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Bone Transformations
Young scholars create a picture from the shape of a bone. In this life science and art activity, students discuss their bones and their purposes, then use a picture of a bone as a starting point for an artistic transformation. Lesson can...
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Combating Corrosion
Students perform an experiment to show the chemical reactions that occur when metal corrodes. They apply the results of the experiment to the conservation efforts of art curators trying to restore an ancient Greek bronze. This lesson...
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Mary Cassatt's "The Sisters"
Students compare and contrast two of Mary Cassatt's paintings, write a short essay on "The Sisters" and draw a picture of themselves with a brother, sister or close friend.
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Animation Flip Books
Students investigate examples of animation made from a flipbook technique in order to learn how to create their own flipbook and to learn how this process looks like an animated cartoon. In this animation instructional activity, students...
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Spelling Word Flashcards
First graders draw pictures of spelling words. In this spelling lesson, 1st graders create flashcards by drawing a picture of each of the spelling words on one side and writing the actual word on the other side.
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Sound Search (Elementary, Reading/Writing)
Young scholars learn initial sound recognition by walking through the school and its grounds looking for items that begin with the same sound as their first name.
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Lesson Exchange: Monster interviews (Elementary, Language)
Students learn interviewing and proofreading skills, as well as 1st and 2nd person pronouns.
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Looking at French Decorative Arts: Symbols in Marquetry
Young scholars study a French cabinet, then research and discuss its symbols. They create their own marquetry design based on an animal symbol from another country.
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Rock Art Stencil Printing
Learners will create a painting using symbols that were used by Native Americans or symbols they create based on what they have learned about symbols used in Native American rock paintings.
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ourney Through Time: Art Tells the History of Nebraska
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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Greek and Roman Myths in Art-A Set of 7 Activities
Students paricipate in seven activities to investigate ancient stories about heroes, monsters, gods, and goddesses.
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Give Thanksgiving Art Lessons a Festive Focus
Take a step away from handprint turkeys with thanksgiving art lesson plans that explore gratitude, celebrations, and traditions.
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Fish Communities in the Hudson
Learning to read data tables is an important skill. Use this resource for your third, fourth, or fifth graders. Learners will will study tables of fish collection data to draw conclusions. The data is based on fish environments in the...
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Ornithology and Real World Science
Double click that mouse because you just found an amazing lesson! This cross-curricular Ornithology lesson incorporates literature, writing, reading informational text, data collection, scientific inquiry, Internet research, art, and...
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Fairy Tale Lessons Can Spice Up Language Arts Activities
Fairy tales can be a motivating way to introduce students to a variety of topics, including literary analysis.
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Shadow Pictures
Students discover the power of lights, shades, and shadows in this Art lesson intended for upper-elementary/middle-level Art classrooms. Older students may want to experiment by adding more than one silhouette to the Bristol board used...
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Life Doesn't Frighten Me
Young scholars work with younger students to collaborate to create a painting. In this lesson, young scholars read Life Doesn't Frighten Me. High School students write and discuss fears with Kindergarten children, and then create an...
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Monster In My Closet
Students create closet "monsters" using black and white construction paper, crayons, markers, pencils, and other standard art supplies in this early-elementary classroom Art lesson. The lesson includes a list of suggested books for...
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Complementary Color Portraits
Students create complimentary color portraits using crayons in this elementary school Art instructional activity about the use of complimentary colors. The instructional activity includes an example of complimentary art, recommended...
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Little Cloud
Students create "little clouds" after reading the story "The Little Cloud" by Eric Carle in this cross-curricular Art and Language Arts instructional activity for the early-elementary classroom. The author suggests using this with a...
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Technocop
Students explore the role of a police officer while investigating the Microsoft Word program. In this technocop lesson, students examine how to format text using a computer program. Students follow detailed instructions of how to create...
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Fall Reflections Monoprints
Create a natural autumn scene using the monoprinting method. Class members work on creating an image with reflection, foreground, and background using one line.
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Perspective
Students create oil pastel landscape paintings in this middle-level Art lesson plan on perspective, horizons, foreground, background, and middle ground. The lesson plan includes resource links to books on teaching art and perspective.
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What Would You Look Like if You Were a Clown?
In this language arts worksheet, students write a creative story about what they might look like if they were a clown. Students are encouraged to use many descriptive words. Students then draw a picture to match their description.