Lesson Plans

Identify causes and effects in Wright’s life using Rosenstock and Neal’s Prairie Boy. Sketch a design for a unique home.

60 minutes

3-5 / K-2

Design / Interpret / Look

Language Arts / Social Studies / 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

Research praises and criticisms of Wright and evaluate the validity of sources. Use sources to discuss how Wright’s personal reputation affected his professional life.

100 minutes

9-12

Explore / Interpret

Social Studies

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