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Foam Trees/Ornaments

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create foam ornaments and/or miniature trees using fun foam, glue, buttons, rick rack or pasta, and gold string in this early-elementary school Art lesson. Suggested adaptations for younger and older students are provided.
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Japanese Abstract Wind Sock

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create Abstract Wind Socks using brown paper bags, markers, kite string, and basic art supplies in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Abstract concepts are emphasized and it is recommended to only use primary colors.
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Cute and Easy Christmas Tree Ornaments (Elementary, Art)

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars create Christmas tree ornaments.
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Crazy Critter Whistles

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students research the historical and multicultural uses and forms of whistles. They design and create a clay whistle.
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Yellow Day

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study yellow. In this art lesson, students experience yellow by wearing yellow, eating yellow foods, and doing art projects that use the color yellow.
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Deerfield Debates Its Future: The Colonial Revival

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students analyze why the Colonial Revival came as a response to cultural changes caused by technological development, industrial growth, and changing populations in Deerfield and the Connecticut River Valley.
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Sole People

For Teachers K - 8th
Explore the African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create a "sole" painting.
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Native Americans

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students are introduced to the culture of a variety of Native American tribes through literature and related activities.
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We Recycle!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discuss and brainstorm the need for recycling. They also learn what materials they use are recyclable. They are to start their own recycling center in their school. They promote recycling by using posters and other graphics.
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Build an Exhibit

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders discover the importance of keeping the water in the water supply clean. Using the internet, they complete an activity in which they record their answers on a worksheet. In groups, they create their own exhibit on...
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Coffee Can Drum

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create and decorate a drum made from a coffee can.
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Art with Colored Shaving Cream

For Teachers K
Students "paint" with colored shaving cream.
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Florida "Stuff" Bag

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students utilize different methods of applying textile media to a canvas bag, which can be used to carry all their necessary art "stuff".
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Crayograph Quilts

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create a quilt-like fabric swatches using Crayograph crayons, emery paper and rubbing plates.
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Tall Tales Folded Envelope Book

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a book using art, problem solving and language skills. They illustrate and write a tall tale. They sculpt a character from their tall tale.
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Art Portfolio

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students collect artwork to make an art portfolio. In this art lesson, students create artwork, place the artwork in page protectors and collect them in a three ring binder.
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Warm Glass Renaissance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars explore an ancient artistic technique know as glass fusing or slumping. Using random arrangements of items, students decorate glass sheets. Next, young scholars follow instructions for fusing the glass and placing it in a...
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Adorable Snow Folks

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create "Snow Folks" using children's mittens, rice, wooden balls, and various art materials in this Art instructional activity for grades Four and up. The instructional activity includes picture examples and suggestions for...
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Exploring Local Architecture

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students study architecture through the mediums of sketching and painting. In this art and architecture lesson, students sketch an example of architecture and then paint over the sketch in detail.
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Magnetic Art (3+)

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore the different fields of force of magnets and magnetized objects through the movement of metal filings. They use a magnet and metal filings to create a work of art.
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ABC Big Book

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students create a book with each page representing a letter in the alphabet.
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Frogs, Fabulous Frogs

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students have the opportunity to both interpret and replicate the different shapes and textures observed in the life cycle of a frog. When students apply the watercolor wash to the crayon texture rubbings the designs take on a...
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Celestial Reflections: See Yourself in the Sky!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create a mirror/mirror frame using glass mosaic tiles, grout, and various other mosaic supplies.
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Renkly Relief/Collage Painting

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study the use of texture, and rhythm as a principle of design when showing movement in a painting.

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