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Assembly-Line Art
By John W. Healy

Original art is something to be valued, even when created in a collaborative setting... Read more

Pictures at an Exhibition
By John W. Healy

A classical composition inspired by a series of lost paintings is the muse behind this imaginative art lesson... Read more

Art and Writing
By John W. Healy

How about taking your students on a museum field trip with a literary flair?... Read more

The World’s a Stage
By John W. Healy

History and theater arts are brought together in this classroom performance opportunity... Read more

A Light in the Night
By John W. Healy

The firefly is illuminating both as an art subject and as a metaphor for a feeling all students have at... Read more

The Art of Simple Machines
By John W. Healy

The unlikely duo of science and art team up for this creative lesson... Read more

Sandpainting
By John W. Healy

This unique art form of the Navajo Indians will introduce a new culture to your students... Read more

The Art of Chess
By John W. Healy

This lesson expands students' application of art to the strategic game of chess... Read more

The Magic Words
By John W. Healy

Ta-da! There's more than meets the eye with this lesson using art and magic to reveal literature to your students... Read more

Part of a Masterpiece
By John W. Healy

With this lesson that merges masterpieces with technology, students will get to see themselves as great works of art... Read more

Holy Gargoyles!
By John W. Healy

These mythic creatures make for a fun study in architecture history and spooky sculpture for Halloween... Read more

Meet the Artist
By John W. Healy

This interdisciplinary lesson is a great way to introduce art history and have your students step into their favorite artist's... Read more

Words into Pictures
By John W. Healy

Cuneiform, the ancient writing system, makes for a fun lesson in the importance of communicating well... Read more

Art-itecture
By John W. Healy

From cottages to castles, envisioning one's ideal dwelling helps students build art skills... Read more

Art for Your Summer Vacation
By John W. Healy

Kids can pack their shovel and pail, slather on the sunscreen and get ready to create their best artwork yet... Read more

Ever-Changing Art
By John W. Healy

What seems obvious may not be what the artist intended... Read more

Can You Believe Your Eyes?
By John W. Healy

An art activity that helps show kids things aren't always what they seem... Read more

Lasting Impressions
By John W. Healy

Invite your students to create evocative images that rely on color and light, rather than precise detail... Read more

Wonders of the World
By John W. Healy

A country's unique architecture can be a form of art to study as well as a symbol of pride and... Read more

Pieces of a Life
By John W. Healy

Scrapbooks are a wonderful art project that can put us in touch with our personal histories... Read more

Pitch-er Perfect
By John W. Healy

This simple art activity helps teach children about relative pitch and reading music... Read more

Stained Glass for Your Class
By John W. Healy

This sometimes instructive, always elegant art form is accessible even to the youngest children... Read more

Artistic Differences
By John W. Healy

Making self-portraits at the start of the school year can help kids to know themselves and accept each other... Read more

Starting an Art Club
By John W. Healy

An after-school art club is more than a lot of fun – it's a way to build a close-knit community... Read more

Whip It Up!
By John W. Healy

Learning how to draw whiplash lines can lead kids to interesting forays into the world of Art Nouveau... Read more

Bringing Art Home
By John W. Healy

A science teacher shares how she and her daughter collaborate in the study of nature and art... Read more

My Family Crest
By John W. Healy

Your family crest tells all the world about who you are – and depicts what makes your family unique... Read more

The Art of Animals
By John W. Healy

This intriguing activity will help your students take a deeper look at the needs of animals – and humans... Read more

Creating Surreal Art
By John W. Healy

A study of dreams and nightmares offers an opportunity to create unique works of art... Read more

Space, School and Beyond
By John W. Healy

Explore the solar system with this integrated art and science project... Read more

Words that Inspire
By John W. Healy

The imagistic language of poetry can be the perfect inspiration for creating art... Read more

Artful Author Studies
By John W. Healy

A close study of the work of author/illustrator Chris Van Allsburg – or any author you choose... Read more

Pictures of a New World
By John W. Healy

Art is a wonderful way to make students from other countries – including adopted children – feel at home... Read more