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Scratch Art

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create a piece of art using crayons, black paint and toothpicks. They cover a paper with bright crayon color, paint over the crayons with black paint and then scratch a design over the black paint in a an outline of their choice.
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Land Art

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students use natural materials outside to create a work of art. In this land art lesson plan, students plan their sculpture inside in one day and create it outside over a period of 2 days.
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The Shape of Me and Other Stuff, by Dr. Seuss: A Class Mural

For Teachers K - 1st
A cut and paste mural activity is a fun activity to complete after reading a Dr. Seuss book. In this shape recognition and art lesson, young scholars read the book The Shape of Me and Other Stuff and discuss the main idea. A class...
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Expressing Emotions Through Art Lesson 4: Everybody Celebrates

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how feelings of caring and working together can be expressed in works of art, and define the terms two-dimensional and three-dimensional. They design and create celebratory hats using three-dimensional paper techniques.
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Looking At French Decorative Arts: A Tapestry Fit For A King

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create a tapestry based on the Chariot of Triumph tapestry. In 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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Branching Art From Nature

For Teachers Pre-K - 5th
Young scholars construct an art piece from nature. In this visual art lesson plan, students use objects from the environment (petals, leaves, and stones) to create a unique art piece.
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Abstract Doodle Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study abstract art. In this art lesson, students draw abstract shapes onto paper until the paper is filled, fill in each shape by coloring each shape with a different color, and mount the paper.
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Language Arts Test-Grade 1

For Students 1st
In this grade 1 language arts test worksheet, 1st graders complete a 30 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 1 concepts. 
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Beyond the AB Pattern in Dance

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate various patterns using dance. In this expressive arts lesson, students are led in a warm-up to demonstrate the AAB pattern, which includes spinning and jumping. Students are broken up into groups and perform several...
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Giving From the Heart: Art From the Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how art contributes to the common good. In this common good lesson plan, students participate in an interactive read aloud of Jeff Brumbeau, Quiltmaker's Gift. They act out the story and talk about how "Art from the...
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Earth Day Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss Earth day. In this art lesson, students put on plastic gloves and look for trash to put into brown bags. Students then take the trash and glue some of the trash onto paper.
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Language Arts Review for Grade 1 (1.4)

For Teachers 1st
In this language arts review for grade 1 (1.4) worksheet, 1st graders answer 25 multiple choice questions in standardized test format about sentences and parts of speech.
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Eggshell Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students crush dried eggshells into little pieces. In this art lesson, students create a picture sprinkling the eggshells over glue making patterns or designs.
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Ladybug Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make thumbprints around the border. In this art lesson, students draw heads on narrow end of thumb print and then draw two short antaenna. Students draw an upside down y starting at the head to separate the wings and color the...
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Painted String Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students dip string in black paint. In this art lesson, students take a piece of construction paper and fold it in half putting the string on one side of paper making a design with string making lots of circle shapes. Students fold the...
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Creating a Landscape Through Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
A brightly-colored David Hockney landscape painting inspires poetry, dance, music, and paper sculpture in this multi-faceted activity. After brainstorming words inspired by the painting, the whole class collaborates on a cinquain poem,...
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The Art of Nouns: Common or Proper Nouns?

For Teachers 1st - 4th
While short, this presentation would provide a interesting and creative way to discuss common and proper nouns. This is a concept that students have difficulty understanding. In order to be able to write properly, students need to master...
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Walking the Line

For Teachers K - 1st
Students participate in activities that engage all learning styles (such as picture walks, tracing lines, movement/theatre technique) as an introduction to the art element of line and its importance to art.
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African Mask

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students make masks. For this African art lesson, students review background information about African art and the use of masks. Students use geometric shapes and other designs to create their masks.
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Mysteries of the Past-An Artistic Expedition

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students explore expression in artwork. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students travel to ancient Egypt to examine abstract art of the Nile River valley through several hands-on activities.
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Gyotaku Lesson Plan

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars study the Japanese art of fish painting called Gyotaku while examining the lifestyle of Japanese fishermen at the end of the Edo period. They make a Gyotaku fish print and write a haiku poem using the proper number of...
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A Story on a Vase

For Teachers K - 5th
Students associate a hydria with Greek myths. In this Greek art and mythology lesson plan, students examine a scene on a hydria, then choose a Greek myth to illustrate on their own painting.
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Our Illuminated Alphabet

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine artwork and create their own.  In this writing and illustrating instructional activity, students view illuminated letters from the Getty Museum's collection and discuss art vocabulary.  Students examine the...
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Hats Off to Color

For Teachers K - 4th
Students investigate primary and secondary colors. In this art lesson, students mix primary paint colors to develop secondary colors. Students identify each color they created.

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