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Artist: Nick Cave (1959-present)

Lesson idea: The teacher would show the students this painting, and discuss with them how this is a representation of humanity. They would discuss the human body silhouette, and reasons they think that the artist added all of the extra features onto the piece. As a project, students would get an outline of a human body silhouette and the students would be asked to add different objects to the body, just as they had seen on the sculpture.

Grade level: 2-3

Key concepts: Human silhouette, creativity, interpretation

Materials explored: The students can use oil pastels, crayons or colored pencils do to this project.

Cross-curricular connections: A student could possibly have a theme for their drawings that could resemble material discussed in certain subjects.

Historical events: N/A

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Artist: Susan Cohen Thompson

Lesson idea: After reading the folk tale "Why Trees Whisper", the teachers would show the students this painting. They would discuss the humanity in inanimate objects. We would talk about what parts of the tree make up the person, and discuss how humanity and nature can help each other in the world. Afterwards, we would have the students create a painting of themselves as one with nature. They can also have the option of using colored pencils if they so choose.

Grade level: 5-6

Key concepts: Contrast, form, one with nature

Materials explored: Oil pastels, watercolors, colored pencils.

Cross-curricular connections: The students are learning about folk-tales, which can be a part of a certain aspect of history.

Historical events: See above.

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Artist: Joanne Claxton

Lesson idea: After learning a lesson about the bones of the body, the teacher will show the class this painting which depicts humanity in a different way. They will also try to identify the different bones that are shown in the painting. After doing that, the students will make their own skeleton out of Q-tips (they will have black paper, make a skeleton head, and then create the bones from Q-tips).

Grade level: 5-6

Key concepts: Lines, space, proportion, form, bones of the body

Materials explored: Q-tips, black paper, white paper, black marker

Cross-curricular connections: Science (bones of the body)

Historical events: N/A

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Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

Lesson idea: While learning about the Renaissance time period, teacher will show students the famous portrait and have students observe the characteristics. Students will then draw a portrait of themselves that consists of what they think they would look like during this time.

Grade level: 5-6

Key concepts: realism, slef-portrait

Materials explored: Oil pastels, watercolor

Cross-curricular connections: history - students will construct their own interpretation of the painting based on historical and cultural knowledge about the Renaissance time period.

Historical events: the shift in culture, literature, arts, and technology after the Middle Ages

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Artist: Sally Swatland 1946

Lesson Idea: Students will draw themselves at/in their favorite place in the world that they have been to. Students will note how they feel (happy, excited, etc) and why they feel this way. What makes this place so special to them?

Grade level: 2-3

Key Concepts: color, multiple views,

Materials Explored: Oil pastels, watercolor

Cross-curricular connections: Language arts - students will read stories about a character's favorite place and then create their own artwork based on this idea.

Historical events: N/A

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Artist: Red Grooms

Lesson idea: The teacher will bring up this piece of art to the class and tell how this is more of a silly depiction of humanity. We will then discuss what makes this piece of art "silly" (facial expression, hand placement, etc.). Then once discussion is over, the students will create a self-portrait of themselves being silly, whatever that means to them. We will have them focus mostly on the face, but can add a full body if desired.

Grade level: 4-6

Key concepts: Realism, self-portrait, proportion

Materials explored: White paper, crayons, oil pastels, paints, colored pencils, etc. The students may use whatever they would like to create their piece of art.

Cross-curricular connections: In a way, this can relate to a science class. The students learn about different emotions and feelings one can experience.

Historical events: N/A