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Curated OER

How To Make a Rainstick

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research the uses of rainsticks in ancient native cultures. The teacher discusses the ceremonies rainsticks were traditionally used in. The students then construct their own rainstick.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: St. Patrick's Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discusses the history of St. Patrick's Day, leprechauns, traditions, and presents links to St. Patrick's Day arts and crafts lessons.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Valentines Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explains the history of Valentines Day and presents links to Valentine arts and crafts lessons.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Easter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explains the history of Easter, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Easter arts and crafts lessons and resources.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Halloween

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explains the history of Halloween and its traditions and customs, and presents links to Halloween arts and crafts lessons.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Christmas

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explains the history of Christmas, its significance in religion, and its traditions and customs. Presents lesson suggestions from teachers and links to Christmas arts and crafts lessons and resources.
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Incredible Art Department

The Incredible Art Department: Thanksgiving Day

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Discusses the history of Thanksgiving, food traditions, Thanksgiving art and artists, lesson suggestions from teachers, and presents links to Thanksgiving resources.
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Other

Funology: Holiday Arts and Crafts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource has crafts and activities for holidays. Ideas are listed by holiday. Most can be done with common classroom and household supplies with little adult help.
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Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Lessons: Lessons, Crafts, Printables, and More

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
KinderArt directs you to multiple kinds of resources and materials for teaching art and art history. A fun place to explore ideas for creative lesson planning.
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Other

National Gallery, London: Take One Picture Craft, Design & Technology

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Some exciting ideas from the National Gallery in London on incorporating various crafts into a fun art lesson.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Makers: Collection

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
The Maker Party, an initiative in which people around the world meet up, learn to make things, and share what they've made online. This collection is designed to support the Maker Party by providing a one-stop shop of STEM and digital...
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Other

Tasha Tudor and Family: Children's Book Illustrator

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Beautiful illustrations of Tasha Tudor's children's books and pictures of her farm and crafts give you a feel for this artist.
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Texas State Library and Archives Commission

Texas State Library and Archives Commission: Mission Possible: Spy a Book! (Bilingual Resources)

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore history, culture, adventures, spies, secret codes, and mysteries through this collection literary activities and resources. Includes poems, clip art, and ideas for crafts.
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Other

Yahoo Kids Japan: Paper Craft

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Japanese content! Contains downloadable PDF files with instructions for various paper craft (origami) projects.
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Other

Dltk's Crafts for Kids: Dinosaur Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
A collection of cute dinosaur arts and crafts activities for mainly younger children.
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Other

Frog Theme Page

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Site provides all types of activities to compliment any unit on frogs. Contains everything from a book list, songs and fingerplays, arts and crafts, theme ideas, snacks and links.
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Other

Funology: Crafts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
This resource has a list of simple craft ideas for children. Simple directions for each. Most can be made with common classroom or household supplies and with little or no adult help.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Native American Crafts for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Students and teachers will enjoy the craft project ideas on this colorful site! You'll find simple instructions with illustrations on how to make a Kachina doll, canoe, totem pole, rainstick, tepee, rattle, and a bulletin board to tie it...
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Other

Avalon Arts Studio: Art Recipes

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Simple recipes for craft material favorites cookless playdough, flubber, faux snow, and goop. The recipes are simple enough to make with children, and they (and you) will have great fun playing with the finished products.
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A to Z Teacher Stuff

Lesson Plan Z: The Arts

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
LessonPlanZ, a searchable online database of lesson plans, provides links to lesson plans for arts and crafts, movement and dance, drama, and music.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Magic Rocks [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
In this lesson, students work in groups with each acting as a predator, prey, or family member in a particular habitat. They present their habitat performance to the class and students identify the habitat and animal relationships. Then,...
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Kinder Art

Kinder Art: Stained Glass Paper Screen

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students of all ages can design their own stained glass windows with this creative lesson plan. The site provides a colorful example of a paper "stained glass" window and step-by-step instructions on how to make one.
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Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: Insect Crafts

For Students Pre-K - 1st
An extensive list of elementary insect crafts. Each activity contains a list of everyday materials, and detailed instructions.
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Other

Alphabet soup.com: Insects and Spiders

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
An extensive list of activities, songs, poems, and fingerplays are listed by alphabet-soup.com. Additional recipes, art projects, and literature connections are also included.

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