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ourney Through Time: Art Tells the History of Nebraska

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discuss early Nebraskan history. They view and discuss the painting "Sodhouse Family." Students are directed to the artistic elements of the painting, such as the horizon line. They follow a prescribed procedure to create...
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Norval Morrisseau

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students investigate the art of Norval Morrisseau and create "x-ray paintings" using styles and symbols related to his work in this one or two day art lesson for third grade through twelfth grade. Emphasis is placed upon creative...
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Clay Pot Snowmen

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "clay pot" snowmen using clay pots, glue, mitten scraps, paints, and markers in this early-elementary Art instructional activity. The instructional activity may take 1-2 days depending on the amount of time it takes for...
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Language Arts: Character Comparison

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders, using Kidspiration, compare and contrast the two main characters from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. They use a teacher-created template to describe their characters. Students then create their own character analysis.
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Language Arts: Character Analysis

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders identify the character traits of Peter in Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. They find quotations in the story that illlustrate the traits. Students use Kidspiration to write their reports on a template.
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Stamp It!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students explore environmental issues through art. In this stamp instructional activity, students use preconsumer waste paper and colored pencils to create rubber stamp designs. This is an environmentally safe instructional activity.
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Twig Picture Frame

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create a twig picture frame. In this visual arts lesson, students use cardboard, twigs, and glue to construct a twig photo frame. Students add flowers or nuts as a decoration.
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Pencil Holder

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners construct a pencil holder. In this visual arts lesson, students create a pencil holder from a soup can, glue, and spray paint. Learners decorate the pencil can with decorations. They can use this pencil holder as a gift for...
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Bird Binoculars

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create binoculars using empty toilet paper rolls, yarn, and glue in this Art instructional activity for the early-elementary classroom. This Art project could be combined with a Science unit on Birds or nature, and could...
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Masks

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create Masks using heavy paper or bristol board, pencils, scissors, glue, and various decorative materials in this Art lesson for the elementary and middle level classroom. This project can be adapted to fit any time frame...
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Yurts- A Hands-On Art Project

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students build and decorate miniature yurts. In this Central Asian culture instructional activity, students discover the uses of yurts for nomads and study the artistic motifs they often display prior to making their own miniature yurts.
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New Year's Hat

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars create New Year's Eve hats in this fun and safe art project for the elementary classroom. The lesson is ideal for a pre-Holiday Break activity or can be adapted to celebrate any holiday or special occasion in the classroom.
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Heart Mobiles

For Teachers K - 6th
A variation on classic Valentine's Day lessons that is sure to please, your elementary class construct heart mobiles using construction paper, string or yarn, hole punchers, foil, and pencils.
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"I'm Thankful For..." Placemat

For Teachers K
Students discover the story behind Thanksgiving through comparing and contrasting what pilgrims were thankful for, memorizing Thanksgiving poems, and creating a placemat that depicts the poem.
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SCIENTIFIC ART

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners cut out pictures from magazines and create collages that demonstrate the five senses.
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Fall Cubism Collage

For Teachers K - 4th
Fall is an amazing season and leaves are fantastic subjects for artists to examine. Young artists use leaves to create fall collages using the rubbing technique. 
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Weaving on Straw Looms

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students review the basic weaving techniques from a previous instructional activity. As a class, they watch a demonstration on how fabrics were weaved on straw looms in the Appalachian mountains. To end the instructional activity, they...
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Holiday: Christmas Games and Crafts

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars access a variety of Christmas themed websites. They play online games and send e-mail letters to Santa. They complete word searches and read Christmas stories.
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Home Work

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify and examine domestic work, skills, and crafts, they find various arenas of traditional learning in their homes and daily lives. They identify experts at home and in their region whose skills contribute to building...
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Spring is Here

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
In this spring craft worksheet, students cut and color 4 butterflies and 4 flowers. Students fold them in half and using a clothespin, fasten them to the flower which matches the phrase printed on each.
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Objects of Adornment

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify adornments as a form of art. In this art and jewelry lesson, students view portraits of two historical princess noticing their adornments, then draw a person in their life focusing on the adornments they wear.
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A Long Way Home

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine the difference between hard news and editorial writing by considering several pieces written about the Elian Gonzalez custody battle. They then craft their own hard news and editorials on the case.
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Creating Dramatic Monologues from The Grapes of Wrath

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
The characters in The Grapes of Wrath come to life through an activity that asks groups to craft a dramatic monologue for a character in John Steinbeck's National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize winning novel.  Writers are challenged to...
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Geography, Ecology, and Folklife

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students identify how do geography and ecology influence a region's folklife. Then they investigate this question and consider how an outsider might view their own region in this lesson. Students also identify how the natural world, even...

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