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Holiday Greeting Cards
Young scholars create holiday greeting cards using digital images and Photoshop elements in this great holiday art activity for the elementary school classroom. The lesson plan includes step-by-step procedures, a student example, and...
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Zany Wire Sculpture
Young artists create a freestanding 3-dimensional sculpture using wire and modeled "clay" pieces. This immensely creative and engaging lesson plan should get your kids excited, because the medium is unusual to work with. Everything you...
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Tissue Vases
You can transform recycled containers into beautiful vases with this step-by-step lesson plan. Using tissue paper and watercolor paints will result in a gorgeous project, great for a Mother's Day gift in May!
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Symbols to Sculptures
Students take a 2 dimensional drawing and make it into a 3 dimensional form. For this art lesson plan, students base their work off of Keith Haring, and view slides and a video of other 3D art.
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Greeting Cards
Students create greeting cards. They listen to verses from various cards and evaluate each one. They research websites of greeting card makers and complete a chart. They discuss themes and ideas in greeting cards and edit their free...
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Fringe My Heart
Students 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 11-year...
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Father's Day Tool Belt
Students 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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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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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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Fingerprint Card
Students create their own identification card to be used in case of emergencies. In this art lesson, students print important information about themselves on a notecard and make a print of one of their fingers by coloring the...
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Color Poems
Students describe colors. In this descriptive writing lesson, students brainstorm color descriptions using all of the senses except sight. Students write poems including similes, sensory images, and interesting word choice. Examples are...
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Descriptive Verbs
Students read a piece of literature and locate the descriptive verbs in the piece. In this descriptive verbs lesson plan, students understand the value of using descriptive verbs. Students rewrite a story they've written with more...
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A Postage Stamp... A Drawing Activity
Students develop a list of individuals in school who help students. In this stamp making lesson, students create a stamp to honor a person who is helpful at school. Students share their stamps and explain why they chose the person on it.
Notion
Popplet
Add color to the mind-mapping process! Users double tap to create a bubble and everything flows quickly from there as they drag, draw, type, and more.
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The Sounds of an Island: Jamaican Music for the Classroom
Introduce young explorers to the music and history of Jamaican culture through game songs and dances. As a bonus, class members get to play simple songs transcribed for the recorder.
Into Films
Filmmaking Guide
Pixar, DreamWorks, Disney Studios. Prepare your primary graders to become the next generation of film makers with a guide that encourages kids to explore the possibilities of script writing, lighting, sound, editing, and post...
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See If You Can Draw
Students create works of art by solving art problems in this game for the elementary classroom. Pencils and paper are the suggested materials, but the instructional activity can be adapted in various ways for different levels and...
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History in the Painting
Pupils examine the topic of art history. They identify objects that were created long ago and the artists that made them. They create a tile design of their own to be displayed at school.
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Monoprinting with Foil
Students create a monoprint. In this printmaking lesson, students use tempura paint on a piece of foil to create a picture. Then, students place a piece of paper against the wet paint and press to make a print of the image.
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Forms in Architecture
Learners explore shapes and forms in architecture. This lesson also introduce students to the concepts of form and function in architecture. They take an architectural tour (on foot or with visuals) to identify forms and shapes.
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Communities for All
Students explore potential community "barriers" that might prevent equal access for all people. In this disability awareness instructional activity, students identify potential barriers in their community that prevent people with...
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Rice Wreaths
Students create rice and glue holiday wreaths in this Art lesson ideal for the 1st or 2nd grade. The lesson can be adapted for older or younger students and includes an ingredient list and step-by-step directions for siccessful...
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Warm/cool Colors - Page 4
Learners draw pictures that make them feel either warm or cool using only the warm and cool colors.
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Shamrock Man
Young scholars create "Shamrock Men" using construction paper, pre-cut patterns, glue, and scissors in this lesson that celebrates St. Patrick's Day. The lesson was originally create for a Special Education class but could be adapted...