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Overglaze Decoration on Tile

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars explore majolica.  In this art and history lesson, students glaze and decorate pottery using the decorative ceramic technique of Majolica.  Young scholars discuss visual arts and make connections with history.
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The Flag of Kenya

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this Kenya worksheet, students read the history and directions of the Kenya flag. Students then color the flag according to the directions.
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Masks from Around the World

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine the history of masks, and create their own mask as a culminating activity. They view and discuss a PowerPoint presentation about the history of masks, complete a class KWL chart, create their own mask, and write a...
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Gilbert Stuart and Presdidential Portraits

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners read passages about the context of paintings for artist Gilbert Stuart. In this art history lesson, students study paintings by artist Gilbert Stuart and learn about the context of his art. Learners then complete a presidential...
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Drawing with Wire

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students identify visual arts by examining visual models. In this art analysis lesson, students discuss the history of Keith Haring by researching information on the Internet. Students view images showing Keith Haring's work and...
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A Haring Event

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students research visual arts by creating a presentation in their classroom. In this art history lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring by researching the web and library. Students analyze images of Haring and create hallway...
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Being Heard

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Examine the work of contemporary authors who use their writing to express opinions about the struggle against prejudice and oppression in our society. A short instructional activity on the Harlem Renaissance introduces learners to the...
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Jay Hannah Dizzy Dean

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read a story about Dizzy Dean, and watch the classic black and white movie about him. They see how many differences they can identify between baseball of the past and present.
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The Diverse History of the Washington

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students analyze a different portion of a photograph trying to figure out what is taking place in the picture. They share their written suggestions. Students discuss similarities and differences in the hypotheses made. They explore...
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Swords, Arrows, and Eggs

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Learners enjoy hands-on learning experiences. For this current events lesson, students may visit the Lulworth Castle, Roald Dahl Museum, Glasgow Science Centre, Salts Mill, or the Sherwood Forest online or in-person to discover details...
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Classic Still Life Drawing

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Provide your young artists with an opportunity to study the masters and their techniques to become skilled at drawing still life. They discuss and view images from artists like Degas and Michelangelo, practice drawing techniques such as...
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"Logs of Straw: Dendrochronology"

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students act as dendrochonologists working to reconstruct a 50 year climatic history. They make a personal timeline.
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Fold the Flag

For Teachers K - 8th
Students follow directions to fold a flag properly. They practice on paper flags first and then use a real United States flag. They also examine the history of the flag.
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It's All in the Making: Our Local Organizations

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study African American nonprofit organizations. In this nonprofit organizations lesson, students discuss African American organizations. Students research the NAACP and NUL website. Students design posters for both groups....
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Halloween

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Discover the origins and traditions of Halloween with a crafty lesson plan! Second graders create bats, monsters, witches, and ghosts with masks and puppets. Next, they share their work with their classmates in a fun...
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Aboriginal Hand Prints

For Teachers K - 4th
A part of a study of Australian Aboriginal culture, class members listen to a Dreamtime story about a father who stenciled his handprint on a rock wall.  Class members then make their own hand print art representative of themselves...
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Save the Animals: The Creation of the ASPCA

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students read Black Beauty and study the history of the founding of the ASPCA and learn about endangered species today. Then they write a short paper about the book, or on some aspect of the history of the ASPCA, and, after exploring the...
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A Salute to American Symbols

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students research American symbols. In this American History lesson plan, students listen to the story The Wall and discuss the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. They also listen to One Nation and research an American Symbol to create...
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Adopt A Constellation

For Students 4th - 6th
In this space science worksheet, students discover and write the name of their favorite constellation. Then they describe the history of it and draw a diagram, labeling the major stars and providing lines to show its shape.
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Mr. Lincoln's Hat

For Teachers K - 5th
Bring out the inner artist with this Abraham Lincoln lesson. Elementary students work on a home project creating a hat similar to Abraham Lincoln's hat. They will use geometry and measurement to create the scale of the hat, then...
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Land, Liberty and the Struggle for the American Dream

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate equality by reading a historical fiction book in class.  In this civil rights lesson, students read the story Roll of Thunder, Hear my Cry with their classmates and define the Jim Crow Laws that kept blacks...
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State of Alabama

For Students 4th - 5th
In this reading passages about the state of Alabama worksheet, students read about the state's geography, history, exploration, industry, and people and use the information to answer multiple choice and true and false questions. Students...
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A World of Taste--Louisiana Gumbo

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the multicultural contributions to New Orleans gumbo through participation in cross curriculum activities. In this multicultural diversity and New Orleans history instructional activity, students shade regions of a map...
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Space Science: Zodiac Track

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students create posters of the constellations using glow-in-the-dark glue and black paper. They hang their posters around the room starting with Aries and moving through all the signs. Students create a jingle or acronym to help them...

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