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Fire Engine Alphabet Clothespin Activity

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Weeoou weeoou! What's that sound? It's the alphabet fire truck! Cover the letters of the alphabet and fire engines with a fun letter-matching game.
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Ways to Practice Words at Home

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Looking for more ways to practice writing words? A list of 27 strategies will engage learners of any level. Kids can choose between writing their words in peanut butter, criss-crossing them with words that share common letters, and...
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Walking in Their Shoes

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars explore the challenges of those who have "learning disabilities." They develop a storyboard and create a video which depicts learning disabled students coping with life. Special effects are added to the video scenes, as...
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Woodsies "Extraordinaire"

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Allow your class to use their imaginations and create fun creatures with various wooden shapes and other embellishments. What a great way to encourage your young artists to stretch their minds!
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Color Combinations

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students develop a basic understanding of how color is perceived by the eye. They utilize the technique Seurat used to paint A Sunday on La Grande Jatte to create their own paintings.
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Monochromatic Painting

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Pupils experiment and create an original monochromatic painting. They define tint, monochromatic, and shade. They analyze their paintings objectively and determine the connection between color and emotion.
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Monet And Impressionism

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create and discuss works of Impressionism in this lesson plan for the elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on Monet's "Water Lilies" and the Bridge or Gardens at Giverny.
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Unrolling the Landscape

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students create a landscape painting using traditional Chinese techniques. They review Chinese landscape paintings, paint an original landscape and write a poem to go with their picture.
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Texture: Wild Things

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students experiment with different kinds of marking techniques. They read "Where the Wild Things Are" and observe animals for pattern and line. They compare illustrations with Haring's images. They create a symbolic drawing of animal.
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Fancy Footwork

For Students Pre-K - K
In this painting worksheet, students remove their shoes and put their feet in a tray of paint. Students paint an abstract painting with their feet. This worksheet is geared to the adults who will be guiding students.
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Line Painting Flowers

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students study the watercolor and acrylic work of Geoff Slater and create their own versions of the art. In this line painting instructional activity, students study examples of Geoff Slater art and focus on his line paintings. Students...
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Nature Print Silk Suncatchers

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Learners are introduced to the beauty of silk painting. They create a colorful leaf-print sun catcher that glows when placed in a window. Each student experiences the mixing of the colors and tie a link with Asian cultures, science and...
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GUITARS AS SCULPTURE

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss guitars, pointing out different parts of the guitar, compare/contrast guitars from different times, imagine they are designers hired to build a new age guitar, create many preliminary sketches, choose one, and...
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Florida "Stuff" Bag

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Pupils 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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Fun With Faces: Stuart, Da Vinci and Picasso

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders conduct research and review art work to compare the styles of Stuart, Da Vinci and Picasso. They develop and compile a portfolio including masterpieces of these artists and original works. Students compose detailed...
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The Connection Between Pigment and Light Colors

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explain the mole concept and use this concept to prepare chemical solutions of particular molarities.
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Easy and Artistic Printmaking Using Mixed Media Materials

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils explore printmaking which began with the ancient Chinese who carved seals from stone, inked them and used the seals as identification symbols. They produce a print in this lesson.
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If You Give a Pig a Pancake - P is for Pancakes!

For Teachers K
Students read "If you give a pig a pancake" then write the letter P with pancake batter on a griddle tablet for a yummy treat to eat!
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Forest Dwellings: Toad House

For Teachers 4th - 8th
What a great project to use as part of an exploration of animals or habitats. Learners design a clay model of a home for a forest animal. This could be a great way to cement what your class has learned about habitats. 
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Blending Buddies

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students put word cards together and use the word parts to create correct words. In this phonics lesson plan, students practice pronouncing consonant blends and vowel sounds, demonstrating an awareness of beginning, middle, and ending...
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Water Color - Pen & Ink

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students paint with watercolors, define positive and negative shapes, mix wet and wet colors, develop visual balance, and define shapes with pen and ink.
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Sweet Stuff

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine the artwork of artist Wayne Thiebaud and create paintings based upon techniques learned in this lesson for the eighth grade art classroom. Emphasis is placed upon the use of various textures, visual balance, and...
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Color Memory Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this color memory game, students follow a set of instructions to play a game with the objective of learning colors and color words. Worksheet included game pieces to cut out.
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Brian Murphy ¿¿¿ Sleeping Self-Portrait¿¿¿

For Teachers K
Students examine and discuss the painting, "Sleeping Self-Portrait," by Brian Murphy. They answer discussion questions, mix various paint colors, and create a self-portrait using the primary colors and white.