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Looking at French Decorative Arts: A Tapestry Fit For a King

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss the use of tapestries, and examine the tapestry, Chariot of Triumph, and its symbols. They create their own designs for tapestries using symbols that represent their identities.
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Express Yourself: Make Art From Your Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze and discuss various sculptures by the artist Andrea Arroyo. They discuss ways artists use symbols to express abstract ideas, design and create a plasticine plaque, and write a journal response.
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Cultural Symbols are Cool

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recognize pioneer symbols and create a personal symbol. They, in groups, each get a state symbol and have them discuss why that symbol represents Utah. Have the groups select a spokesperson to share group findings with the...
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Shaping Ideas: Symbolism in Sculpture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers consider the ways that sculptors have represented concepts and ideals as symbolic forms in three dimensions. They compare historical examples to those in contemporary culture, and begin sketching designs for their own...
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Symbolism in the Beijing Opera

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders examine examples of symbolism represented in the Beijing Opera. They analyze the uses of color in symbolism.
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African Art and Personal Adornment: African Folktales

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students write a folktale based on an African adinkra symbol. They research its meaning and relate it as the theme.
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Trees as Symbols: Composing Poetry and Creating Images

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars analyze the tree as a symbol, sharing ideas in class discussion. They use art as the basis for a creative writing assignment in poetry or represent a selected poem with an original student drawing.
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It's Symbolic!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners use symbols to represent different government and economic systems. They explain how the nonprofit organizations and governments work together to supply needs. They interview a foreign exchange student and complete a chart with...
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The Egg and Symbolism with the Christian Easter

For Students 5th - 6th
In this language arts and religion worksheet, learners read an informative page about the symbolism of the egg in the Christian Easter. Students answer 6 questions. This page is from the UK.
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North Carolina Symbols: T-Shirts or Calendars

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders draw a symbol or point of interest of North Carolina to be used to make a calendar or T-shirt. They draw an image in pencil and follow it through to a finished product.
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Shaping Ideas: Symbolism in Sculpture

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students use criteria developed in class to evaluate which of their own sketches would make the best symbolic sculpture. They choose a final design, techniques and materials, and create sculptures based on their designs.
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Degenerate Art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine the characteristics of expressionist and comtemporary art. They view a video clip and use the internet to see examples of each. They analyze the role of propoganda and symbols in art as well.
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Elements of Music Vocabulary and Symbols Fill in the Chart Worksheet

For Students 4th - 7th
In this music activity, students fill in a chart with the names of six elements of music, along with a symbol and description for each.
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Art of Biodiversity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students familiarize themselves with values of biodiversity. They comprehend that biodiversity has inspirational and cultural values. Students locate five works of art on Zoo grounds that represent biodiversity in some way.
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The Art of Making Letters

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore letter formation through art. They analyze and discuss Jasper Johns letter paintings, and create the letter strokes using various colors and torn paper.
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Animals in Art

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students look at how animals are shown in literature and art as representing emotions, telling a story, or sending a message in this elementary school Language Arts and Visual Arts instructional activity.
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Scroll Art And Retelling Stories

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners create Japanese scroll art that represents a familiar folktale in this elementary school lesson that can be adapted for small group, or individual projects depending on ability.
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
The students investigate the role of symbols in literature by participating in prereading and postreading activities for "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs." Teacher questions are included.
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African Art and Personal Adornment: Jewelry

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners observe and identify examples of personal adornment in African art and recall how African jewelry relates to beauty, status, and wealth. They create their own clay pendants or other personal adornments.
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VISUAL ARTS LESSON-Missal Stand/Lectern

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders investigate a work of art from Mexico. The role of the art in the history of Mexico is researched to help evaluate the meaning of the artwork. The art creates a context for students to make a creative project.
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New York State Testing Program: English/Language Arts Listening Selection, Grade 5

For Students 5th
In this 5th grade English/Language Arts standardized test practice worksheet, students listen to a fictional story that as their instructor reads it aloud 2 times. No questions accompany the worksheet,
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New York State Testing Program English Language Arts Test--Grade 8 (2009)

For Students 7th - 9th
In this New York State Testing Program English Language Arts instructional activity, students read passages and write an essay responding to the selection.  Students use a graphic organizer to plan their essay.
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New York State Sample Test English Language Arts

For Students 8th - 10th
In this English Language Arts Sample test worksheet, students read a passage and answer reading comprehension questions.  Students also write about the texts.
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You Have Egg On Your Face

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore and analyze how the human face is proportioned and explore ways artists use mathematics to make art. They demonstrate the basic face proportions by creating a reference sketch and illustrating visual clues to communicate...

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