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Paper Mache Globes
Third graders create a paper mache model of the earth. At the conclusion of a discussion about the earth, they are given paper mache materials, they create their globe and appropriately draw and label landforms, bodies of water and the...
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Building a House
Learners investigate the house building process by naming building materials and sequencing the steps.
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Native Americans
Students recognize and identify the different geographical regions that each Utah Indian Tribe lived in. The Utah Indian tribes they identify are Shoshones, Utes, Gosiutes, Navajo, and Paiutes and the types of shelter these tribes lived in.
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People at Work
Students observe people at work and draw them in pencil or charcoal in high contrast values.
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Family Traditions and Special Times
Second graders recognize that families have a history through discussions with their own family members, identify traditions and how they vary in different families, and create entries in class book about traditions in their families.
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Everyday Objects as Art
Young scholars interpret works of art by Keith Haring, Robert Rauschenberg, and Marcel Duchamp.
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Trades People
Students discuss the names of the people who work on various stuctures. They examine the many different roles people in construction can have. They match tools with the correct job and sing songs about workers.
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Social Studies
Third graders explore maps and models. They discuss communities and the buildings within their community. Students construct a model of the downtown area of their town. They construct a map of their town and write facts about the...
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Puppets
Fifth graders explore the art of puppetry. They design and create their own puppets using helium balloons. They create the three dimensional features for their selected mammals and felt shirts. They perform an impromptu play citing...
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Mixing Up Magic
Students explore the relationship between art and science through experimenting with color, design and recycled materials and creating their own art work.
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House Builders
Students name the workers involved in building a house. They label tools used by different workers and the parts of the house that the workers are responsible for.
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Story Quilts
Students create a classroom story quilt based on a story (or series of stories) read as a group.