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Grade Range
7th
Rating
3 Stars

Students explore how culture is reflected through art. After researching the art of a specific culture, students create replicas of art objects that reflect the ideals, values, and history of the culture. Full Review »

Grade Range
3rd - 5th
Rating
3 Stars

Students write a story inspired by Vincent Van Gogh's "Starry Night" and then try their hand at their own rendition of this famous piece of art. In a twist, students incorporate the stories into their paintings. Full Review »

Grade Range
7th
Rating
3 Stars

Students recognize affixes common to the language in a meaningful and communicative context and to use their knowledge of affixes to determine word meanings. original story. Students present a personal narrative about an experience they have had playing a sport, a game or an instrument. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 6th
Rating
3 Stars

Students build their own bridges or make connections to other peers, teens, adults/parents, senior citizens and people from around the world through various art mediums. Through this type of lesson students attempt to communicate in English. Full Review »

Grade Range
10th - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

earn about public art and how the use of language can challenge the viewer. Discuss how language shapes our opinions and worldviews. Learners devise truisms and then re-create them on large posters. Finally, write artist statements explaining the decisions made regarding the truisms and poster design. Full Review »

Grade Range
Kindergarten - 8th
Rating
3 Stars

Students use online resources (or printed pages from those resources) to study how to say "thank you" in many languages. They create a bulletin board to display a map along with "thank You" in different languages. Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

Students discuss how different ethnic groups have contributed to the arts and American culture, Gathering several art-related articles from newspapers and electronic sources, students divide their articles by the cultural influence of the performer or artist. They write a feature article of an art form they choose and its impact on American culture. Full Review »

Grade Range
2nd
Rating
4 Stars

Students create a movie or slide show depicting a typical day in school. From their perspective, they take photos of events and activities throughout the school day. Students use their collection for a Powerpoint presentation or movie. Full Review »

Grade Range
5th - 7th
Rating
3 Stars

Each student receives a piece of artwork representing a unique culture and artist. They work in with two other students who have art representing a different culture and artist. They participate in a scavenger hunt to determine which culture and artist each picture represents (a link to the web site is included). Full Review »

Grade Range
6th - 12th
Rating
3 Stars

Students pretend they travel to the past to explore how people in earlier times used art as a way to record stories and communicate ideas. They study the paintings in caves found in France as a frame of reference. Full Review »