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Observational Drawing

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students create drawings using oil pastels that convey cultural, social and historical meaning. Drawings are evaluated on use of color planning, contour drawing, color blending, line and pattern.
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Two-Point Perspective

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders will learn to create the illusion of depth on a two dimensional surface using the technique of perspective.Analyze famous works of art and photographs of local architecture and identify how each is using perspective....
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Mariachi:Intermediate Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students research the history of mariachi music. In this music lesson, students identify mariachi music and investigate it from its origins to the present. They compare it to country music. 
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Latin American Film

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars identify characteristics in a Latin American film. In this filmography lesson plan, students describe their favorite movies and the reasons why they like them. Young scholars are shown a short clip of a Latin American...
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Shapes and Patterns in Art and Oceans

For Teachers 1st
First graders draw, cut out, and design their own fish shapes by cutting out shapes and putting them together. In this shapes and patterns worksheet, 1st graders also construct a stamp and print patterns with stamps to repeat a...
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Creating a Geographical Fabric Collage

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a geographical fabric collage with a template from their state using various fabrics and a fabric glue stick.
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Fingerprinting

For Students 10th - 12th
In this fingerprinting worksheet, students write short answers to 16 questions about the principles of fingerprinting. They explain how this method is used to identify criminals.
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AT THE CORRAL

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study dotted eighth/sixteenth note rhythm pattern using percussion instruments and alternating from "corral to corral" in groups of 4-6. They play the pattern while listening to selected American western theme songs.
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Patterns: A Stitch in Time

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students recognize shapes, designs and numbers that form patterns. Using their surroundings, they identify common patterns. They create their own patterns in various software programs and share them with the class.
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Screen printing - Positive-Negative shape - Paper stencils

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore materials and experiment with stencil process. Students study positive verses negative shape. They experiment with color planning and learn what happens when colors overlap. They work with personal symbols and/or...
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Stampin' Ground

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students anticipate the results of using stamps to create patterns and visual effects through repetition. They enhance their understanding of positive and negative space. Also, investigation is done on fabrics and products made in...
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Covered with Love: A Look at Me Quilt

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students create a bright and busy quilt to visually stimulate an infant or toddler. They use both hand applique and machine applique to piece together colorful scraps using many different shapes and patterns.
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Eraser Carving

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Pupils get involved in rubber stamping. They comprehend that rubber stamps have been in use for a long time for commercial purposes and in crafts. Students find they are easy to print and provide a quick way to make multiple copies.
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Japanese Side Bound Books

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create Japanese side-bound books using traditional bookbinding methods and original Haikus in this Art lesson for the High School classroom. The lesson can be modified for any grade level and can be accomplished in two...
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Easy & Elegant Lone Star Quilts

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners watch a demonstration on making a quilt. Using that information, they practice making their own lone star quilt. They share their creation with the class to end the lesson and can make more quilts with different types of...
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SKYDYES

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students use fabric they have created in their quilts. Unlike dyeing and marbling, hand-painting fabric with Setacolor textile paints is not messy, not toxic, and the serendipitous results make every student feel like an artist!
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Library of Books on Woodblock Printmaking

For Students 9th - 10th
A list of seventeen books and information about wood-block printing, color block printing, Japanese wood-block printing, relief printing and more. The books have been preserved on this Internet library site and updated information has...
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St. Louis Art Museum: What Is Printmaking? See for Yourself

For Students 3rd - 8th
See a gallery of different types of prints and watch simple animations that illustrate four printmaking methods: etching, lithography, block printing, and screen printing. Includes an exercise that challenges visitors to compare and...
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Evolution of Ukiyo E and Woodblock Prints

For Students 9th - 10th
Ukiyo-e began as hand-painted scrolls and screens of everyday life in Japan. They became so popular, they were mass-produced using carved wooden blocks. Read the evolution of this artform and view pictures in this essay.
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Marilyn J. Brackney

Imagination Factory: Make a Print! Make a Print! Make a Print!

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Besides providing background information on printmaking as well as detailed instructions on how to make your own print, this website offers "Tips and Tricks," to making new and original prints. This is an online resource for novice...
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Japanese Woodblock Printing by Hiroshi Yoshida

For Students 9th - 10th
Online version of a very detailed book on woodblock printing. Text and images are available as well as author's preface. Very good information now available online.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Japanese Artist Katsushika Hokusai

For Students 3rd - 8th
A site created by Enchanted Learning about the life and works of Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849 CE). Contains a short biography, links to more information, an art activity, and a printable coloring page that can also be...
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Hudson's Bay Company

Hudson's Bay Company: Our History: James Houston

For Students 9th - 10th
James Houston was a devoted arctic naturalist and writer. His life and accomplishments as well as his dedication to the Inuit people are profiled in this article.

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