Lesson Plans

Model yoga poses to represent shapes, much like the geometric drawings of nature created by Frank Lloyd Wright.

45 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Math / Physical Education / Visual Arts

Learn how Wright integrated cutting-edge technology into his home designs. Create a collage illustrating the use of modern technology in a home.

180 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Design / Interpret / Look

Science / Social Studies / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

Explore the plants favored by Wright and create an original wire sculpture inspired by natural forms.

200 minutes

9-12

Build / Design / Interpret / Look

Science / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

Analyze Frank Lloyd Wright’s professional logo before designing a logo for a contemporary architect.

100 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Design / Interpret / Look

Language Arts / Social Studies / Visual Arts

Experiment with opaque, transparent, and translucent materials to create an original work of art.

100 minutes

3-5 / K-2

Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Science / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

Explore the landscape that inspired Wright and illustrate elements of a prairie.

80 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Design / Explore / Look

Science / Visual Arts

Using Wright’s love of reading and the unique geometric patterns he designed as inspiration, create a patterned weaving of a literacy superhero.

150 minutes

3-5

Build / Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Language Arts / Social Studies / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

Use Froebel Gifts to explore patterns before creating a unique Froebel-inspired quilt block design.

200 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Build / Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Math / Social Studies / Visual Arts

Analyze how Wright’s architecture was influenced by his love of Japanese prints. Design a print inspired by Wright and the Japanese art.

150 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Design / Interpret / Look

Math / Social Studies / Visual Arts

Focus on letter writing skills while thinking creatively about the needs of people living in a particular structure.

90 minutes

3-5

Explore

Language Arts / Social Studies / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

Learn the history of Kindergarten and create a unique piece of art inspired by the geometric shapes of Froebel’s Gifts.

90 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Design / Look

Social Studies / Visual Arts

Examine the budget for a 1907 Wright home, convert the costs into today’s currency, and create new budgets for your own home designs.

45 minutes

6-8

Explore / Interpret

Math / Media Literacy / Visual Arts