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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).
Need help finding the packet you want? If you are just beginning to build your art curriculum, we recommend the Superpackets, Celebrating with Art, Fill in the GAP, and Unlocking the Mystery of Art History. For secondary teachers we especially recommend Visual Culture. Our education staff may be reached at 801-489-2727. If you have questions about any of the packets, please do not hesitate to call us!
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Animals in Art (March 2000)
One of our more popular packets with elementary schools, this packet is based on paintings and sculpture of animals done by artists throughout Utah. The lessons are all based on artistic principles, but there are many connections to other subjects such as Science and Language Arts.
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Art & Literacy (October 2007)
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. Lessons include songs, games, and a specific section of secondary lessons.
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Art and Democracy: Thematic Teaching Using the Arts
Drawing from the collections of Museums across Utah, this packet is based on a thematic teaching approach. Art and Democracy are the focus of this packet, with lessons discussing social studies topics from the Amistad Slave Revolt to Martin Luther King, jr. While appropriate for all elementary (and younger secondary) audiences, this packet is especially popular with fourth grade teachers.
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Art in Conflict (November 2007)
Held in conjunction with a major symposium held at the Museum, this packet explores the history of conflict, and how artwork has been influenced thereby. Initially dealing with Russian Soviet work from the Museum's permanent collection, the packet has been expanded to reach more fully into the history of art.
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Art of the West (October 1995)
One of the earliest packets produced that is still available, this packet explores art that focuses on "western" subjects.
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Art, A Capitol Idea (September 2001)
This packet was generated in conjunction with an exhibition at the State Capitol in Salt Lake City, Utah. The lessons vary in scope from portraits and expressions of self to the conception and design of public murals.
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Art/Culture, Culture/Art: SUPERPACKET (May 2002)
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Balancing the Core Curriculum (November 2000)
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Ceramic Sculpture (November 1999)
This packet is focused on sculpture; more specifically, sculpture made from clay. The packet includes specific kinds of clay and processes used in ceramic art, and uses examples from Utah's most prominent ceramic artists.
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Communities and Towns (April 2007)
This packet draws upon art, dance, language arts, and especially social studies to explore issues of self-identification and to help students understand their immediate community and how to become more actively involved.
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Elements and Principles of Art: SUPERPACKET (October 2003)
Teach your students to identify and apply the basic elements and principles of art, while teaching other subjects! Includes several images and lessons dealing with every grade and subject you can imagine.
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Feminine Perspective (May 1995)
Each of the lessons in this packet are focused on a specific work of art by a female Utah artist. Every lesson includes biographical information about the artist as well as connections to the USOE Visual Arts Core Curriculum and tie-ins to other subjects as well.
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Fill in the GAP with Aesthetics and Criticism (March 2007)
Designed to help teachers incorporate into their classrooms these two important, and often misunderstood and ignored, parts of the Utah State Visual Arts Core Curriculum. This packet includes everything you need in the way of Games, Puzzles, and Activities.
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Let's Face It (March 2008)
This packet deals prominently with portraits and the human face, but also includes a special section of lesson plans on American artist Wayne Thiebaud, in conjunction with a retrospective of his work that was held at the time of this packet's production.
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Making the Most of the Museum (September 1999)
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Pioneer Images of Utah
This packet explores Utah's pioneer heritage. Using major examples of works from the first generation of Utah painters, the lessons deal with Utah's rich history and culture.
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Postcards from Utah Artists (October 2002)
Based on a Master's Thesis in Art Education, this packet draws upon the Museum's permanent collection, and the available education poster sets, to explore various aspects of Utah art and aesthetics. This packet is organized by grade level.
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Soviet Socialist Realism (March 1998)
Drawing from the Museum's pemanent collection of Soviet-era work, this packet explores the social issues that artists from that period incorporated into their work.
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Tales to Tell
This packet addresses the narrative nature of art, and explores the way various works from the Museum's permanent collection contribute to the tradition of storytelling.
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The Arts Connected: A Confluence of Painting and Dance (April 2006)
Based on a collaboration between the Springville Museum of Art and Repertory Dance Theatre, this packet focuses on the relationship between dance and the visual arts, and how they inform and inspire each other.
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Unlocking the Mystery of Art History (November 2006)
With lesson plans for both elementary and secondary teachers, this packet teaches about art history using local, national, and internationally-known artists and movements.
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Visual Culture (February 2004)
This packet is based on the Master's Thesis of an Art Education student at Brigham Young University who served on the SWAP committee, and deals with this important subject. This packet is available free of charge to any high school who schedules the Art Talks program to come to their school.
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Who is Cyrus Dallin? (November 1996)
This packet deals exclusively with nationally-renowned sculptor Cyrus E. Dallin. Born in Springville a stone's throw from the Museum, Dallin is one of the SMA's founding artists, and began the great legacy of artists in Utah that thrives to this day.
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