Lesson Plans

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

0 minutes

3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

Build / Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Science / Social Studies / Visual Arts

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

120 minutes

3-5 / K-2

Build / Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Social Studies / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

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

90 minutes

3-5

Design / Interpret / Look

Language Arts / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

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

120 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Build / Design / Explore

Media Literacy / Social Studies / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

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

120 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Design / Interpret / Look

Media Literacy / Social Studies / Visual Arts

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

100 minutes

3-5 / K-2

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Math / Science / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

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

90 minutes

3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12 / K-2

Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Math / Visual Arts

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.

60 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Explore / Interpret / Look

Physical Education / Science / Visual Arts

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.

200 minutes

6-8

Explore / Interpret / Look

Social Studies / Visual Arts

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

60 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Design / Interpret / Look

Math / Visual Arts

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.

70 minutes

3-5 / 6-8 / K-2

Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Social Studies / Visual Arts

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

135 minutes

3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

Build / Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Media Literacy / Science / Visual Arts