HaringKids Lesson Plans

Welcome to HaringKids Lesson Plans

Introduction and Recent Lessons

Hip to be Square

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After looking at works from Keith Haring's "Dance" book, 3rd grade students use a square piece of paper to design their own Keith Haring dance composition. Using markers, they outline and color in their shapes solidly like Keith Haring's paintings

Empowering “Crack Is Wack” Mural

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Art activities incorporated in the process of creating a Keith Haring inspired mural that went up the walls, on the windows and over the doors. This mural expanded upon the dangers of drugs and abuse.

Musical Collages

those_art_kids_02 Toddlers and preschoolers were introduced to Keith Haring by reading the book Pop Warhol's Top by Julie Appel and Amy Guglielmo and looking at photos of Keith Haring and his artworks. Afterwards, the children used various materials to make their own musical mixed media collages.

Remote Control Grid Drawings

control_grid011 Students follow my step by step example of an abstract drawing. I do and then they do. The idea is to see how similar we can make the same drawing focusing on placement and scale. This made possible by utilizing the simple understanding of point, line, and middles using the grid.

About

This section offers Teachers, Parents, Students, and Keith Haring fans alike, resources for enriching, explorative lessons for all ages and fields of study. We have gathered our lessons from education departments at Museums that have hosted Keith Haring exhibitions or have received funding from us for special projects, from some of our staff members and close affiliates of the Keith Haring Foundation, and finally, from visitors just like you, submitting their projects to us (see our link on the right to submit a project). We know how much kids love Keith Haring’s work for his bold, vibrant images expressing hope and exploring identity, and have created this section in an effort to spread knowledge and appreciation for the messages he shared during his lifetime. We hope that you will find this resource to be inspiring and educational.

Easy Guide for Research

You may search by “Curriculum” (school subjects), “Subject” (art genres), “Age/Grade”, “Materials”, “Title”, “Contributors”, or “Locations” in the toolbar above, or by using the “Search” option to the right. With each search, a brief description will be provided as a result of your look-up. By clicking on the specific Title of the lesson you would like to see, the full version will come up. Use the “Back” and “Forward” options on your browser toolbar at the top to navigate back to your look-up page after reviewing a lesson.

Although we have provided age and grade recommendations for each of our lessons, please use your own discretion as to what seems age-appropriate for your specific audience.

If you are a visitor who has submitted a lesson and would like to see it on-line, choosing “Contributors will bring up your name easily in the list.