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Corn Cob Painting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore creativity and imagination. In this lesson about art, students experiment with different tools used for creating prints. Young scholars use ears of corn with kernels and without kernels, tempera paint, paper plates...
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Christmas Tree Ornament or Gift Tag

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars create Christmas tree ornaments or gift tags. In this holiday art lesson, students reuse old Christmas cards, ribbon, and juice lids to make Christmas tree ornaments. Young scholars may add glitter to their Christmas...
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Beyond the Soup Can, Thermal Screen Printing for Classrooms

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study self-portraits done by Andy Warhol and other artists. They define Pop Art, printmaking vocabulary, and create a series of screen prints using the art principle of repetition.
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Draw Like an Egyptian

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars craft their own Egyptian art. In this ancient Egyptian art lesson, students explore Egyptian art and create their own work following the 4 guidelines presented in the lesson.
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Helen Frankenthaler Biography

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students examine the abstract art of Helen Frankenthaler. In this art analysis lesson, students complete a criticism of the aesthetics of the art, analyze the color use in the art, and research the history of abstract art.
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Ilya Bolotowsky Biography

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Young scholars decipher the meaning of abstract art using Ilya Bolotwosky art examples. In this art analysis lesson, students complete activities to analyze abstraction art. Young scholars complete criticism and aesthetics activities,...
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Robert Indiana Biography, Activities, and Lesson Plans

For Teachers 12th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Pop art and the work of Robert Indiana. In this Pop art instructional activity, students read about the history of Pop art and a biography of Robert Indiana. Students complete a criticism and aesthetics activity, create...
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Jim Frankoski Lesson Plan Ideas

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students read about Jim Frankoski and his art to examine various elements in environmental art. For this art analysis lesson, students analyze the location of photographs and how images create illusions that capture new viewpoints.
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Lesson Plans for History: The Annunciation

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars analyze The Annunciation and complete related art activities. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the art piece The Annunciation and create an altar piece. Young scholars discuss the importance of a label and...
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Abstract to Real: The Human Form in Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars analyze and evaluate the effects of abstraction and realism on depictions of the human form in ancient and modern-day cultures.
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Spirit Mask

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create traditional African art pieces. For this visual arts lesson, students use modeling materials to craft Gabon clay masks that represent beauty.
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Fantasy Allegory of Air

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze the painting Jan Brueghel and design their own book. In this art and book lesson, students discuss the elements of fantasy from the painting and create their own book. Students illustrate the book and create a painting...
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Ancient Origins: The Role of Archaeology in Reconstructing the Past

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars read information about the ancient origins of art and archaeology with a focus on the Malian culture. In this art origins lesson, students read background information for the topic and compare ancient and contemporary...
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Feeling Hot, Cold, and Wet: Here Comes the Sun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore the sun through a variety of fine arts activities. In this weather lesson, students pantomime sunny day activities as a flashlight is used to represent the sunlight. A bibliography of related books and songs is included.
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View Finder Painting

For Teachers 4th
Creative thinkers create a paper "view finder." They place it on a magazine picture in different ways until they find an image to paint. They do this until they have drawn and then painted an entire paper filled with found art. 
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Newspaper Crafts

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Here are a couple of unique ways to utilize old newspapers in school in the form of an arts and crafts project. The first is a smile umbrella made out of newspaper, the second requires learners to look through newspapers or magazines to...
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Victorian Valentines Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Young scholars research a number of theories about how Valentine's Day originated. They examine the styles and designs of Valentine's from the Victorian Era before they reproduce the style by creating a Victorian style Valentine's. They...
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Blue Ribbon Readers: Drawing Inferences

For Teachers K - 5th
Model for young readers how to use illustrations, chapter titles, and events in a story to draw inferences and make predictions. Learners then practice these essential comprehension strategies by drawing inferences for another section of...
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Adventure Story

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
It's always fun to make up something together as a class. This fine lesson has children make up and illustrate a collaborative adventure story. The essential elements of a good story (setting, characters, plot, help, conclusion) are all...
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Left to Right Kittens

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Oh no! The kittens have lost their mittens! Help young learners develop fine-motor skills by drawing straight lines from three kittens to their pair of mittens. Use this to show young learners that things move left to right, just like...
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Letter G Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase G and lowercase g.
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Letter Ll Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase L and lowercase l.
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Letter N Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase N and lowercase n.
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Letter R Coloring Sheet

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this letter recognition coloring worksheet, students use their fine motor skills to color the uppercase R and lowercase r.

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