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Ghoulish Stick Figures
Pupils create two-headed snakes, centipedes, ghostly trees, "Handy Herman", and ghosts in this Art lesson for the Halloween holiday. Each craft could be used separately or they could be combined to create a day-long activity.
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Activating Students Through Storytelling
Fourth graders produce a podcast of a elements of a Chinese folk tale. In this Chinese folk tale and podcasting lesson, 4th graders watch as the teacher performs Peach Blossom Spring: A Chinese folk tale. They decide on who will stay in...
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Stamp It!
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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Sink or Float Water Play Activity
Pupils experiment with different objects to see if they sink or float. They can also choose certain colored items if more review is necessary.
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Goofy Ghost
Students create "goofy ghosts" using painted feet, black construction paper, white and black paint in this fun Art instructional activity for the early-elementary classroom. This instructional activity is messy so be sure to cover areas...
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Twig Picture Frame
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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Clay Pot Snowmen
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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Yurts- A Hands-On Art Project
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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Pencil Holder
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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New Year's Hat
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
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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SCIENTIFIC ART
Learners cut out pictures from magazines and create collages that demonstrate the five senses.
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Fall Cubism Collage
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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Respect for Self and Others—Giving and Getting the Big R
Tween find out what it means to give and get respect. After reviewing the Recipe for Relationships studied in a previous lesson plan, groups create a dramatization of two-minute scenario in which an individual behaves inappropriately in...
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Holiday: Christmas Games and Crafts
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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Asian-American History
Students access web based resources in order to study the history of Asian-Americans as they immigrated and assimilated into live in America using grade level appropriate resources. Also, they examine journals, artifacts, and complete...
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Mensa For Kids: The Moon
First graders explore space science by completing an arts and crafts activity. In this moon lesson, 1st graders explore the geography of the moon and discuss the importance it has for people living on Earth. Students create a replica...
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Discovering Saturn, The Real "Lord of the Rings"
Reading, writing, and rings! A lesson from NASA combines space science with authentic reading and writing tasks. Included in this lesson are pre-reading activities, four mini informational booklets on Saturn, a structured note-taking...
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Creating Dramatic Monologues from The Grapes of Wrath
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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Rock Bees
Students create rock bees. In this visual arts instructional activity, students paint rocks yellow and black to create a "rock bee." Students use instant glue and wire to make the wings.
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Easy Bird Feeder
Students create simple, painted, themed bird feeders out of everyday items, such as paper towel rolls and small paper plates
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Easter Bunny Baskets
Students create Easter bunny baskets using cardboard half-gallon milk or juice containers, cotton balls, felt, pipe cleaners, and basic art supplies in this holiday Art lesson for the K-8 classroom. This can be adapted and made into a...
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Science of Sound- Music Sandwich
Students investigate the science of sound. In this music lesson, students create sound and vibration by constructing a "music sandwich." Students use craft sticks, an elastic band, and a drinking straw to create the musical instrument.
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Clay Pot Santa And Mrs. Claus
Young scholars create clay replicas of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus in this early-elementary Art instructional activity for the holiday season. Directions are included for both Mrs. Claus and Santa. The instructional activity also includes...