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Beautiful Butterflies
Students use coffee filters, pipe cleaners and markers to create butterflies.
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Mother's Day Craft
Students create a flower pot for their mom on mother's day. They use pictures found in magazines to create a collage on the flower pot. They are to follow instructions to complete this lesson plan.
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Presentation Culturelle
Students explore various aspects of French life. They determine
which topic dealing with French history, art, food, music, dance, celebrations or traditions they research and present.
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Egg Carton Caterpillar
Students create "egg carton caterpillars" using egg cartons, glue, and basic art supplies in this excellent Art, Science, and Language Arts lesson on caterpillars and butterflies. The caterpillars are displayed for two weeks and then...
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Stand Up Bunny
Students create "stand-up bunnies" for classroom display in this early-elementary Art instructional activity ideal for the spring months. A bunny template and design ideas are included to aid in the teaching process of this fun and...
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Hand And Foot Print Reindeer
Students create reindeer out of paper cut-outs of their own hands and feet in this fun and quick Art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson may be accomplished as an individual or small group (partner) project.
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Scratch Some Fireworks
Students create sheets of "fireworks" using art paper, crayons, black paint, and wooden skewers in this lesson plan that can be adapted to celebrate any time of the year. The lesson plan also includes a short introductory discussion on...
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Group Headdresses
Students create a headdress design. In this visual arts lesson, students work cooperatively in a group and create a headdress design. Students are encouraged to use the conceptual framework of philanthropy while working as a team to...
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MAKE A PINATA
Students create a sculpture with a theme using a balloon and flour and water paste.
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Animal Characteristics
Students create a graphic organizer to study animal characteristics. For this animal characteristics lesson plan, students use a program in Microsoft Word to create a brainstorm about different animal characteristics.
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Tie Dye Eggs
Students create "tie-dye" easter eggs in this easy elementary school lesson. Materials needed include paper towels, food coloring, eggs, and rubber gloves. This Easter lesson can be accomplished in 30 minutes with extra time needed for...
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Instruments From Around the World
How much does the environment affect how and what man creates? Children explore the effect of the environment on primitive man as they research raw materials from a specific location. They use their findings to write a short essay about...
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Singing as a Way of Giving
Young scholars perform songs from previous philanthropy lessons. In this music lesson, students create a video of songs and give it to a local shelter. Young scholars are encouraged to be creative and sing songs such as "What Can I Do...
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Theme and Variation
The dance elements of body, energy, space, and time are the focus of a lesson on movement and theme. The class follows along as the teacher shows them a new dance that has a theme. They practice the dance, and then change one element in...
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Day One Dance Workshop
Fifth graders complete a unit of lessons on the definition of dance. They view videos of various dances, compare/contrast the dances viewed, categorize a list of words about dance on a handout, write journal responses, and perform dance...
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Dance in Hawai`i
Nearly every people group has some type of dance, and those dances usually reflect history and culture. Little researchers write an essay on the cultural significance of the Hawaiian hula dance. They research the role of the hula dancer...
Colorado Unit Writing Project
Fun with Phonemic Awareness
The phonemic awareness activities in this packet are designed to help kids develop skills in rhyming, syllabication, blending onsets and rimes, and beginning and ending sounds. Well worth a place in your curriculum library.
Music Publishers Association of the United States
I Made It. I Own It. Please Don't Steal It.
Explore the world of copyright law with a variety of activities to instill the importance of respecting creative property. Scholars watch an animated tale then take part in a grand conversation detailing the video's main idea, details,...
Peace Corps
Celebrating Our Connections Through Water
Water is vital for survival, but how does it help global cultures flourish? Elementary and middle schoolers learn about the different cultures around the world that celebrate water and incorporate it into their festivals or traditions.
Global Secrets International
Help Your Kids Set Goals
Set young scholars on the path to success with this collection of goal setting worksheets. Offering support with setting and achieving personal and academic goals, this resource is a great way for elementary school teachers to help their...
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A Jazz Talk Show
Students analyze and describe music while connecting it to history and culture. They gain experience in theatre arts skills and writing. They use the Internet to do research in order to find out the most about this subject.
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And The Oscar Goes To?
Third graders complete a graphic organizer to determine what a good story looks and sounds like. Using various forms and conventions, they determine which style to use for different audiences and purposes. They write their own story and...