Lesson Plans

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

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

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

Design your own “unplugged” playroom inspired by the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright and the legacy of Friedrich Froebel, the inventor of kindergarten.

150 minutes

3-5 / 6-8 / 9-12

Build / Design / Explore / Look

Math / Social Studies / Social-Emotional Learning / 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

Analyze the geometry in Wright’s stained glass. Use tracing paper to create Wright-inspired window designs.

180 minutes

3-5

Design / Look

Social Studies / Visual Arts

Introduce the concept of rhythm in architecture and
poetry and discover how they are used to shape or inform ideas.

Photography by James Caulfield

120 minutes

6-8 / 9-12

Design / Explore / Interpret

Language Arts / Visual Arts

Identify key connections between Wright’s designs and the Forms of Life and Forms of Beauty while working with Froeble blocks.

45 minutes

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

Explore / Interpret

Math / 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

Work closely with Froebel blocks and the Forms of Beauty to explore the geometric shapes and patters that can be found in Wright’s work.

60 minutes

K-2

Design / Look

Math / Visual Arts

Identify and discuss the shapes found in the design of
Home and Studio. Then use simple geometric shapes to design the front of a home in 2-D with SketchUp or Tinkercad.

60 minutes

3-5

Build / Design / Explore / Look

Math / Science / Visual Arts

Think big and work together to create an original art glass-inspired design on the gymnasium floor at your school.

90 minutes

3-5 / 6-8

Design / Explore / Look

Physical Education / Social-Emotional Learning / Visual Arts