Frida Kahlo Lesson Plan: Individuals’ Contributions and Identities

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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Frida Kahlo, and supports the standard of analyzing individuals’ contributions to society, art, and culture. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.

Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE

Ask students:

• What does art mean to you?
• How do you think art relates to identity?

Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE

• Read the description on the Frida Kahlo topic page.
• Play the Movie, pausing to check for understanding. 
• Assign Related Reading. Have students read one of the following articles: “Famous Faces” or “Arts and Entertainment”. Partner them with someone who read a different article to share what they learned with each other.

Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS 

Assign the Frida Kahlo Quiz, prompting students to apply essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.

Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND

Students express what they learned about Frida Kahlo while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.

• Make-a-Movie: Produce a biopic of Frida Kahlo, highlighting her artistic achievements and contributions to society.
• Make-a-Map: Identify common themes from Frida Kahlo’s artwork and explain their meaning.
• Creative Coding: Code a meme celebrating Frida Kahlo’s impact as a feminist icon.
• Primary Source: Read a 1939 newspaper article and cite evidence to answer accompanying questions.

More to Explore

Time Zone X: Frida Kahlo: Challenge students to put historical events in chronological order in this interactive timeline game.

Famous Historical Figures Unit: Continue to build understanding around individuals’ contributions to society by exploring more BrainPOP biographies.

Teacher Support Resources:

• Learning Activities Modifications: Strategies to meet ELL and other instructional and student needs.
• Learning Activities Support: Resources for best practices using BrainPOP.