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Picture This
A unique writing lesson, this plan begins with learners talking about multiculturalism in small groups. Each learner will choose a picture from a newspaper, describe it to their small group, and think about how it relates to...
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School Days Picture
Students measure their school photographs and cut mounting paper with a wide border for a frame. They design and create a unique picture frame suitable for a gift or family keepsake.
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Learning the Basics: Photography According to Kodak?
Students research, using links to Kodak.com web pages and answer questions dealing with basic photography terms and photographic elements. They type or write out the answers. They share their finding with the class.
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Does it Measure Up?
Use this fun activity with youngsters learning how to use rules for measurement. Each is provided with six steps that direct them to draw specific things with specific heights or lengths. For example, they start by drawing a tree that is...
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The Photo Show
Students take pictures through out the school year. They make a PowerPoint presentation to show off their best photos of the year. They make a CD of their PowerPoint an keep it as a portfolio. They share their presentation with the class.
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Let's Discover Communities
Second graders compare and contrast the city and the country. After reading books about animals, 2nd graders create picture cards of animals in both the country and city environment. In partners, students draw pictures of animals,...
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All About Me
Students use a digital camera to take pictures of various faces. They then sort pictures according to eye color and create a graph. Students draw pictures of themselves on the screen using specified tools and colors. They choose hair...
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Lesson 3: Looks, Actions, and Feelings
Remember that boy David from the David, No! books? He's back, and youngsters draw a picture of him from a scene in the book David Goes to School. They write a sentence describing his appearance, actions, and feelings...
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Sheep in the Field
Second graders create a three-dimensional picture of a sheep after observing a variety of templates of sheep. They then verbally identify the texture and color of the sheep. Students also read a book about sheep such as, "Sheep in a...
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Bark Art
Students examine Aborigines, a group of people indigenous, or native, to Australia. They view examples of Aboriginal bark art and create pictures in the style of Aboriginal bark art.
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Holocaust Pictures Exhibition
Students write reactions to selected pictures of the Holocaust. They view selected online pictures about the Holocaust and write their reactions. They use their knowledge about the Holocaust to write reactions to pictures about this period.
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Playing With Friends
In this editing worksheet, students edit a sentence about playing with their friends and then draw a picture of it. Students complete 2 activities.
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The Topic Sentence
In this composition activity, students write topic sentences about the picture that is shown to them. Students write 3 sentences about a robber.
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Poisonous Snake
For this snake worksheet, students read the descriptions of the snake and the cage and choose the correct cage and finish the snake picture. Students complete 2 activities.
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Mystery of the Loch Ness Monster
In this Loch Ness Monster worksheet, learners read the description and look at the picture of the Loch Ness Monster and find things that are wrong with it. Students find 7 mistakes.
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Vocabulary Journal
In this vocabulary learning exercise, students write a definition, synonym, sentence, and a picture for each word. Students do this for 2 words.
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Postcard
In this postcard worksheet, students fill out a postcard and address it to who they are going to send it to. Students also draw a picture.
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Valentine's Court
In this valentine activity, students count the number of valentines in each box, and then write the correct number beside the box. Students count from three to ten. This activity contains one student page with nine questions, and one...
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Comprehension Skills: Picture, Question and Summarize Using Fiction Stories
Students build a variety of comprehension skills through the nine lessons of this unit. Picturing events, monitoring understanding during reading, forming questions, and summarizing stories form the core of the lessons being taught...
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Ink Blot Designs
Students create an ink blot and examine it to find a shape that inspires a picture. They illustrate their picture with details and background design and color it in.
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Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures
Students understand how to "read" a picture and put together a series of images in a way similar to that of putting together words to form a story and gain knowledge about the past.
Luminarium
Luminarium: Middle English Lyrics
This website provides links to full texts of Middle English song lyrics, which are illustraed with illuminated manuscript art and fully annotated. Links to essays, articles, and related resources.
NASA
Nasa Space Science Data Archive: Photo Gallery: Venus
Photos of Venus' surface and cloud tops. Includes 3-D surface views. Thumbnail images load quickly and link to larger files for more detail.
CNN
Cnn: 1840 1860 Opium Wars: Trade War: Britain Acquires 'A Barren Rock'
A CNN article about 19th century trade between Britain and China that includes information about Canton and other useful things. Includes pictures if you click on the names in the article.