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Aborigine Dot Turtles
First graders create Aboriginal Dot Turtles using wax colors or crayons. The class discusses Aboriginal stories and art as a way to practice design. This activity can be done in two 30-minute activity segments.
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Touch-Drawings
Learners explore an object without seeing it then draw what s/he felt. In this touch-drawings lesson plan, students partner and place objects in a paper bag so the other person cannot see it. Then learners use their hands and...
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Big Clown Face
Students use complementary media to fill up the art space with repeated shapes. They use a water and wax technique to manipulate the surface of the artwork.
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Paper Dragon Puppet
Pupils discuss the Chinese New Year and the importance of the dragon in Chinese culture. After examining pictures of dragon puppets, students create simple dragon puppets and have their own Chinese New Year parade.
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Nature Walk
Students explore nature artists and participate in a nature walk. In this art/nature instructional activity, students discuss things artists use from nature then talk a walk to find some of the same things. Students look for...
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Relational Worksheets: Circle the Animals Facing Left
In this positions of objects activity, learners look at the animals and circle the ones facing left. Students improve their understanding of left and right.
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Circle the Vehicles Facing Right
In this positions of objects worksheet, students look at the vehicles and circle the ones facing right. Students improve their understanding of left and right.
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Which one is Different?
In this alike and different worksheet, students view and study 9 pictures of Dr. Seuss. Students determine which one is different from the others. Students draw a circle around the one that is different.
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Pablita Indian Legends
Scholars are introduced to the characteristics of a legend. They read and discuss Old Father Story Teller by Pablita Velarde. Then, in groups, they write and illustrate a poem based on one of the legends from the book. This lesson plan...
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Emphasizing Scale When Creating a Site-Specific Work of Art
Learners study art by Matthew Ritchie. Students view pictures of the artist and discuss art that is created specifically for a designated area. Learners create pen and ink drawings on letter size paper. Using an overhead, students...
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Shades of Blue Matching
In this art worksheet, students examine and compare 8 rectangles on one side of the page, all a different shade of blue. Students draw a line to match the identical blue shade on the other side of the paper.
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Moving and Grooving with Tempo
Students participate in activities involving folk music using movement to illustrate the musical concept of tempo. The use of a game is used in order to help maintain student involvement in the lesson.
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Two Snails
In this two snails worksheet, learners observe and spot the differences between a picture of two families of snails and circle each one they find.
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Matching Objects
In this similar objects worksheet, students view 5 rows with 3 objects on each row and circle the object that is different than the other 2.
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Which Dinosaur is Different?
For this comparing same and different pictures worksheet, students observe rows of three dinosaurs, and determine which ones are different. Students solve 4 answers.
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Left or Right
For this left and right worksheet, students learn a memory device to distinguish their left and right hands. Students analyze the labeled drawings of the hands. Students notice the left thumb and pointer finger make the letter L when...
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Movement And Rhythm In Modern Art
Learners gather around the three selected paintings. The teacher guide students in looking at different elements of the paintings and help learners make the connections between the visual art and movement skills.
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Hogwarts
Students write an essay about the special qualities that they would bring to Hogwarts (or whatever the story setting). They set up a Harry Potter trivia game show with different characters acting as the host. They list their magical...
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Easter Parade Image
Primary learners use an Easter parade drawing worksheet to point out all the happenings in the image. Then they are instructed to use a variety of different colors to shade the image.
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Drawing Wavy Lines
In this early childhood drawing wavy lines worksheet, learners draw a wavy line between the 2 wavy lines to help the hungry caterpillar find the leaf.
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Creative Problem Solving
Students create an airborne sculpture with a partner based on the sculpture The Cheyenne. In this sculpture lesson plan, students discuss the difficulties in creating an airborne sculpture.
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Connecting the Dots: Workers and Their Importance
Students explore the role of workers and their jobs in the community. They write a friendly letter to a community worker expressing appreciation for the work they do and their importance to the community.
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Road Trip: Line, Pattern, and Movement
Students examine and explore various line, color, and movement elements in artwork. They view and discuss examples of abstract artwork, and create their own original abstract design that tells the story of a road trip.
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Shades of Orange Cut And Paste
In this art activity, students cut out 5 circles, all different sizes and shades of orange. Students paste them one on top of the other to create a color shades target like the example shown in this full color sample.