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Earth Day Lesson
Students analyze Earth science by answering environmental study questions. In this Earth Day instructional activity, students read the book The Lorax and identify the themes within it. Students define several recycling vocabulary terms...
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Non-Edible Recipes (art recipes)
Oh your eyes are going to pop when they see this long list of are recipes! Each of the 29 links redirect you to an art supply recipe that will help you make a number of art supplies. Doughs, paints, clay, glue, paste, and chalk are a...
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Artist Mice Art Nice
Students help create "Art picture frames" that display their own artwork throughout the year in this exciting lesson for the pre-Kindergarten classroom. The "frames" are then decorated with small mouse cutouts and pictures of each student.
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Dental Care / Brushing Teeth
Students discuss teeth and how best to care for them. In this dental care lesson, students review pictures of teeth that have been taken care of poorly, construct a keepsake box for the "tooth fairy" and read books about dental care.
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Money Division With Whole Numbers Lesson Plan
Learners define quotient, divisor and dividend. They divide single digit numbers, with or without remainders, and demonstrate their knowledge with both a group activity and a practice worksheet.
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Egg-sceptional
Young scholars design colored Easter eggs in this simple Art instructional activity for the elementary classroom. The dye is created using almost boiling water and should be done by the teacher. This instructional activity is ideal for...
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Shamrock Man
Pupils create "Shamrock Men" using construction paper, pre-cut patterns, glue, and scissors in this lesson plan that celebrates St. Patrick's Day. The lesson plan was originally create for a Special Education class but could be adapted...
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Finger Painting With a Purpose
With finger painting lessons and activities students can see their hands and fingers as tools for creativity.
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Love Birds
Students create birds using construction paper, pencils, scissors, glue, and heart shapes in this Art activity for the elementary classroom. The activity could be used for a Valentine's Day activity or for a special art project during...
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Fringe My Heart
Young scholars create fringed Valentine's Day hearts in this Art instructional activity for the elementary school classroom. The instructional activity includes step-by-step instructions and a materials list. This was created by an...
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Father's Day Tool Belt
Young scholars paint designs and messages on cloth nail bags using puff paint or fabric paint in this simple elementary school Art activity for Father's Day. The activity could be adapted depending on classroom needs and student needs.
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Flower Power
Students create flowery napkin rings, paint umbrellas, paint flowers, and create "butter-flowers" in this four-day lesson all about Springtime. The activities in this lesson could be accomplished over four days, used separately, or...
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Turkey Centerpieces
Students create "turkey centerpieces" in this easy elementary art lesson using apples, toothpicks, construction paper, and gumdrops. The lesson includes a materials list and a step-by-step list of instructions to create the turkey...
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Who Ever Heard Of Red Shamrocks?
Students discover optical illusions in this lesson that uses a red shamrock and white construction paper. Emphasis is placed upon inquiry, experiment, and then a short discussion on optical illusions and complimentary colors.
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Paper Bag Pilgrim Dolls
Stuents create paper bag versions of "pilgrim dolls" in this excellent Art lesson for the time just before Thanksgiving break. The plan uses staples or glue to attach dolls and includes a picture diagram and two "cut-out" templates to...
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Halloween Paper Bag Mask
Students create Halloween paper bag masks using paper bags, scissors, pens, crayons, paints, glue, glitter, tissue paper, and various other art materials. This lesson is ideal for late-October and can be done in as little as 30 minutes.
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Rice Wreaths
Students create rice and glue holiday wreaths in this Art activity ideal for the 1st or 2nd grade. The activity can be adapted for older or younger students and includes an ingredient list and step-by-step directions for siccessful...
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Shamrock Puppy
Students create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson includes a resource link where printable patterns can be found.
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Technology that Makes Phonics Fun
Students discover the Internet by participating in on-line educational activities. For this educational technology lesson, students utilize interactive story books, podcasts, and games to help expand an understanding of phonics....
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EarTwiggle
In this counting leaves worksheet, young scholars assist EarTwiggle in counting all the leaves found within a piece of art and then place their answer in the box provided at the lower right hand corner.
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Book Swap
Students swap books. In this book lesson, students bring good condition books they have finished reading. They get together with a group of friends and swap their old books for "new" ones.
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Dreamcatchers
After reading a Native American legend about dreamcatchers, why not make some. This resource provides several good links that explain the legend of the dreamcatcher and step-by-step instructions for making them with the class. Tip: If...
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Old Fisherman
Sculpting is a lot of fun and it stimulates multiple senses at once. Learners observe and then create a fisherman (or any person) out of paper clay. They mold and sculpt their clay until they have shaped a person. They then paint and...
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Fall Cubism Collage
Fall is an amazing season and leaves are fantastic subjects for artists to examine. Young artists use leaves to create fall collages using the rubbing technique.