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My Motto
Students study slogans and mottoes used by modern and historic leaders. They decide on their own personal words to live by and create decorated motto artwork. Afterward, they participate in a variety of activities such as debates,...
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Russian Imperial Eggs
Pupils gather information about the Imperial Court of Czarist Russia. They study the iconography of Faberge eggs produced for the Czar. Afterward, they design and reproduce a decorative egg in the Faberge style
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Train Across Canada
Students are taught the historic and contemporary significance and routes of both freight and passenger railway systems in Canada. They study the Canadian terrain and identify its varied geographic features. Students depict a 3-D train...
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The Moomba Festival
Students study an Australian festival, Moomba. They research early tram usage, power sources and construct 3-D tram for their own tram parade. They decorate large recycled boxes, such as refrigerator boxes, as trams. Younger children and...
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Plains Indians
Students design a realistic replica of a Crow or Kiowa circular shield. They examine the material culture of the Plains Indians and the role of shields for the Crow and Kiowa. They study animal symbolism as used by North America's...
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Partners in School
Young scholars explore social skills that can assist them in being successful in school and in life. They create a book to record their ideas to assist them in making friends, being a good listener, following directions, etc. They create...
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Making Paper: Recycled Art
The advent of paper has made a huge impact on society and we wouldn't be the same without it. This project allows learners to explore and create paper of their own using recycled materials. The how-to is all laid out, just follow the...
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Colorful Caring Cummerbunds
Students discuss their feelings and expressions of caring. They view and discuss artistic expressions of caring and then plan and create their own wearable representation of the action of caring, drawing themselves and others caring for...
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Guy Fawkes Night
Learners explore Guy Fawkes Day, a British holiday celebrated in November with bonfires and fireworks. They discuss the history of Guy Fawkes and the 1605 plans to destroy British Parliament. Students use construction paper to create a...
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Chanukah and Shabbot Challah Cover
Students examine the reasons behind why Chanukah is celebrated. As a class, they discover why the Sabboth is considered a more important holiday and why Challah bread is eaten. To end the instructional activity, they make their own...
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Chinese Dragon Puppet
Students discover the importance of the dragon in Chinese culture. Using a template, they make their own dragon hand puppet and color it with watercolor paints. To end the activity, they read stories about dragons and their role in the...
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Giving Thanks Placemats
Young scholars engage in a lesson that is concerned with the concept of Thanksgiving. They conduct research using a variety of resources and the information is used in order to create the context for brainstorming reasons to be thankful.
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Impressive Impressions
Students in a special education classroom examine the various types of molds made by natives. As a class, they brainstorm a list of the types of molds that are made today by different processes. They are given an amount of clay in which...
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Inuksuk Stone Statues
Students examine how people in the arctic communicate with one another with stones. Using the internet, they determine the meanings of the various stone sculptures. To end the lesson, they make their own saying out of recycled material.
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Jingling Jester
Students read a story about the role of a jester. Using a piece of construction paper, they follow a set of directions to help them build their own jester. To end the lesson, they use paint brushes to create a happy face on the jester.
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Street-Sign Safety
Young scholars create miniature safety signs in this lesson. They use Crayola Model Magic with aquarium gravel to add weight for their sign bases. They then place a craft stick in the base, and use Model Magic to create their miniature...
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Sweetheart Jewelry
Students use the Internet to research the history of Valentine's Day. They learn how valentines changed over time and individually design and create their own valentine messages. To end the lesson, they make their own jewelry out of...
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Tiny Chinese Kite
Students investigate the celebration of holidays for the Chinese that involves the display of kites. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The lesson includes background information for the teacher to use. Then students...
California Academy of Science
Guess That Spice
From medical treatments to cooking, people have been using herbs and spices for thousands of years. Perform a blind smell test of household herbs and spices to engage students in learning about ancient spice trading. Research the history...
Mississippi State University
The Five Senses
Your learners engage their five senses every day without knowing it. Help them identify their experiences and extend their understanding with a month full of lessons designed for the five senses. Kids focus on a different sense every...
National Endowment for the Humanities
History in Quilts
Learners investigate the use of cloth-based art forms intended to pass down traditions and history. They research types of quilts, quilt characteristics and then identify how Freedom Quilts were historically used in the US.
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Lesson Plan on Wants and Needs
First graders examine and discuss the difference between what they need to live and what they want. They examine pictures from magazines and newspaper ads, distinguishing between whether they are wants or needs.
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Gyotaku Lesson Plan
Students examine and discuss the history and process of Gyotaku, or fish prints. They view images of Gyotaku, create a fish print, and write a haiku.
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Social Studies: African Clothing Tour
Students identify examples of African clothing for casual and special occasions. After the teacher models types of African garb, they brainstorm reasons why people wear certian types of dress. They view pictures of various African...