Lesson Plans

Apply Wright’s concept of organic design to the redesign of your classroom space.

Using Wright’s love of reading and the unique geometric patterns he designed as inspiration, create a patterned weaving of a literacy superhero.

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

Define “community” by exploring the local community and creating an identity map.

A part of the Neighborhood & Cities series.

What makes up the ideal community? Explore how Wright’s unique design philosophy applies to city and neighborhood design.

A part of the Neighborhood & Cities series.

Investigate your community to explore private & public buildings and preservation. Then, design Wright-inspired buildings with recyclables.
A part of the Neighborhood & Cities series.

Study the floorplan design of Unity Temple, considering how the design may provoke an emotional response from the visitor.

Students model the shapes of Wright’s iconic designs through movement.

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.

Explore how Frank Lloyd Wright’s philosophy of organic design can be applied to a work of public art.

Explore the art of Japanese printmaking and the works of Maginel Wright Barney, Frank Lloyd Wright’s sister.

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