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A Differentiated Art Lesson Plan Based on the Work of Andy Warhol

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
While this lesson isn't incredibly extensive, it does provide a base on which one can build a differentiated learning experience. Video, discussion, and visuals are used to assist learners in understanding the elements of art and design...
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A Story on a Vase

For Teachers K - 5th
Students associate a hydria with Greek myths. In this Greek art and mythology lesson plan, students examine a scene on a hydria, then choose a Greek myth to illustrate on their own painting.
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A Story on a Vase

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students analyze a scene depicting Herakles and the Hydra. In this Greek art activity, students read Greek myths and choose one scene from a myth to illustrate. Students use tempera paint and a scratch technique using a wooden...
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When Clay speaks

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young scholars listen as the teacher reads "When Clay Sings," by Byrd Taylor. They discuss clay, and view a variety of clay items. Students watch a video clip "Interests in One of a Kind Pots." They watch a demonstration on working with...
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Australian Aborigine Lizard Painting

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students become familiar with Australian "dot paintings." In this Australian Aboriginal Lizard painting instructional activity, students make illustration of three types of lizards and complete pictures using "dot painting." Students...
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Investigating Stereotypes

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students study 'stereotype' in literature and life and give examples. they provide examples from life or literature on the origins and impact of stereotypes. they 3. Cite 3 - 5 individual African Americans from literature or life who...
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Chinese Calligraphy

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore Chinese calligraphy. In this art and social science lesson, students copy the Chinese character ideograms in order to create words or phrases.
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Every-Day Edit: Thurgood Marshall

For Students 3rd - 8th
For this editing activity, learners read and edit a paragraph about Thurgood Marshall, and find the 10 errors in capitalization, punctuation, spelling and/or grammar. Learners correct each error they find.
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Oklahoma Stone Soup

For Teachers K - 8th Standards
Class members complete activities related to the story "Oklahoma Stone Soup." First, pupils read, discuss, and answer questions about the story. Next, to incorporate math into the lesson plan, learners make stone soup using a variety of...
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Poetry - Landscape, Comparison, and Critical Response

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students compare and evaluate landscape poetry. In this poetry lesson, students read poetry by Owen Sheers that describes place/landscapes. They read and compare two similar poems before looking at visual images related to the poems....
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With Malice toward None: Lincoln's Assassination

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the manhunt for, John Wilkes Booth, the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. In this lesson about a president, students write and role-play they are announcers who are informing the world of the...
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Sacred Places: California Missions from Different Perspectives

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a project poster displaying photos, drawings, and journal writings that incorporate the major themes of California's missions, and use perspective and point of view both visually and in writing.
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Subway Drawings & Semiotics

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students examine Keith Haring's subway art. Public art vs. graffiti is discussed and students create images that convey self-expression. They chose and load images onto Adobe Photoshop thereby investigating the photoshop program.
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What is Government?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore values that unite Americans. In this government lesson, students recall the symbols of America and discuss how to create a "Classroom Constitution." Students form rules and write their own Constitution.
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Information Extra

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a paragraph about a subject of their chosing that is informative.  In this paragraph writing lesson, students use graphic organizers and work together in groups to create a full, organized...
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US Geography, The Blues

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
This lesson enables teachers to use blues styles and performers to think about various geographical regions of the United States. By studying different blues styles from the Mississippi Delta, Texas, and the Piedmont region of the...
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A Child's Journey through Medicine

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students experience a variety of activities that relate to human physiology and their functions. They create graphs and charts after testing their heart rates and blood pressure They conduct a survey of the student body and create ...
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Martin Luther King

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students examine the contributions made by Martin Luther King Jr. They discuss civil rights, conduct research in small groups, participate in a discrimination simulation, and create a collage.
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Tall Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars examine the characteristics of tall tales and how exaggerations are used. They create a character that is larger than life, they brainstorm attributes for their character, before writing a Tall Tale. They plan out their...
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Working in Photographs

For Teachers K - 6th
Students analyze illustrations of workers in the 19th and 20th centuries. In this social science lesson, students examine photographs of workers and identify the types of work that were available in the 19th century compared to the 20th...
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Retell the Story

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students identify bias in books. In this character education lesson, students read a text and discuss any gender or racial bias which may be present. Students retell and rewrite the story in a fair way.
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The Great Migration

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore how migration to Harlem created a new life for African Americans. In this cross curricular lesson, students illustrate maps showing the migration, paint murals representing African American life in the South and...
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Signal Corps

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars examine the role of signal corps during the Civil War and explore the technique of 'wigwag.' In this Civil War lesson, students discuss the way they communicate long distance today, they research how a civil war soldier...
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Portrait Analysis of Lincoln in Richmond, VA

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students view and analyze a portrait of Abraham Lincoln made during his visit to Richmond, Va. Students determine the historical significance of his visit and create fictional newspaper accounts from various perspectives.

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