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National Gallery, London: Take One Picture Craft, Design & Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Some exciting ideas from the National Gallery in London on incorporating various crafts into a fun art lesson.
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Doll Classes and Craft Classes Online Crafty College

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers on-line classes on many different types of doll making. It has close up pictures and a name for each doll. You can view the dolls for free,but must sign up for a class to get full details on how to make it.
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Primera Escuela: First School

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A diverse variety of fun activities for toddlers, preschoolers and kindergarteners. Among other subjects you'll find: alphabet, animals, holidays and events, coloring pages (for fairy tales, holidays, vocabulary, etc.) crafts and more....
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Ocean Crafts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful examples and directions are given for ocean crafts designed for kindergarten and elementary school children.
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Native American Art and Technology

Native Tech: Native American Technology and Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Informational site discusses the technology of Native American crafts and the meaning of those crafts. Touches on everything from pottery to clothing.
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Mangbetu

For Students 9th - 10th
The Mangbetu live in the northeastern corner of Zaire. They are the founders of one of the few centralized political systems in Central Africa. The Mangbetu achieved a very high level of technological and material development, as...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Arts and Crafts

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article from Wikipedia details how the term "arts and crafts" came into existence and lists a wealth of links to other encyclopedia articles on different types of arts and crafts. Links are provided for additional...
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Family Collage Craft

For Students K - 1st
Children can make a great family collage by cutting out pictures of family members and gluing them to poster board. Older kids can write descriptions to accompany their collage.
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California Museum: Discover: Fun With Crafts: State Symbols of California

For Students 1st - 8th
Instructions and templates for creating the state symbols of California out of paper and other easy-to-find materials.
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Doll Making: Find Free Doll Making Patterns

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides links to pages that provide free patterns for doll making.
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Legends & Lore: It's All About Puppets

For Students 3rd - 5th
This Legends and Lore site offers fun and entertaining crafts activities involving the making of puppets.