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Exploring Weather Conditions Through Painting
Your advanced class will paint a picture of a particular weather condition. In this painting lesson students describe elements of art in pieces of artwork. They analyze the weather and seasons in the artwork. The students use paper,...
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Paper Doll Project
Explore self and social construction with a hands-on art project. After studying and discussing bullying and other social experiences, individuals create three paper dolls that represent specific social constructions. Included here is a...
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Make a Van Gogh-Style Self-Portrait
Learn by doing! Young artists try their hand at creating their own self-portraits in the style of Vincent van Gogh. This worksheet contains a brief explanation of the essential qualities of van Gogh's art: complementary colors and...
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Informed Drawing Through Observation
Students practice observation techniques to improve their drawing skills. In this drawing technique lesson, students assess drawing as an art media and discuss realism. Students view examples of animal drawings and practice drawing using...
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The Shape of Me and Other Stuff, by Dr. Seuss: A Class Mural
A cut and paste mural activity is a fun activity to complete after reading a Dr. Seuss book. In this shape recognition and art lesson, pupils read the book The Shape of Me and Other Stuff and discuss the main idea. A class mural can...
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Thanksgiving and Being Thankful
Students share with the class what they are thankful for. For this Thanksgiving lesson, students create place-mats for Thanksgiving. Students discuss ways we honor and celebrate Thanksgiving. They then make a list of things they are...
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Christmas Ornament
Students createChristmas ornaments. In this art activity, students use clothespins, ribbon, cloth, popsicle sticks and other art supplies to create Christmas ornaments.
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Topsy Turvy Kids
Sixth graders study the artwork of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith before creating their own. In this painting lesson, 6th graders examine two pieces of work by Jaune Quick-to-See from the online collection of the Missoula Art Museum and read a...
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Father's Day Hug
Children create a Father's Day card. In this art lesson, students paint and decorate a card. Students make their hand print on paper, let it dry and decorate.
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Learning to Use Painting Tools to Change a Drawing
Students practice creating abstract art using computer software. In this painting instructional activity, students discuss how great fairy tale characters have the ability to transform, as do images. Students utilize a...
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Combining Clouds and Art in the Classroom
Learners observe landscape paintings consisting of cloud formations. In this identifying cloud types lesson, students discover different cloud types and characteristics by looking at paintings. Learners paint their own pictures at the...
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The Very Busy Spider Art Project
Students listen to the story The Very Busy Spider and participate in an art activity related to the book. In this story inspired art lesson plan, students use a Very Busy Spider printable and cut out the spider's body and...
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Perspective Drawing for Beginners
Students explore perspective while drawing. In this perspective lesson, students discover that faraway objects should be drawn smaller than objects that are closer. Students experiment with perspective as they draw pictures of trees on a...
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Dad's Magnetic Personality
Students create a gift honoring Father's Day. In this Father's Day lesson plan, students examine the meaning of fatherhood and explore the history of this tradition. Students create a picture collage over a template of their father's...
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Ice Cream Fun
Students recognize the letter I for ice cream and make ice cream in a bag. In this ice cream lesson, students combine ingredients and shake a bag with ice to make ice cream.
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Apple Painting
Students use apples and apple cut outs to create art projects. In this art lesson, students cut paper into apple shapes or cut apples into shapes, dip in paint, and use them to stamp.
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Glitter Globe
Students create a glitter globe. In this art activity students use plastic jars, vegetable oil, glitter and small beads to create a glitter globe. The top of the jar is sealed using a glue gun to prevent leaking.
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Hatching Chick
Students create a hatching chick. In this Easter art activity, students cut out egg shapes and cut them to look jagged on the ends. Students make a chick and paste inside. When the egg is opened, you see the little chick.
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Fishing Pole
Students create a fishing pole for magnets. In this magnet lesson, students create a fishing pole with a magnet on the end. Students then "fish" and try to find things that are magnetic.
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April Showers Umbrella
Students create an April Showers Umbrella. In this art lesson, students use an umbrella cut out and tissure paper to make a colorful umbrella. Students glue the tissue paper to the umbrella, allow it to dry and use it for decoration.
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Birthday Soup
Students recognize their birthday and how it is written. In this lesson, students read a poem about birthdays. Students create a soup bowl that has their birthday month, day and year in it.
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What is a Museum? The Musee' d'Orsay
Students read paragraphs and study pictures to learn about museums and in particular the Musee' d'Orsay. In this museum study instructional activity, students study the range of activities found in a museum and the characteristics common...
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The Rise of Landscape Painting
Students study the rise of landscape art throughout the 19th century and the specific features of the genre. In this landscape art lesson, students read the definition of landscape art and its precedence in the 19th century. Students...
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Tie Dye Pillowcase
Learners create a tie dye pillow case. In this art activity, students use a pillow case, rubber bands, and dye to create a tie-dyed pillow case.