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Adopted Grandparents
Pupils participate in an adoptive grandparent program. They visit a nursing home, and participate in various activities throughout the school year that involve writing, crafts, timelines, and music projects.
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When is a Block, not a Block?
Students use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. In this stamped art lesson, students use a stamped shape as a starting point to create their own imaginative piece of art that incorporates the stamped shape.
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Recycled Lid Ornament
Students create a keepsake ornament out of recycled plastic lids and other household items.
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Animoto Video Slideshow Maker
Turn the pictures on your phone into a great looking movies that will blow the hair back of whoever watches it. It is easy to make people laugh, cry, or just inform them about something interesting by using the creative tools available.
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Clowning Around: Drawing
Kids create a clown out of shapes. They work to show emotions while practicing their drawing skills. Pupils use circles, triangles, squares, oil pastels, and their imagination to draw, color, and decorate a sad or happy clown. Tip: Have...
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Diwali
Students discover festivals and traditions of South Africa. Students discuss the meaning of Diwali and why it is celebrated. They devise an assembly about the religious festival of lights. Students explain why Hindus, Jans and Sikus...
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Sunset Silhouettes
Students create "SUNSET SILHOUETTES" using primary colors, black construction paper, and glue in this elementary-level Art lesson. The lesson extension included with this lesson involves creating a nativity scene and might be...
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RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND DIVERSITY
Learners analyze the similarities and differences between religious festivals in December and/or January. They research the different holidays and make their comparisons.
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Mexican Holidays
Students celebrate Mexican holidays. In this global studies lesson, students collaborate to research the Day of the Dead and Cinco de Mayo. Students present their findings about the holidays and host classroom celebrations.
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North Pole Tag
Students review the proper way to chase, flee and dodge others in a game of tag. As a class, they pretend they are on the North Pole acting as grinches, reindeer and elves. They play the game practicing different locomotor skills.
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A Monster's World
Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.
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Values and Beliefs
Learners create a poster containing details about a value or belief of the Medieval times. In this values and beliefs of Medieval times lesson plan, students study the Apostles Creed and discuss its purpose. Learners then work in...
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THE GRINCH, SANTA, AND THE CHIMNEY SWEEPERS
Students learn aerobic endurance through game play.
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Word Formation
In this word formation instructional activity, students choose the kind of words that the bold words are and fill in the blanks with words derived from other words. Students complete 35 problems.
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Eat and Be Merry - Planning a Mexican Posada
Students plan their own fiesta. They study information about a "posada"
and explain the significance of a pi??ata. Afterwards, they construct a pi??ata to be used for end-of-unit party. in addition, they read a story and answer questions...
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Cow Parade
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...