway, MoNA Link teachers, Christina Fortune, Education staff, and the many generous supporters of the museum!
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