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Cut-Out Figures

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students trace and color their figures, cut them out, and put them up on the wall much like a Keith Haring painting looks. In this self portrait lesson plan, students then try to match the figures to each of their classmates.
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Corn Sayings

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create corn sayings. In this visual arts lesson, students use kernel corn and other art materials to make autumn message artwork. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Storytelling Resist

For Teachers K - 5th
The illustrations of Ezra Jack Keats in The Snowy Day inspire young artists to examine shapes in illustrations and to use these shapes to create their own watercolor resist painting.
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Woodsies “Extraordinaire”

For Teachers K - 12th
"This looks like an owl!" Kids get a chance to create all sorts of things by arranging various shapes, painting them, and gluing them together. A great way to encourage creativity and spontaneity.
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Leprechaun Dust

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners make "leprechaun dust" in this short art lesson plan using Jello instant pistachio pudding, small jars, milk, and spoons. Ideal for celebrating St. Patrick's Day with early-elementary students. Can be combined with the reading...
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Printmaking Monoprints

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars learn the concept of monoprint and explore different methods of making prints. They also examine how an image in print is reversed. The exploration of non-objective art is used to help students utilize principles to create...
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Kente Cloth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students attempt to research the history of using the kente cloth for its cultural purposes. They comment in discussion about the highly visual appeal of the cloths while going through the process of creating their own. The importance of...
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Matching Mittens

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this matching worksheet, students find the matching mitten pairs and color them in the same color. Students match up 10 pairs of mittens.
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Merry Christmas

For Students Pre-K - 3rd
In this Merry Christmas coloring page, learners color a Christmas tree adorned with decorations. A snowman, bird, rabbit and squirrel are also in the snowy scene. This is a one-page coloring sheet.
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Sunflowers a la VanGogh

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders view two VanGogh Sunflower reproductions, analyze differences in color and background between two, identify parts of sunflower, including stem and petals, and paint their own sunflowers using tempera paint.
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Visual Arts

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a finger painting which exhibits both the primary and secondary colors.
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Match the Shades of Purple

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this shades of the color purple learning exercise, students will draw a line or cut and paste to match 7 different shades of purple.
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Road Trip: Line, Pattern, and Movement

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
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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Colored Sand Art

For Teachers K - 5th
Students try different mediums to create works of art. Have students then decide what colors to put onto the glue. The colored sand can be sprinkles on by hand of shaken on by using salt or pepper shakers.
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Colors

For Teachers K - 5th
Students learn about the Impressionist painters' use of color and how it connected to early nineteenth century scientific theories about color. For this colors lesson plan, students explore combinations of primary and secondary colors,...
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Brothers Grimm

For Teachers K - 2nd
Class members participate in a read aloud of an illustrated version of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. They discuss the tale,"A Fisherman and His Wife" to discover how fairy tales can help us think about our own situations. They also...
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Mighty Oaks from Little Acorns

For Teachers K - 4th Standards
What does it mean to grow? To germinate? For the plan detailed here, class members investigate the growth process of an oak tree while focusing on the beginning stages of planting and germination. They plant seeds and record observations...
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Abstract Flowers Inspired By Georgia O'keeffe

For Teachers K - 12th
Young scholars create "abstract flowers" using the artwork of Georgia O'Keefe and knowledge of warm and cool colors in this Art activity for grades K-12. The activity includes a short recommended book list and a biography of Georgia...
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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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Fishy Color Words

For Students K - 2nd
In this fishy color words worksheet, students color six fish six different colors. Students color each fish the color written underneath each fish picture: purple. blue, yellow, red, orange, and green.
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Walk into the Desert, A Line and Wash Landscape

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Learners discuss a landscape art print and its composition. They create a landscape underdrawing with foreground, middleground and background as well as repeated elements for rhythm. They add a watercolor wash and lights/darks for...
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More or Less

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this coloring objects worksheet, students view two rows of suckers, color the row that has more orange and the row that has less blue. Students view 2 additional rows of ice cream cones, color the group that has more pink and the row...
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Man and Women Looking at Pictures

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this man and woman worksheet, students color pictures of a man and a woman putting a picture on a table. Students color 2 pictures.
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planet worksheet

For Students 1st - 2nd
For this art worksheet, students color the planet and create their own designs. An extension activity for this sheet they could create a planet cutout.

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