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Socratic Seminar for: A Christmas Carol

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Socratic seminars are a great way to encourage the development of critical thinking, speaking, and listening skills. And Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol is a perfect text for such a seminar. Use the questions in the packet to...
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Johnson County Community College

Treasured Stories by Eric Carle

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Explore the works of Eric Carle with a set of four lessons focused around the stories, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?, Papa, Please Get the Moon For Me, and The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Young readers develop a storyboard,...
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John Constable: artist

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students paint their own cloudy sky after studying paintings of the artist John Constable. In this John Constable lesson plan, students read and discuss the outdoor paintings of this artist and then complete their own painting of the...
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Language Arts: Chasing Vermeer - A DaVinci Code for Children

For Teachers K - 12th
Students read the mystery novel, Chasing Vermeer, research the artist and his works. Through observation of his works, they create their own pencil sketches of selected paintings. Finally, students simulate Vermeer's interiors with...
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Collage Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make their own butterfly on contact paper. In this art lesson, students cut or tear small pieces of tissue paper to put on their butterfly. Students place another piece of contact paper over the tissue paper pieces and cut the...
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Student Exploration: Penumbra Effect

For Students 4th - 8th
In this penumbra effect worksheet, students explore the internet program Gizmo to learn about the penumbra effect and answer short answer questions about it. Students answer 13 questions.
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Oglebay Institute

Post-Impressionism: Mosaic Still-life

For Teachers 2nd - 10th
A still life with tissue paper? Why not! Using Paul Cézanne's art as inspiration, learners create their own still life pictures by gluing various colors of tissue paper onto a paper or pattern.
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Rapunzel

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Youngsters read the story of Rapunzel and go over vocabulary and answer discussion questions. They also list qualities of characters, discuss settings, make a diorama, and more.
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Renaissance Man: Leonardo Da Vinci

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Scientist, artist, inventor - was there anything Leonardo da Vinci couldn't do? Supplement your lecture on Leonardo da Vinci and the Renaissance with this presentation. Viewers will be surprised at how many modern scientific revelations...
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It's All In How You Look At It

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students work collaboratively to create artistic renderings of digital photographs using a color value scale and grid techniques in this late-elementary school lesson based upon Ted Rose's book Discovering Drawing. The lesson includes a...
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The Heart is a Lonely Hunter by Carson McCullers: Literary Mandala

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Explore the concept of yin and yang with this resource. On the first page, learners study a picture of George Bush. Then, have learners choose a character from The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. After brainstorming adjectives and choosing...
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Art Institute of Chicago

Act It Out

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Examine two works of art and use these pieces as inspiration for dialogues. The whole class discusses Renoir's Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise and Toulouse-Lautrec's At the Moulin Rouge. Then, in groups of either three or ten, pupils...
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BBC

Sorting and Using Materials

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
First and second graders see that everyday objects are made from a variety of materials. They interact with objects such as keys, plastic spoons, a wooden ruler, a towel, and a plastic bag. A discussion ensues which leads them to...
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What would Monet do with a digital Camera?

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students take ditigal pictures of any subject. Using Photoshop Elements, students organize and save their pictures. They edit the pictures using a Paint Dabs filter. Students discuss their photographs and how photography influenced the...
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Watercolor Collage

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study about Impressionism and Post Impressionism. They create a watercolor collage.
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Faulkner's The Sound and the Fury: Benjy's Sense of Time and Narrative Voice

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students complete a variety of discussion and writing activities that highlight the concepts of time and narrative voice of Benjy by iam Faulkner.
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4-H Photography Beginning Activity Pages

For Students 6th - 9th
Activate interest in photography with these beginning activity pages! Learners build their own pinhole cameras, fill in a crossword puzzle about camera equipment, complete a service project, and research careers. This resource is...
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Reading Comprehension - Informational Passages " Leonardo da Vinci'

For Students 5th - 7th
Practice reading comprehension and teach your English acquisition class about Leonardo da Vinci. This activity provides a short informational text entitled, "Leonardo da Vinci." Learners answer five multiple choice comprehension...
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Poetry Assignment Instead of a Test

For Students 8th - 10th
"The Last Song" by Bernie Taupin and Elton John is the inspiration for an analysis assignment. Individuals read the song and answer nine questions about the speaker, figurative language, and significance of the lyrics. Use this as an...
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Exploring the Night Sky: Summer

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain how moon phases occur. They describe and explain at least two common misconceptions that people have about the moon. Students explain what a star is. They explain 3 ways that the night sky has been used throughout history.
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This Is a Stick Up

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners create a sundial and track the movement of the sun throughout the day. Modifications to the lesson are provided for both lower and upper elementary students.
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Right Triangle Trigonometry

For Students 10th
In this geometry learning exercise, 10th graders use right triangle trigonometry to find the missing angle measure.  The two page learning exercise contains fourteen problems.  Answers are provided. 
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Surface Area of a Leaf (Grades 7-9)

For Students 7th - 9th
In this math and science activity, students read about the process of photosynthesis and plant growth. They determine how a plant's ability to create food is dependent on the surface area of its leaves using geometric calculations. They...
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What to Do with a $20 Bill Besides Spend It

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the concept of anti-counterfeiting measure.  In this economics instructional activity, students use science equipment to discover anti-counterfeiting designs.  Students then explore other denominations of bills. 

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