Lesson Plans

Available for download, these lesson plans provide information about activities inspired by artists and objects from the Museum's permanent collection.

Browse by materials & process, theme, English Language Learner, or age group.

Featured Lesson Plans

Monumental Embodiments

Thomas J Price

Recommended for all ages

Life, Work, Art!

Elizabeth Catlett

High School English Language Learner

Visual Storytelling

Benny Andrews

High School English Language Learner

Coded Narratives

Sanford Biggers

Recommended for middle school and up

Age Group

Browse lesson plans based on suggested age group.

Early childhood

Elementary

Middle school

High school

Material & Process

Browse lesson plans based on what you use, and how you will use it. 

Collage & Assemblage

Color Experimentation

Digital Media

Drawing

Fibers, Book Arts & Craft Traditions

Painting

Performance

Photography

Printmaking

Recycled & Found Object Art

Sculpture

Text-Based Art

Theme

Browse lesson plans based on common theme. 

Abstraction & Experimentation

Fashion & Music

Community & Collaboration

Literacy, Storytelling & Narrative

Movement & the Body

Symbols

Portraiture

Personal Identity

Equity & Social Justice

Numbers, Shapes & Patterns

English language Learner

Visual Storytelling

Benny Andrews

High School English Language Learner

Life, Work, Art!

Elizabeth Catlett

High School English Language Learner

A Library in Harlem

Jacob Lawrence

High School English Language Learner