Lessons by Location: Toronto, Canada

A Book About Heart Lara McBride An explorative lesson that stimulates language skills while aiding in the development of social and emotional awareness. Friends Mural Lara McBride A fun and easy, project that will leave your walls full of color and energy. Keith Haring Morphs Lara McBride With an emphasis on line, this lesson explores the potential of a collaborative process by conitnually redefining the drawing as a piece of work as well as a process. Keith Haring Mural Project Art Gallery of Ontario Influenced by the exhibition of Keith Haring's work at the Art Gallery of Ontario, local children create their own full-scale mural, and donate it to a local church. Line & Expression - 3D Art Gallery of Ontario An activity provided by the Art Gallery of Ontario designed to help students understand meanings and representations of symbols and to synthesize 2-dimentional imagery into 3-dimensional forms. Line and Expression - 2D Art Gallery of Ontario An activity provided by the Art Gallery of Ontario designed to teach children about Keith Haring's art, specifically his art-making methods and his use of line and shape to create a symbolic language. Symbols & Signs Art Gallery of Ontario An activity provided by the Art Gallery of Ontario, this lesson seeks to help children identify and express their emotions through lines and symbols, just as Keith Haring did. Symbols to Sculptures Art Gallery of Ontario Designed by the Museum Educators at the Art Gallery of Ontario in Toronto, Canada, this lesson encourages students to consider shapes as a construct for symbol making. The project proposes a transformation from 2-dimensional drawings to synthesized, 3-dimensional forms. The Tarpaulin Project Art Gallery of Ontario A lesson that practically guarantees great results AND a low budget! The Tarpaulin Project was developed by the Education Staff at the Art Gallery of Ontario in an effort to help students become more familiar with Keith Haring's work and working methods while cultivating students' ability to express emotions on a visual level.