Remembrance Day Art Lessons Teaching Resources :: 25

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When is a Block, not a Block?

For Teachers K - 2nd

Students use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. In this stamped art instructional activity, students use a stamped shape as a starting point to create their own imaginative piece of art that incorporates the...

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Shamrock Puppy

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed

Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.

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Writing: Wall of Peace Bulletin Board

For Teachers 3rd - 12th

Students discuss holidays dealing with patriotic national holidays or remembrances. After choosing a teacher-provided prompt. they write responses to it. They write their paragraphs on paper shaped like bricks and pin them to a "wall...

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Haiti: Still in Crisis, but No Longer in the News

For Teachers 7th - 8th

Students study the Haitian crisis and learn about the needs and ways to help the situation. In this Haitian crisis lesson, students study the Maslow's "Needs Pyramid". Students study the media coverage of the earthquake and then answer...

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Searching for Meanings Beneath the Surface of the Poem

For Teachers 6th - 12th

Learners examine poems from Latin America and the Caribbean. They compare different perspectives and subjects in the poems. They research Peace Corps volunteers as well.

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First Grade, First Grade, What Do You See?

For Teachers 1st

First graders read the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?" by Bill Martin, Jr. and work cooperatively to create an online book about their geographic region. Books can be posted on the internet with other books from around...

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Shamrock Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd

Pupils create small shamrock replicas using green and white paints, paper, bubble wrap, and gold glitter. This lesson intended for the early-elementary classroom is ideal for celebrating St. Patrick's Day or spring-time in general.

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Treaties

For Teachers 3rd

Third graders explore Canadian history by participating in a role-playing activity. In this First Nation treaties lesson, 3rd graders identify the difficulties the Aboriginals faced when dealing with early European settlers. Students...

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The New York Times

'The Century's Bitterest Journalistic Failure'? Considering Times Coverage of the Holocaust

For Teachers 7th - 12th

Rich with primary sources and additional resources, this plan asks class members to think critically about newspaper coverage of the Holocaust. Focusing in particular on the analysis of the article "150th Anniversary: 1851-2001: Turning...

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Cow Parade

For Teachers 9th - 12th

High schoolers create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious lesson ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The lesson includes resource links and can be adapted for any animal or...

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Underground Railroad - Secondary

For Teachers 9th - 12th

This is a one-day activity to explore the Underground Railroad and its impact on Canadian immigration. Class members explore the government's immigration policies in the past and present. It requires viewing a short video clip and...

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What Is Good Use of Time?

For Teachers 6th - 12th

Students delve into questions about how best to use one's time-in one culture or another. They explore the kinds of choices students will make about their use of time and consider the statement: "We are shaped by the values of the...

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The Mysteries of Harris Burdick

For Teachers 4th

Fourth graders read and discuss the book, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick. They create an original story that follows the Harris Burdick formula, and illustrate the story in the style of Chris VanAllsberg.

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PEBBLE PICTURES

For Teachers K - 8th

Students paint pebbles to look like people, fish, butterflies, or birds. They glue to a background.

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Muffin Flowers

For Teachers K - 2nd

Students use construction paper to create muffin flowers. They use muffin tray cup liners and draw flower stems and leaves on the paper. They use the muffin liners for a 3-D effect.

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State Heads

For Teachers K - 6th

Pupils create a narrative image that depicts a formal shape of a state. They review the state facts of whatever state they chose. They draw a person and then add text in the shape of the state they chose.

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A Monster's World

For Teachers 3rd - 8th

Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.

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9/11 Memorial & Museum

National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Remembrance and Reflection [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th

The National September 11 Memorial & Museum has partnered with the New York City Department of Education and the New Jersey Commission on Holocaust Education to develop a robust set of 9/11 lessons for K-12 classrooms. Each lesson is...

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