Age/Grade: Elementary 3: Lessons

Paper Sculpture Habitats Marie Antonelli, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS. Elementary students design their own mix and matched animals, using a lesson framework that emphasizes transformation, then they create an entire ecosystem for them using 3-dimensional collage materials. This lesson accompanies the following additional lessons: "Clay for Fun" "Cranimals in 3D" "Creating a Cranimal" The Sky Melissa Ludwig, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Students will create images of the sky that convey their moods and feelings. Making Masks Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Merging ancient and contemporary art, this lesson examines the significance of mask-making in the past and present. A great starting point to larger projects, or a fast exploration for the less patient. Add a Page to Love Jennifer Pendergast & Ms. Bessie Using Keith Haring's book, LOVE, as a stepping stone, students are asked to create their own page to express love while challenging their use of color. Haring Mosaic Reliefs Kristin Anson 4th and 5th graders from Equador learned about Keith Haring and clay techniques. They put all their knowledge together and made Haring style Mosaics. Red and Blue Kathy Kaiser This collaboritive 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. 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. A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words Helen Londergan After being introduced to selected pieces of Keith Haring's work, students brainstormed for words and concepts that they wished to illustrate in a Haring-esque style. Attention was given to color, composition, and how well the word was illustrated by the student-artists' depiction of it. Sign Language 1 The Whitney Museum of American Art Students explore signs and vocabulary linked to the work of Keith Haring. Swimming Pool Mural in Alf Martin Richerzhagen This lucky school in Germany was asked to decorate the hallways of a local community swimming pool. Using Keith Haring's art as inspiration, 15 students set out to fill the walls with colorful, bold, and fun designs along the theme of swimming. Windows Melissa Ludwig, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Students can create their own symbolic windows into their imaginations. Big Hat People Heather Zinkosky Influenced by Keith Haring's book, BIG, this lesson explores clothing and the adjectives we use to describe and differentiate them. Street Art Project Kevin McGroary A low-budget, exciting way to explore the function and creative process of public art while gaining a deeper understanding of Haring's work. Posters with a Message I Lea Basile Lazarus Offering students the possibilities to express their thoughts and concerns, this project outlines a structure to help students make public posters with important messages in a bold and straightforward manner, similar to some of the work Haring did during his lifetime Colour Vera Teschow Keith Haring's art places a lot of impact on shape and colour. This lesson enables learners to see the imact of colour within an artwork. Questions Kathy Kaiser A writing lesson that asks children to determine questions to elicit interesting and revealing biographies of other children. Hip Hop, Skip, and Jump The Whitney Museum of American Art This program was designed to be a take-home activity for children in conjunction with the exhibition of Keith Haring's work at the Whitney Museum in New York City. Drawings & Collage Valerie Kerwin Sent in by the YMCA in Sarasota, FLorida, this lesson explores the use of multiple figures in the medium of collage. Pendants Heather Zinkosky A lesson that allows students to design a symbol and challenges them to transform their designs into sculpture & wearable art. 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. It's All in the Line! David Butler Inspired by Keith Haring's line, these middle school students from Texas created very colorful art filled with all different kinds of line. 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. The 1980s Series - Fashion The Keith Haring Foundation During the 1980s, music, dance, fashion, and art experienced a boom of energy and innovation. It was also during the 80s that Haring came into prominence and produced most of his signature work. This series of lessons seeks to explore the cultural and creative phenomenons of the 1980s for the youth of today. The Fashion lesson allows students to transform old clothes, model them and reflect on the process while having fun and being creative. Teaching to Standards Mary Stokrocki & Marcia Buckpitt A joint effort between the University of Arizona's Education division and a local public school summer program, this lesson explores how some Apache students responded to Keith Haring's art using their computers as art-making tools. Clay Portrait Project Norma Burrowes Using traditional portraiture methods of proportion, students explore and combine their knowlegde with Haring-style, expressive, and colorful aesthetics to produce vibrant clay masks. To download facial proportions sheet go to Visual Aids, use link on the right. Pop Shop 1 - Symbol Making The Keith Haring Foundation Students will learn about Keith Haring's use of symbols by examining his bold, direct lines and images and create their own. Lessing meets Haring Anne Rössler This elementary school in Germany partnered up with some college students to create a challenging mural that functions as visual storytelling and encourages graffiti prevention. Creating a Cranimal Marie Antonelli, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS. Elementary students design their own mix and matched animals, using a lesson framework that emphasizes transformation. This lesson accompanies the following additional lessons: "Clay for Fun" "Cranimals in 3D" "Paper Sculpture Habitats" Book of Little Things Lea Basile Lazarus Although initially used as an adjunct to a larger scale lesson, this activity provides much potential when used with Keith Haring's book, NINA'S BOOK OF LITTLE THINGS, which allows for interactive visual and conceptual activities. Graffiti Project Jasmine Pasch, Jane Gledhill, and Ian Stewart A combined dance/visual art week long project, accompanied with live music and ending with a sharing, for students on the autistic spectrum. Painted Chairs Martin Richerzhagen This lesson, sent in by a class in Germany, is a great project to help brighten up any classroom by painting the furniture, Haring-style. Sign Language 2 (Found Object Sculpture) The Whitney Museum of American Art Sign Language 2 picks up where Sign Language 1 leaves off, helping students to develop their symbol three-dimensionally. Making Self-Portraits Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient A psychologically investigative examination and corresponding lesson dissect the purpose and meaning of self-portaiture. Keith Haring Olympics Kim Salesses Students from Florida create a public mural of figures participating in an Olympic sports, in the style of Keith Haring. Self Portraits from the Future Melissa Ludwig, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Students will make craypa self portraits of what they might look like in 100 years. A Sculptor's Model The Keith Haring Foundation This lesson was designed to parallel The Tampa Museum's survey: "Keith Haring: Art & Commerce," on view March 18 through June 11, 2006. Local children were presented with a slide presentation of Haring's work, with a particular emphasis on Haring's large scale steel sculptures and accompanying sculptural macquettes. Students then participated in a workshop where they too could design and construct their own scaled down models of imaginary, mythic sculptures. Class Mural Martin Richerzhagen Make your classroom a bright and inspiring place for you and your students to work in. This project shows you how to paint a wall mural, wake up old curtains, and filter light through wonderful stained glass, a la Haring, of course. Great for school and for home. A Mural Gift Bryna Bobick 5th grade students participated in a mural making activity based on the art of Keith Haring. The mural was presented to Rosemont Elementary School as a "thank you" gift for everyone at the school who as helped the 5th grade students. Marbling a la Haring Erin Tapley Using the process of paper marbling, this teacher has found a way to help students deconstruct and compose their own abstract compositions. A Book About Heart Lara McBride An explorative lesson that stimulates language skills while aiding in the development of social and emotional awareness. The Story of Red and Blue- WRITING The Keith Haring Foundation This lesson helps students explore the creative possibilities of using language to interpret art. Creating Stories Catherine Lapping 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. Haring Mobiles Tina McDermott This lesson was sent to us by a school in New Jersey whose students designed and constructed their own Haring-inspired hanging mobiles. A great extension to lessons involving the figure and movement. Snapshots Kathy Kaiser Inspired by work Haring explored throughout his life, this project asks students to photograph one another and reflect upon what they see both externally and internally. Fence Mural Valerie Kerwin This ambitous teacher created a fence mural with her students in Sarasota, Florida. Each student's figure drawings becoming full-scale figurative paintings on a bright and bold playground fence. How to Create A Mural Brian Yanish Kids brainstorm ideas, make sketches, practice painting, and work together to paint this inspiring mural. This project was sent in by a very special program called FreeArts, developed to help abused children. Window Mural Kimber Garrett A teacher's account of her "Nutcracker Mural" done in the style of Keith Haring's characters in a local storefront window. Keith Haring Animations Mark McCloskey Year 5 & 6 students from this school in the UK created their own computer animations. Keith Haring and Graffiti Taz Ismail & Becky Evermon Students from this Montessori school in Canada studied Keith Haring and then worked collaborately to make several murals, custom t-shirts, and sculptures, all exploring the theme of "Peace, love and the environment." On the Move The Whitney Museum of American Art To explore students' perceptions of movement and how it can be expressed in images. Make a visual diary of how you move throughout the day. Haring Inspired Wall Murals Jean Knight Parent and student volunteers wemt to Greenfield Elementary School on the Martin Luther King Jr holiday to work together and paint Haring-inspired murals on the walls of the fourteen stairwell landings. 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. Children Respond to Keith Haring's Work City Gallery Wellington Using the Keith Haring exhibition as a starting point in their Education and Outreach programming, City Gallery helped children be inspired by and respond to Haring's work. The 1980s Series - Graffiti The Keith Haring Foundation During the 1980s, music, dance, fashion, and art experienced a boom of energy and innovation. It was also during the 80s that Haring came into prominence and produced most of his signature work. This series of lessons seeks to explore the cultural and creative phenomenons of the 1980s for the youth of today. The Graffiti project seeks to create an open & constructive forum for students to communicate their thoughts and feelings by creating a "graffiti wall" within the classroom. Pop Shop 2 - Etching and Woodcutting The Keith Haring Foundation Learn about printmaking using Haring's imagery as a starting point. HaringKids Guide Norma Burrowes An interactive worksheet program that will help students explore HaringKids on their own. Cranimals in 3D Marie Antonelli, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS. Elementary students design their own mix and matched animals, using a lesson framework that emphasizes transformation, then they experiment with clay and shape their animals into 3D sculptures. This lesson accompanies the following additional lessons: "Clay for Fun" "Creating a Cranimal" "Paper Sculpture Habitats" A Haring Event Nancy Williams & Marilyn Morgan This school in New Jersey hosted a "Dine with Your Child" afternoon, complete with Haring-inspired hallway decorations and home-made tee-shirts. Keith Haring & Social Awareness Tampa Museum of Art This thorough educational curriculum was designed by the Tampa Museum of Art to coincide with the exhibition: "Keith Haring: Art & Commerce," on view March 18 through June 11, 2006. Pictures Kathy Kaiser Usually lessons take a class through a project, this lesson takes a class through reflection and display, a great complement to any activity. Flip Books Kathy Kaiser This lesson, similar to our Morphs lesson, is designed for children to examine the visual quality of movement in Haring's work, emphasizing sequence and time. Monkey Puzzle Diana Choudhry 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. Designing a Bus Stop Martin Richerzhagen This lesson, sent in by an 8th grade class took their art outside, and painted bus shelters throughout the city of Zell in Germany. One is inspired by our favorite artist, Keith Haring. Haring Placemats Martin Richerzhagen Sent in by a school in Germany, this class created the perfect Haring-style table settings. Chalk Drawings Chan Bliss Students from an elementary school in Tampa, Florida visited an exhibition of Keith Haring's work at the local Tampa Museum of Art and then made their own Haring-inspired work! A Haring Holiday Kathleen McCrea Create Haring-inspired holiday ornaments with children using this fun and easy project sent in to us by a high school in Kansas. Virtual Figure Sculptures Dan Deslaurier 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 and envision them anywhere they want! Drawing Movement Jeri Turtle This local New York City school used Keith Haring's art to inspire a lesson on expressing movement in drawing. Lady Liberty Maura Walsh This wonderful project celebrates freedom and Keith Haring at the same time, while helping students to understand what makes this country so unique and special. Haring's Heroes Sara Schickle Kirker Elementary school students from Arkansas create a collaborative, large-scale project inspired by Keith Haring's subway art. Posters for a Charity Wan Ling Li, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient This insightful lesson combines ethics with art, allowing students to consider the social and political climate they live in, and to take positive action by creating posters that inspire awareness and change. Figure Cut-Outs Valerie Kerwin This fun lesson begins with drawing the figure Haring-style. Experimenting with different poses, students design and create large-size cut-out constructions. Haring All Over Jennifer Pendergast & Ms. Bessie A lesson that focuses on pattern and design through line and color. The teacher, a fellow Haring fan, used many of the images on our site to inspire her students. The finished products were photographed and made into a book. Haring In Motion Magnets Christie Crittenden Students paint a Haring portrait in motion and then transfer the image onto a shrink film magnet. Mural to Music 1 The Whitney Museum of American Art Ask your students to make a collaborative mural drawing to music, using their invented sign language, their imagination, and their responses to the music. Stop the Violence Christy Dillard Groups of students were given the task of creating a Haring-style painting that communicated a message about an important social issue. Morphs Kathy Kaiser This lesson, similar to our Flip-Book lesson, is designed for children to explore movements and perform them as the different characters in Haring's work, emphasizing transitional poses and personal expression. Keith Haring Art Work Mark McCloskey These students from the UK learned all about Keith Haring before they began their own interpretive pastel posters. Afterwards, they wrote their opinions, reflecting on the imagery and their knowledge of Keith Haring. They posted it on their school web site for everyone to enjoy. Posters Kathy Kaiser Using examples of Keith's own progressive posters as a springboard, students are encouraged to create their own messages in the form of a public poster. Body Language Through Sculpture Gonzalo Fuenmayor, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Exploring gesture and movement using clay, this lesson was produced by a college student majoring in Art Education. I Can Dance to the Music of Everything Amy Ryan This children-designed book explores rhyming, musical inventions, rhythm and dance using the process of printmaking. 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. Pop Shop 3 - Printmaking (Tee Shirts) The Keith Haring Foundation Learn printmaking, including printing Tee shirts, based on the images of Haring's work. Kids Risk Project: Painting with a Message Kimberly M. Thompson and Linda Hatch This lesson focuses on helping kids help themselves and other kids by painting with a message in the style of Keith Haring. It empowers them and teaches that their art can be a source of hope and information for others. Gesture Drawing Sarah Laing Gesture drawings, inspired by Keith Haring. To introduce students to the artwork of Keith haring. To expose them to the Art Term "Gesture". Clay for Fun: An Introduction to Clay Marie Antonelli, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient THIS LESSON USES THE NYC BLUEPRINT LEARNING STANDARDS. Elementary students experiment with clay before making their own imaginary animals. This lesson accompanies the following additional lessons: "Creating a Cranimal" "Cranimals in 3D" "Paper Sculpture Habitats" Small Kathy Kaiser Using Keith Haring's book, BIG, Children will write and illustrate all the words they know for the word small. Studying Haring's Public Mural: "Crack is Wack" The Keith Haring Foundation Haring's 2-sided mural on a handball court at 128th Street & 2nd Avenue in NYC overlooks the FDR drive. A public site that has brought much acknowledgement since it was painted in 1986. This lesson, organized collaboratively with The Children's Storefront gives local students the opportunity to examine and reflect on one of Haring's most influential landmarks. The 1980s Series - Music The Keith Haring Foundation During the 1980s, music, dance, fashion, and art experienced a boom of energy and innovation. It was also during the 80s that Haring came into prominence and produced most of his signature work. This series of lessons seeks to explore the cultural and creative phenomenons of the 1980s for the youth of today. The Music lesson gives students the opportunity to create music videos using their favorite songs, implementing the use of story boards and set design. Fine Art to Animation with Keith Haring Ben Tegeler & Jen Deets These 5th Graders studied Keith Haring and the significance of his life and art on our world. After exploring elements of line and color through drawing; they then created their own morphes in the computer lab using VSEÂ’s Animation Maker. Figures, Joints and Movement unknown Design a painting composition using the linear style of Keith Haring to create figures showing movement and how they bend. Keith Haring?s clean, simple, linear style will be assimilated as well as the use of his bright colors as students discuss the human body?s joints enabling movement. Designing Objects The Katonah Museum of Art Using a project framework similar to that of Keith Haring's, children can explore the possibilities of designing a personally customized watch, bicycle, and car, using the templates provided. Kieth Haring Across Curriculum Katinka Bryan 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. Character Traits in Fables Lisa Kelley-Connor Fourth and Fifth grade Special Education students wrote fables, created a subway mural, dance freeze cut outs, illustrations and sculptures of their characters, wrote a song and choreographed a dance for each character, and designed a web page of their work on the project. Tabletop Graffiti Mural Valerie Kerwin When an art teacher from a YMCA in Florida decided to clean up her shabby tables and teach her students about graffiti art, she decided to combine the projects and revive the tables with art! A strong emphasis on collaboration and cooperation led to a classroom full of personalized furniture. Subway Drawings Sandra Beyer Using Haring's Subway Drawings as a starting point, this exciting lesson offers an innovative way to create a spontaneous work process that students will love. Tools for Discussing Haring's Work The Keith Haring Foundation By maintaining a framework to lead a discussion, this outline will help make looking at, talking about, and responding to art less intimidating. Bio Kathy Kaiser 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. The Story of Red and Blue- ART The Keith Haring Foundation This spontaneous explorative project allows students of all ages to open up and make free associations with positive results. Subway Drawings & Semiotics Wan Ling Li, Keith Haring/SVA Scholarship Recipient Using Haring's Subway Drawings as a starting point, this project emphasizes the use of personal icons and symbols through traditional drawing as well as computer-generated graphics. Keith Haring and Aborignal Art David Butler Inspired by both Haring's line and the artwork of the indigenous people of Australia, Aborigines, the students from this school in Texas created distinctly patterned portraits using markers and paint. Haring Cooperative Quilt Jill Fish Magnesen Students work together to make a quilt inspired by the life and vision of Keith Haring. 3D Paper-Edge Figure Sculptures Dan Deslaurier 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! 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. Take Colour to the Street Maarten Vranckx Pupils make paintings on big wooden panels that are placed on the sidewalk. The 1980s Series - Breakdancing The Keith Haring Foundation During the 1980s, music, dance, fashion, and art experienced a boom of energy and innovation. It was also during the 80s that Haring came into prominence and produced most of his signature work. This series of lessons seeks to explore the cultural and creative phenomenons of the 1980s for the youth of today. The Breakdancing lesson, in particular, allows students to translate Haring's celebrated images of dancing people into choreographed breakdancing routines. Decoding Haring's Symbols Howard Michaels A lesson in yarn painting sent in by a teacher from New Jersey. Support tools such as the video, "Drawing the Line: a Portrait of Keith Haring" were used and discussed. Keith Haring Tables Christy Dillard Using the theme of "pressure", this class explored ways in which they experience and deal with social pressures in their everyday life and painting these images on to a large-scale table. Subway Art Megan McDonald A great starting point for a large scale project, this lesson uses simple materials, and optimizes their boldness and beauty. Inspired by Haring's early graffiti work in the subways of NYC, these students took off with their own innovative and creative ideas. Totem Poles Children's Village A favorite of Keith's, Children's Village students build an outdoor totem pole while they explore the relation between place and identity. Mural to Music 2 The Whitney Museum of American Art Ask your students to make a collaborative mural drawing to music, using their invented sign language, music, using their invented sign language, music logos, imagination, and their responses to the music. Haring Lampshades Martin Richerzhagen These students from Germany participated in a competition to design Haring-inspired lampshades. Banners with a Message II Lea Basile Lazarus Using the "Posters with a Message" Lesson as a starting point, this project allows students to exhibit their work publicly and address the related concerns of presentation and observation. Pop Shop 4 - Shopkeeping The Keith Haring Foundation Create and run a store to sell prints, pictures, tee shirts created in Pop Shop Lessons 1 - 3.