Lesson Plans

Be inspired by Wright’s love of nature and explore the concepts of adaptive reuse and sustainable design.

Explore chairs designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, then design a chair for a loved one.

Learn how stained glass is made and create your own art glass-inspired collage with a personal message about your values and personal passions.

Learn about portrait photographer Pedro Guerrero and his relationship with Wright. Collaborate with a classmate to create a portrait that conveys a message.

Explore traditional Japanese home design and redesign a space in your own home.

Explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s interest in geometry and nature to collaboratively create Wright-inspired flower bouquets.

Transform classroom windows and walls into colorful displays of Wright inspired art glass designs.

Explore the idea of abstract art in this matching game lesson. Using Frank Lloyd Wright’s work as a springboard, work together to match abstracted works of art to their real-life inspirations.

Learn how abstraction is expressed by different artists and designers, create a sequence of drawings that get progressively more abstract, and turn the final sketch into a paper collage.

Study Wright’s art glass designs, then employ the medium of printmaking to create a Wright-inspired art glass print.

Learn about illustrator and artist Maginel Wright Enright, the younger sister of Frank Lloyd Wright, and use her art as inspiration for your own Felt Collage or Yarn Art.

Draw inspiration from biomimicry and organic design to design and build architectural sculptures.