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Chalk Chromatography

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Your chemistry class is sure to love this experiment on column chromatography, as demonstrated with chalk sticks and felt tip markers. Pupils use sidewalk chalk (another inexpensive form of chalk stick) to demonstrate adsorption and the...
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Sidewalk Chalk Painting

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study the history of sidewalk chalk art. They then brainstorm ideas of possible sidewalk art and draw ideas on paper. They then transfer their ideas onto the sidewalk using chalk.
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Kenan Fellows

Reaction Stoichiometry—How Can We Make Chalk?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
What is a reasonable percent yield in the manufacturing process? Scholars develop a process for producing chalk in the third lesson of a six-part series. Then, they must determine the theoretical and percent yield. Discussions about...
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer: "Chalk Talk Strategy”

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Hold a silent discussion about concepts related to The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. After reading chapter seven, learners participate in a whole-class written discussion based on guiding questions written on the board by the teacher. 
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How Text and Art Create a Response - The Chalk Sculpture

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars write a response after looking at the chalk sculptures of artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla. In this sculpture and writing activity, students watch a short video that show chalk sculptures before answering...
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Chalk Fizz

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Little chemists observe the effects of acid on calcium carbonate as an example of chemical change. As a demonstration you will place a raw egg in vinegar overnight, and as a lab activity, learners drip vinegar onto a piece of chalk....
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Wet Chalk Drawing

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create original works of art using chalk, tempera paints, and paper in this art activity for elementary and middle level classrooms. The lesson includes ideas for displaying or mounting finished works of chalk art in the...
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EngageNY

Analyzing Events: Carlotta’s Journey

For Teachers 8th Standards
How does one talk silently? Class members participate in a silent communication activity known as a Chalk Talk. During the activity, they answer text-dependent questions analyzing Carlotta’s Journey. They use markers and chart paper to...
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Chalk Drawings

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Young scholars create their own chalk drawings on a chalk board inspired by the work of Keith Haring. In this chalk drawings lesson plan, students draw symbols and lines in different colors.
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Organizer
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The Chalk Box Kid: Lesson 5, A Party

For Students 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students will preview words from pages 29-34 of the book The Chalk Box Kid. Seven phonograms that the students will see on those pages are listed at the top of the worksheet.
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Phineas Gage: “How Do You Get Through Hard Times?” Chalk Talk

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Hold a discussion in writing about coping strategies to prepare your pupils for reading Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman. After journaling, pupils come up in an organized fashion and write...
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Bantam Books

The Tempest: Chalk Talk

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Discussion doesn't always need to be spoken. Before you begin The Tempest by William Shakespeare, have kids connect their ideas and experiences to central questions of the play with a silent discussion activity. Once they have...
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Chalk Lines

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Read between the lines to find a solution. Budding mathematicians analyze a situation to solve a problem. They view a video presentation of the problem, brainstorm important information to gather, and write linear equations to find...
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Rockin? Chalk (Integrating science - make own chalk)

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use plaster of Paris, talc, and cornstarch to create their own chalk. They hypothesize what mixture of ingredients produce the "best" chalk. Students discuss what they think are the characteristics of the "best" chalk.
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Marbleizing Made Easy with Prang® Ambrite® Chalk

For Teachers K - 12th
Students use a variety of papers and colored chalk to create a marbleized design.
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Blushing Pumpkins

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students explore the changing seasons, and how the weather affects plant in various regions. They examine a pumpkin utilizing their touch, sight and smelling senses. They draw a large chalk pumpkin with a stem. They color their pumpkin...
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Parrot in the Oven: Chalk Talk/Expo Expose

For Teachers 6th - 9th
A silent discussion? Indeed. Readers engage in a silent conversation about Victor Martinez's award-winning novel by recording questions, insights, and comments on the board.
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Unwind: Discussion Strategy, Chalk Talk

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Readers of Neal Shusterman's young adult science fiction novel, Unwind, engage in a silent discussion, posting their responses to a series of statements about characters in the story.
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Neighborhood Mini-Mural

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Learners study the work of Keith Haring. In this art lesson, students create chalk drawing similar to the works of Keith Haring. Learners create a mural using the chalk drawings.
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Cave Drawings

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners create cave drawings of their own after viewing ancient neolithic cave paintings. In this cave drawings lesson plan, students use chalk and construction paper.
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The Young Gymnast

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders compare and contrast gymnastics in 1859, 1900 and today. Students contrast differences in gymnastics for boys and girls today. Students pretend that they are interviewing a famous gymnast and write up their interview....
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Overlapping Lollipops

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders use oil pastels or chalk in bright colors to create depth in art by overlapping the forms in their art. They practice by drawing a lollipop, and then the teacher keeps adding lollipops to be drawn.
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Worksheet
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Chalk Box Kid Lesson 7- Gregory's Garden

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this language arts worksheet, students learn new vocabulary from the book Chalk Box Kid. Students learn the words in this list of 45 words from the chapter called "Gregory's Garden." There are no questions on the page; this is a list...
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The Chalk Box Kid Lesson 1- The Room

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this language arts worksheet, students learn 45 new vocabulary words from Chapter 1 of The Chalk Box Kid. The words in the list are arranged by phonograms. There are no questions for students to answer.

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