Lesson Plan Packets



At each Evening for Educators, a packet of lesson plans and visual is made available to the public for a donation of $5. These packets are adaptable to all ages, and include visuals in the form of slides, CDs, or transparencies. Many of these packets are available to download as PDFs below.  To download a list of available packets, click here.  These packets are made available by the StateWide Art Partnership (SWAP) through the Utah State Office of Education, funded by the Professional Outreach Programs in the State (POPS).
 


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Animals in Art (March 2000)
 
 

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Art & Literacy (November 2002)
This packet teaches how to "recognize the connections of visual arts to all learning" through hands on interaction, with specific regard to the literary arts.
 
 

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Art and Democracy: Thematic Teaching Using the Arts
 
 

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Art and Technology (March 2003)
Learn and teach your students about contemporary media and the impact of developing technology on traditional art forms.
 
 

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Art of the West (October 1995)
 
 

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Art's Unique Contribution to Culture (March 2001)
 
 

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Art, A Capitol Idea (September 2001)
 
 

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Arts and Performances (May 2005)
Explores the relationship between the following four art forms: music, dance, theatre, and the visual arts.
 
 

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Balancing the Core Curriculum (November 2000)
Find new ways to incorporate all four areas (aesthetics, criticism, art history, and studio) into your regular curriculum.
 
 

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Celebrating with Art (October 2006)
No more cotton ball Santa’s or turkey hands; this packet teaches authentic holiday and seasonal lessons.
 
 

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Ceramic Sculpture (November 1999)
 
 

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Communities and Towns (April 2007)
 
 

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Feminine Perspective (May 1995)
 
 

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Fill in the GAP with Aesthetics and Criticism (March 2007)
Learn more about these important, and often misunderstood and ignored, parts of the core curriculum. Includes games, puzzles, and activities.
 
 

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Fooling the Eye
 
 

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Human Figure (March 2006)
This packet explores the mathematical proportions involved in rendering the human figure, and teaches about infusing portraits with emotion and feeling.
 
 

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KAT Conversations (November 2004)
Based on a successful experiment at a local elementary school, where Native American artists came into the school and worked in-depth with the students and teachers. Includes a CD of Native American music!
 
 

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Making the Most of the Museum (September 1999)
An excellent precursor to a Museum visit, this packet helps your students appreciate and understand all that goes on at a Museum; includes images and example from various major Museums in Utah.
 
 

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Op and Pop Art (April 2001)
 
 

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Pioneer Images of Utah
 
 

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Postcards from Utah Artists (October 2002)
 
 

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Pursuing Relevance (November 2006)
This packet includes in-depth interdisciplinary lessons which reach beyond art in the classroom and often involve the school and community.
 
 

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Russian Art (March 2005)
The permanent Russian collection at the Springville Museum of Art is the largest collection of Soviet Realist and Impressionist work west of the Mississippi River. This packet includes lesson plans specific to this collection.
 
 

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Snow Canyon (April 2000)
The unique landscape of southern Utah is the focus of this packet, which includes various images of Snow Canyon, and teaches about geography and landscape painting.
 
 

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Soviet Socialist Realism (March 1998)
 
 

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Superpacket: Art/Cultre, Culture/Art (May 2002)
This packet explores the working relationship between art and culture, and how they inspire and inform each other. Includes interdisciplinary lessons for every age group.
 
 

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Superpacket: Elements and Principles (October 2003)
Teach your students to identify and apply the basic elements and principles of art, while teaching other subjects! Includes 24 images and lessons dealing with every grade and subject you can imagine.
 
 

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Tales to Tell
 
 

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The Arts Connected: A Confluence of Painting and Dance (April 2006)
Based on an experiment with Repertory Dance Theatre, this packet explores the working relationship between dance and the visual arts, and how these two artforms inspire each other.
 
 

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Unlocking the Mystery of Art History (November 2006)
 
 

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Visual Culture (February 2004)
 
 

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Who is Cyrus Dallin? (November 1996)
 
 

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Winter and Sports (November 2001)
This packet focuses on paintings of winter, and the various outdoor activities that we participate in locally
 
 


Art & Literacy

November 2002

Postcards from Utah Artists

October 2002

Thematic Teaching Using the Arts
 

Art's Unique Contribution to Culture

March 7, 2001

Animals in Art

March 15, 2000

Ceramic Sculpture

November, 1999
 

THE ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES OF ART

Soviet Socialist Realism

March 18, 1998

Fooling the Eye
 

Who Is Cyrus Dallin?

November 13, 1996

Art of the West

October 1995

A Feminine Perspective

May 1995
 

Unlocking the Mystery of Art History

Op and Pop Art

April 25, 2001

Pioneer Images of Utah
 

Art, a Capital Idea

September 15, 2001

Visual Culture

February 11, 2004

Tales to Tell
 

Communities & Towns
 
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