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Lesson Plan
Sargent Art

Glass Jar Sand Art: Inspired by Navajo Sand Painting

For Teachers 2nd
Sand has been used as an artistic medium for centuries and can be found in cultures across the globe. The class examines sand art created by the Navajo people. They mix tempera paint and sand to create their colors, and then fill jars,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lascaux Cave Art on Ceramic Stones

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Here is a great way to incorporate art into your next unit on prehistoric people. The class makes stones out of ceramic clay and then creates paintings like those found in the Lascaux Caves in France. A video link, full day-by-day...
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Sand Art Creation

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create a model of a geological land-form. In this art instructional activity, students will create a model of a land-form using sand.
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Sand Painting

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students create sand art paintings based on those of the Navajo.
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Worksheet
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Sand Dollar: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the compound word "Sand Dollar," write the compound word independently, and color the picture of the sand dollar.
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Worksheet
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Alphabet Worksheet: Letter W Recognition

For Students 1st - 3rd
This learning exercise includes 19 problems that require identifying words or pictures that begin with the letter 'W'. The pictures that begin with the letter 'W' are to be colored.w
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Starfall

A Is For...

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Fun from A to Z! Use a collection of alphabet worksheets to help kids practice their letters. Kids can color and trace each letter, and draw items from a word list to indicate each letter.
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Lesson Plan
Moorea Coral Reef Long-Term Ecological Research Program

Paper Plate Fishes

For Teachers K - 3rd
Tropical fish make great art projects! Use paper plates to design, color, and assemble round and oval-shaped fish based on photographs of actual fish found along the Moorea Coral Reef. Kids learn about different fins- including the...
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Worksheet
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Vacation: Print and Color

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this word recognition worksheet, students trace the word "vacation," write the word independently, and color the picture of a bucket of sand.
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Lesson Plan
Incredible Art

Painting with Dots - Kirkland Style

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Pointillism is the focus of a lesson plan that asks young artists to compare Vance Kirkland's painting style with aboriginal dot art, and then to produce their own piece of dot art.
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Activity
Florida Center for Reading Research

Phonics: Syllable Patterns, Picture It In Syllables

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
Scholars practice blending syllables by playing a matching game. Pairs flip two cards and blend syllables; if they create a word, the player writes it on a worksheet; if not, the cards return to the collection.
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Explore the Elements of Art

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners recognize elements of art such as texture, shape line and color.  In this elements of art lesson, students create a still life picture with oil pastel or crayons.  Learners define elements of art vocabulary. Students relate...
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Worksheet
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Concrete and Abstract Nouns Coloring

For Students 5th - 7th
Use a noun coloring activity to have your students read 60 nouns, each in their own rectangle. They will then color rectangles with concrete nouns yellow and the rectangles with abstract nouns blue. Note: This does not include an answer...
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Interactive
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Customized Handwriting: Sand

For Students 1st
In this customized handwriting:  sand instructional activity, 1st graders change style, text and font then print the instructional activity to practice printing and color the picture.
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Lesson Plan
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Glass Jar Sand Painting

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars make their own colored sand out of salt or sand and tempera paint. They create sand art in recycled babyfood jars, by arranging layers of the different colored sand. They also decorate the jars.
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Mixed Media Ocean Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students design pictures of ocean environments. In this art lesson, students use mixed media art materials to develop a picture that depicts the ocean environment. They use paint, sand paper and various basic art materials.
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Dance: Discovering the Culture of Gullah

For Teachers 5th - 7th
It's wonderful to see a instructional activity that incorporates art, movement, and writing. These three forms of creative expression are explored as learners dance to music from the Gullah people of West Africa. They analyze several...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Letter Recognition: The Letter S

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this letter S worksheet, students identify the S words from a word bank and circle them. Students then circle and color the pictures that start with the letter S.
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Activity
Mrs. Picasso's Art Room

Wild Wild West- Cactus Collage

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Oh my, the desert never looked so good! Here is a great art project that spans three days and several different art techniques. The class will create beautiful backgrounds and striking cacti, which the'll put together to make a wild west...
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Activity
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Sand Paper Rubbings

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discover the alphabet and the sounds the letters make. In this alphabet lesson, letters are cut out of sandpaper and the sound the letter makes is discussed. Students then color over the letter with crayons.
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Sand Painting Mural

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders design and create classroom sand painting mural which is comprised of individually designed pieces.
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Shaving Cream Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Students participate in paper marbling. For this paper art lesson, students use shaving cream and paint to create unique patterns on paper. Students mix shaving cream and paint together then lay paper down in the mix. The paper is...
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Laying the Groundwork: Art Installation

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars appropriate well-known artworks to create temporary lawn art (crop circle type). They' ideas stem from a discussion about where they have seen art from history being appropriated in our culture: advertising, cartoons, pop...
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Lesson Plan
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Sand Painted Teepees

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create "Sand Painted teepees" using sand, paper, glue, and information about Native American culture in this 2nd grade Art lesson. The lesson includes a vocabulary list, a materials list, a resource link, and a short...