Lesson Plans

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

Find the connections between Wright and the Space Age. Then, create a Space Age home.

150 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Build / Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Social Studies / Visual Arts

Create a nature collage with found materials, inspired by the design of Fallingwater and its colors.

100 minutes

3-5 / K-2

Build / Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Physical Education / Science / Visual Arts

Create a digital self-portrait in the style of Amy Sherald using Wright’s textile designs.

180 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Math / Science / Visual Arts

Explore elements of design and Wright’s use of geometric shapes in order to create a textile collage.

150 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Design / Explore / Look

Science / Visual Arts

Explore and research Wright’s Johnson Wax Administration Building, then create plans for a workspace of your own.

150 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Design / Interpret / Look

Media Literacy / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

Consider how colors in nature can inspire the color palette of a building design. Practice mixing paint colors to closely match the palette of Fallingwater.

150 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Explore / Interpret / Look

Science / Visual Arts

Learn about the leaves found in Wright’s designs and create printed patterns using leaves.

100 minutes

3-5

Design / Explore / Look

Physical Education / Science / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

Record and reflect on the small details of life, then create block prints inspired by this reflection.

200 minutes

9-12

Design / Explore / Interpret

Social Studies / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts

Engage in birdwatching field work, then create a scratchboard drawing of a bird native to the area.

200 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Design / Explore / Interpret / Look

Physical Education / Science / Visual Arts

Explore Frank Lloyd Wright’s remodeling of the Rookery Light Court and propose new updates for the building.

45 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Design / Explore / Interpret

Math / Science / Social Studies / Visual Arts

Study and evaluate Frank Lloyd Wright’s Midway Gardens before designing an entertainment center for today’s world.

50 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Design / Explore / Interpret

Language Arts / Social Studies / Visual Arts