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The Maine State Seal

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students evaluate the state seal of Maine and its relevance today. They discuss the Maine state seal and the images and what they represent. They create their own Maine state seal representing present-day Maine including symbols and a...
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Learning to Use Map Legends

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders comprehend the purpose of and use map legends. They identify and use symbols and lines from legends on a general-purpose map and four topical maps to completely and accurately answer eight questions on a geography worksheet.
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A Guided Tour of the Periodic Table

For Students 9th - 12th
In this periodic table activity, students write the chemical symbols for the given elements, compare atomic number and mass number, and describe the importance of valence electrons in the organization of the periodic table. This activity...
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Great Books: Kafka's Metamorphosis

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the central image of Franz Kafka's Metamorphosis and use a strong symbol in a piece of writing. In this Metamorphosis lesson, students focus on the central image of the novel in a class discussion. Students create a...
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What Makes My Community Special

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create a symbol to represent their classroom community. In this community lesson plan, students discuss what their classroom community is like and create symbols in groups to present to the rest of the class.
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New Wave Aztec

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students create animation symbols on the computer based on The Aztec Empire work of Keith Haring. In this animation lesson plan, students use drawings and put them into the computer over a series of 8 weeks.
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Women With a Pink

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils observe the portrait Woman with a Pink by Rembrandt. They determine how the artist uses symbols to portray his character. They write poems using symbols.
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United States Map

For Teachers K - 3rd
Learners describe cities they are familiar with. In this United States Map lesson, students understand how cities are listed on a map. Learners become aware of a map legend and the information in it.
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Bring Your Character in a Bag - Animal Farm (Middle, Literature)

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm and represent that character in original symbolic form and present orally to the class.
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Looking At French Decorative Arts: A Tapestry Fit For A King

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a tapestry based on the Chariot of Triumph tapestry. For this visual arts lesson, students examine images of the original tapestry, determine the meaning of symmetry, and discuss symbolism in this art form. They draw an...
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We Can Recycle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze the symbol for recycling. In this recycling lesson, students define and identify various symbols and draw the symbol for recycling. Students investigate ways to keep natural resources in the recycling loop.
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Picture Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create symbols. In this visual arts lesson, 4th graders study cave drawings, Native American pictographs, and Aboriginal Drawings prior to creating their own communication without using words.
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Babylonian Number System

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Babylonian number system worksheet, students read an explanation of the number symbols used by Babylonians and respond to 3 questions regarding the information presented.
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Math Name Tag: An Introduction Project for the First Day

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders introduce themselves to the class by using a creative display of magazine cutouts, pictures, and drawings on a math symbol that represents who they are.
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Creating a Self Portrait painting With Decorative Frame

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders view a large image of a painting and discuss the history and its role in past and current culture in Mexico. Student list the symbols portrayed in the work and explain their significance. Students use elements of art to...
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Make Your Own Petroglyph!

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students create their own petroglyph. In this petroglyph lesson, students study and compare various petroglyphs. They create their own petroglyph to symbolize the seasons.
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Angles and Triangles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine Jewish symbols. In this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders discuss the meanings behind the Swastika and the Star of David. Students also measure the angles and shapes with the symbols.
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Graffiti Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students become exposed to the art work of Keith Haring and create a piece of graffiti art. In this graffiti art lesson, students discover Keith Haring's work in a historical context, explore the usage of lines and symbols as a...
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Mural Mania

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research and discuss symbols and features of their state. They create a mural representing their state and design a quarter for their state.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write a paper in which they analyze a quotation or symbol from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  In this American literature lesson, students choose a famous quotation or symbol from the novel and analyze the...
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The Tarpaulin Project

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create an original expressive piece of art by manipulating tape on a tarpaulin. In this tarpaulin project lesson plan, students study Keith Haring and discuss how emotions and symbolic language can be expressed by art.
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Map Creation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify a map, symbol, key, and compass rose. Students create and print a map for teacher evaluation using the computer. Students identify the symbols on their map and orally present them to the class.
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Chinese Pictograms

For Students 6th - 12th
In this Chinese writing activity, learners identify what and how to write Chinese pictograms. They explain in what ways each pictogram represents and how the combinations of symbols create a word or idea represented. Then students...
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Chemical Elements: Teacher Story

For Students 8th - 9th
For this chemical elements: teacher story worksheet, students use the periodic table to write down the name and symbol of the first 10 elements. Students then complete a story by filling in the blanks with the names of the elements of...

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