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Glass Jar Sand Painting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make their own colored sand out of salt or sand and tempera paint. They create sand art in recycled babyfood jars, by arranging layers of the different colored sand. They also decorate the jars.
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Creative Watercolor Painting - K-6 Art Lesson Plan

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students express themselves with watercolor painting and music. In this Pre-K - 6th grade lesson plan, students experience watercolor painting to a rhythmic beat. Students are encouraged to paint using brush strokes according the beat...
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"Small Still Life Paintings ala Courbet"

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners observe and discuss "Apple, Pear and Orange" a still life painting by Gustave Courbet. They paint their own realistic still life and create an elaborate frame. They utilize art elements: line, shape, color, value and pattern.
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Painted Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students read and examine Vietnamese poetry. They select a poem, and create a silk painting using the words in the poem as calligraphy and designing an image that coordinates with the poem.
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Finish This Picture: Painting Easel

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this recognizing details worksheet, students examine the two pictures and finish the picture of the painting easel on the right with the same details as those in the picture of the painting easel on the left.
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Word Art

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this word art learning exercise, students color or paint the pictures of life experiences through language bubbles. Students complete 14 problems.
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Paintings of Place

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine two works of art that record the history of two streets in Columbus. They develop a Venn diagram, examine a map of Columbus, develop a sketch of their own street, and conduct a classroom research project creating a...
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Paint Brush Color File Folder Game

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this paint brush color file folder game learning exercise, students match the colors on 12 paintbrushes to the appropriate color words.
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Empathy and Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students watch an episode of the PBS show "Maya and Miguel" and examine how to express empathy with someone who has a disability. They discuss the episode, and create an art project using one hand only, or paint an object blindfolded...
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Art Transitions: Morphs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners identify artistic expression by participating in a morph activity. In this art analysis lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring and examine some of his flip books. Learners practice creating artistic transitions...
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Art/Ocean Scene

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students draw and color an ocean scene based on the paintings of Wyland. For this ocean art lesson plan, students view slides of seascapes before they complete their project using oil pastels.
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Sharing our Talents: Art from the Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine the concept of giving. In this gifts and talents lesson, students read a story about giving one's talents in Native American culture. Young scholars analyze their own special gifts or talents and paint a picture...
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Change

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Here is a series of four lessons which invite high schoolers to experience how to interpret the meaning(s) of a painting. They discuss how paintings can reflect the way things change over time, and that leads to a discussion on the...
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Koi Pond

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Create this beautiful koi pond scene using watercolor paper, crayons, and paints. This would be a fantastic project to link to a scientific study of pond life or a historical study of Japanese culture.
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Lesson: Wish You Were Here...

For Teachers 1st - 6th
The painting Arcadia features a lovely landscape depicting aspects of ancient Greek life. Little ones use their imagination to put themselves in the painting. After analyzing the details and artistic elements of the painting, they write...
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Adventures in Toyland

For Teachers K - 5th
There are many ways to tell a story; Richard Patterson's three-dimensional painting If serves as the inspiration for some creative storytelling for elementary school writers. They watch a clip from Toy Story (you'll need to bring this),...

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