Subject: Analysis and Theory

A wonderful lesson sent in by a school in England that helps students examine and discuss art while developing their own fun and silly essays.

Similar to the book, I WISH I DIDN'T HAVE TO SLEEP, containing children's responses to Haring's work, students are encouraged to look at Haring's work, and create their own stories.

This collaborative project, inspired by a set of prints Haring made titled, RED AND BLUE, asks children to interpret classmates' abstract shapes and write or tell a story about them.

A writing lesson that asks children to determine questions to elicit interesting and revealing biographies of other children.

Usually lessons take a class through a project, this lesson takes a class through reflection and display, a great complement to any activity.

Along with defining Keith's goals and strategies for his life as an artist, children will consider their own aspirations and strategies necessary to attain their goals.

This lesson, developed by a graduate student at the University of New Mexico, explores the relationship between Cold War politics, the people who were affected by it, and the artists who examined it. Using the Berlin Wall as a focal point, students have the opportunity to create their own "walls".

This local New York City school used Keith Haring's art to inspire a lesson on expressing movement in drawing.

This lesson was produced by a university student majoring in Primary Education. The children will learn about Keith Haring and his work and create inspired work in different materials.

A fun and informative introduction to the art of Keith Haring and an opportunity for students to design and build their own paper figure sculptures!

Groups of students were given the task of creating a Haring-style painting that communicated a message about an important social issue.

Looking and drawing merge in this lesson to help students understand and appreciate Keith Haring's work. As an extension to this project, these NYC school children decorated bags containing holiday gifts for local charities.