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Lesson Plans - Visual Arts

Picture Frame Craft

Make a picture frame gift for parents or other special people. Great for Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, Grandparents’ Day, etc.

Grandparents Day Crafts and Cards

On Grandparents Day, people honor and thank their grandparents. Grandparents Day was declared a holiday in the USA by the US congress in 1978.

Long Ago & Maybe Far Away

Interview relatives about your family history. Write and illustrate the story of your family’s past on a scroll you can save for future generations!

Intergenerational Interviews

What do family members or neighbors remember about the “olden days” or their home countries? Find out in an oral history interview!

Shoe Box Zoo Box

Bring a day at the zoo back home and give kids ‘paws’ for thought with their own 3D wildlife display. Open the cage on lions and tigers and bears… and watch kids go wild with new knowledge and untamed creativity.