Architecture

This year 4th grade learned about 2 styles of architecture; traditional Victorian homes and Prairie style homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.  Students studied images of both design styles and then had to choose a style in which they would design their own house.  Students first sketched out their homes and then recreated them out of construction paper in a collage format.  This assignment was very difficult but the results were awesome.  I loved this lesson!  I really felt like students walked away with an appreciation for the two styles and more aware of the world around them.