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Who Has Seen the Wind?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students investigate the characteristics of wind. For this weather lesson, students use poetry and van Gogh's paintings to discuss the movement of wind. Students are introduced to the Beaufort Scale and use the tool to measure the wind...
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Using Ratios

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students study the Golden Ratio and its relationship to Renaissance artists. After exploring proportions and ratios used by Renaissance artists, students create a mix of ten variations of color paint, and record the ratios of primary...
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Discovering Fall

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars explore the American landscape during fall. After viewing paintings of fall, learners imagine themselves there and what it would be like. They then build an understanding of the painter's use of detail and color before...
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Goop to geoforms

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners illustrate geographical terms in three dimensional form. They use magic modeling goop and paint to create features of the geographic landscape. Students explain the meaning of geographical terms.
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Backyard Blitz

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a landscape design using shapes, colors and textures. A key is created with hyperlinks to information reports pertaining to the plants, trees and shrubs used in the design. Explore design principal utilizing a variety of...
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Q-tip® Pointillism

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars create paintings in the style of art known as pointillism.
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This Is My Home

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students listen to a read aloud of Mary Ann Hoberman's A House Is a House for Me before discussing the meaning of habitats and the different types of homes that people live in. Next, they pretend to be architects and design a home for...
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Exploring Seasons

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students study the four seasons. They determine changes that occur in our environment. They demonstrate an understanding of the basic features of Canada's landscape and climate and identify the basic weather and climate patterns of...
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Sea-ing More Clearly

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore historical importance of fish as food source, examine works of Robert Harris, create their own fish, and compose accompanying poetry. Students then explore dramatic tradition of Chorus inspired by Greek theatre,...
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Factors Contributing To the U.S. Dominance of the Pacific Northwest

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Learners examine the painting Columbia by John Gast. They discuss the concept of Manifest Destiny and the role of different groups (miners, missionaries, fur trappers, farmers, etc.) in the Americanization of the West. In groups, they...
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Watercolor Techniques

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars explore the medium of watercolor paints. They observe basic watercolor painting techniques and experiment with these techniques on watercolor paper.
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Places and Spaces in Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine and describe the houses of Baie Saint-Paul. They name the colors used and the shapes in the roof. Using a gable roof design, they draw their own house. They discover the architectrual elements in their own community...
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Creative Writing Inspired by Paintings

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders view a PowerPoint presentation of the images by Maxfield Parrish. They wirte a short story based on one image and create drawings of an imagined character.
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Do We Control Nature, or Does Nature Control Us?

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Student examine the theme of man versus nature in art. For this man versus nature lesson, students examine various pieces of art and discuss the theme as it is depicted. They discuss whether the themes shown in the artwork are relevant...
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Responding To Rembrandt's Work Through Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students write poetry in response to Rembrandt's landscapes and portraits. They create accompanying illustrations based on interpretations of Rembrandt's work and present them along with the poems in book format.
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Maths with the Mob - Aboriginal Culture

For Teachers K - 4th
Students read and discuss books about aboriginal family life. Working individually and in groups, they complete a series of activities in various subject areas, including art, language, math, and social studies. Among the activities ...
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To Every Thing There Is A Season...

For Teachers K - 1st
Students use the artwork by Robert Harris to examine the four seasons. In groups, they identify the clothing worn in the artwork and create a dance which resembles the painting. They also practice reading a thermometer and identify...
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Visual Allegory: The Tale of Man

For Teachers 9th - 12th
In this visual allegory worksheet, students complete the provided graphic organizer that requires them to list details about examples of allegory in paintings. 
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NGA Kids Inside Scoop Summer 2006

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Learners read passages and study paintings to learn about the artist Giovanni Antonio Canal and his subject of Venice. In this art history lesson, students read about Canaletto and explore Venice through his paintings. Learners then...
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Roar-Shack Poetry

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students use tempera paints to create blots. They use the blots as inspiration for poetry writing by brainstorming and organizing all words they associate with the blot. They present their poetry along with their inspiration.
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"Integrating the Internet with the Literature Lesson"

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students utilize the work of W.H. Auden Brugel's "Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" as an introduction to work on the Internet. The Web is searched for a Greek legend, a painting, and a virtual trip to support data about Brugel.
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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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Passionate Pilgrims- Two Poets And A Painter

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students engage in a lesson that looks at the culture of Japan to isolate the practices of painting and writing in several different traditions. They conduct research about the lives of the artists using a variety of resources. The...
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Authentic Pilgrim Boys and Girls

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students synthesize their historical knowledge of the Pilgrims landing at Plymouth Rock by looking at period paintings of Albert Beirstadt and Pierre Renoir, enabling them to depict in a performance for their parents, the original dress...

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