Lesson Plans

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

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

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

Analyze how Wright’s architecture was influenced by his love of Japanese prints. Design a print inspired by Wright and the Japanese art.

Use the design process and scientific method to study, test, and choose the best materials to build a 3-D structure.

Explore Wright’s concept of Organic Architecture by examining the Robie House carpet designs and creating your own unique work.

Use natural materials and personally significant items to create an original work of art.

Learn about the Fibonacci sequence, its prevalence in nature, and its applications in art, design, and architecture.

Discover how elements of design can be applied to clothing, then design a unique garment inspired by Wright’s architecture.

Explore family history, cultural traditions, and construct a collage that illustrates one’s own heritage.

Learn about Frank Lloyd Wright’s plan for a city of the future, Broadacre City, then apply your own design philosophy to create a building for the future.

Identify a set of classroom values. Then, express one shared value in the design of a three-dimensional form.