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Curated OER

A Colorful Rainforest

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the various types of birds that make their home in the tropical rainforest. In groups, they use a template of a tropical bird and use color to identify each physical feature. They use the internet to research...
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Curated OER

Cross-Stitching a Frog Bookmark

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Pupils identify symmetry and create their own frog design. Students apply hand-eye coordination in placing their designs of cross-stitch netting. Pupils identify with new textures. Students present and analyze their design once finished...
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Curated OER

Yut, a Traditional Korean Game

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students play a Parcheesi type game. They explore a new culture, to compare and contrast likenesses and differences in American and Korean families and leisure time and to experience a traditional Korean game. They identify where...
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Curated OER

Photographic Composites

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils practice photo manipulation and combination in order to create new images. Using composite photos, students mix them together to produce new photographs. They conceal stitch lines to create realistic forgeries of composite images..
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Foods and Languages of the World

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students review Mexico's location and language and learn to pronouns 10 new Spanish food words. Students listen as the book, Corn is Maize is read, touching and passing around an ear of Indian corn. Students discuss the contribution of...
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Pick It Up!

For Teachers K - 5th
Students investigate recycling by creating receptacles that can hold trash or recyclable items.  In this graphic design lesson plan, students encourage their classmates to help save the environment by using a recycling receptacle they...
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Curated OER

Exploring the Night Sky: Fall/Winter

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explain how moon phases occur. They explain three ways that the night sky has been used through history. Students locate some of the constellations in the night sky. They discuss stories and myths surrounding stars.
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Curated OER

Joseph Stella: Movement and Unity

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore line,shape,color and repetition,to create unity and movement. They discuss Joseph Stella's Battle of Lights, Coney Island and visuals of roller coasters. They use colored pencil techniques and create an artwork.
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Japanese Noh Masks

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine Japanese theatre and create their own face masks which display certain emotions, props, costumes and perform in improvisational theatrical games.
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Curated OER

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discuss the weather and how it changes during the different seasons. They listen to a read aloud of Judy Barrett's, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs. They write and illustrate a news article about the weather that is found...
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Curated OER

Mother Earth - Father Sky

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders research and write about Cyrus Dillan. They explain one of Dillan's sculptures. Students locate six constellations and two planets. They research and write about the daily life of the Pawnee.
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Curated OER

Street People

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research homelessness including how people end up living on the streets and other related issues such as government response and charity. Using their research, students engage in improvisation, role-plays and monologues on the...
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Unit Plan
McGraw Hill

My Art Studio: Elements of Art: Face/vase

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the use of positive and negative space to define figures in a composition.
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Unit Plan
Department of Defense

Do Dea: Art Appreciation: Unit 3: Technical Aspects of Art

For Students 9th - 10th
In this third unit of a course on Art Appreciation, students learn how to describe the technical aspects of an artist's work by discussing elements of art and principles of design. They also look at the stylistic qualities of an artist's...
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Handout
ArtLex

Art Lex: Shape

For Students 9th - 10th
This online dictionary of art from Artlex provides terms is a valuable tool. Shape is on the Sg-Sh page. Just scroll down to Shape and read a definition with links to other important terms.
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Interactive
Quia

Quia: Elements of Art: Games

For Students 3rd - 8th
These Java applet review games help students with art vocabulary terms by matching, concentration, flashcards, and word-search games.
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Website
Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This entry from the artist's encyclopedia on space includes information on types of space, real space, and perspective.
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit: Positive and Negative Space

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This lesson is on positive and negative space, and the artwork studied is from Katharina Fritsch.
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Article
Arizona State University

Asu: Chicana and Chicano Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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Other

Art in Canada: Art Talk: Composition Glossary

For Students 9th - 10th
A definition of composition with other terms and how they relate to composition. This site shows an example and also explains the terms provided.
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Website
Other

Relationships: Dynamics

For Students 9th - 10th
The dynamics of shape in art and the relationship of shape with the other elements of art. The effects of angles and lines on perception.
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Website
Arizona State University

Chicana and Chicano Space: Inquiry

For Students 9th - 10th
Provided by Arizona State University, this website is a comprehensive thematic, inquiry-based art education resource. Includes two interdisciplinary units of lessons.
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Interactive
Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Arts Connect Ed Artist's Toolkit Encyclopedia: Texture

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive site that explores the elements and principles of visual art through the artist's toolkit. This is the encyclopedia entry on texture and it covers types of texture, visual texture, and illusion of space.
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Yale University

Yale New Haven Teachers Institute: Colors, Shapes, and Spaces of Mosques

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A series of five lesson plans designed to give learners a working knowledge of Islamic architecture and styles of decoration as manifested in mosques. Although aimed principally at teachers, lessons are accompanied by useful summaries of...

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