Lesson Plans

Research and explore how Frank Lloyd Wright’s innovative materials and technologies “broke the box” of traditional architecture.

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

Push the boundaries of architecture by creating an innovative design and building a 3-D model to scale.

Explore the distinct characteristics of Wright’s Usonian homes as well as the Usonian Automatics. Then, design and construct a Usonian-inspired building using modular blocks.

Examine how architects and designers around the world are influenced by natural elements like the Sun.

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

Learn how Wright included the sun in his designs through natural light and passive solar heating. Create sun prints using natural materials.

Investigate the collaborative works of Wright & Niedecken and design unique furniture pieces.

Create blind contour drawings of Robie House art glass windows and integrate your own reflections of the natural world into a larger design.

Young learners identify shapes in architecture and recreate famous buildings through collage with geometric shapes.

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

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