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Stained Glass Framed Pictures and Decorations
Fourth graders identify what stained glass is and in what objects they have seen stained glass in. They also identify various other locations for stained glass as identified in some pictures and illustrations. Finally, 4th graders create...
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Sole People
Explore the African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create a "sole" painting.
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Marbling Madness
Young scholars create marbled prints by dipping paper through starch and acrylic paint.
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Jelly Bean Sweet Jar
Students design their own jelly bean sweet jar. They glue jelly beans on the lid in a decorative fashion. They decorate the jar as they wish and give the jar as a gift.
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Easy Bias-Covered Curves
Students watch a demonstration on how to make easy-bias covered curves. Using that information, they practice making their own with different types of materials. They share their creations with the class to end the lesson.
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Flower Pounding
Pupils create wall hangings from fresh flowers using a technique called flower pounding. Wall hangings can be used to create a classroom quilt as well. This is an activity that can be adapted for many grade levels.
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Kids Quilt Together
Students practice stenciling designs onto fabric in hoops. After the quilting is complete, they stitch lace around the hoop to make it more decrative. They share their quilt with the class and the class comments on the design.
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Magnify The Monster In Me
Students gradually develop fine-motor movement skills with the mouse, while building on the gross-motor movements they are already able to make with the mouse. It encourages students to look at the same painting different ways, and...
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Creating, Notating and Recording an Original Song
Students are provided with a set of parameters, including theme, time
signature, number of measures, and form. Working within these parameters, the class , step by step, goes through the process of
creating, notating, and recording a...
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Balloon Water Fun
Students put a few pennies into a balloon and blow it up. Students attach the balloons to a clothes line. Students draw targets on the balloons and use water guns to hit the target.
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Beadwork: Creativity Booster and Stress Reliever
Invite students to experience the benefits of making and working with beads.
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Making Summer School Less of a Drag
Teaching summer school is the perfect opportunity for experimenting and expanding your classroom repertoire.
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Nurturing Green Thumbs at School
Incorporating a school garden into the curriculum cultivates many benefits.
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Mock Fly-Tying
Students make their own fly-fishing flies. In this aquatic macroinvertebrates lesson, students look at images of different species of aquatic macroinvertebrates. Students compare the similarities and differences among the...
American Institute of Architects
Architecture: It's Elementary!—Fifth Grade
Young citizens construct an understanding of urban planning in this cross-curricular unit. Covering every aspect of city development from the political, economic, and social influences to sustainable building practices, this...
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Majestic Murals
Albert Bierstadt is a highly celebrated artist who was able to capture the beauty of the American landscape. The class will first learn how Bierstadt explored America during the 1800s and painted the majestic countryside. Then, they will...
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How Do Artists Effectively Relate Historic Events?
Learners explore African American migration. In this black culture and history lesson, students use a map to identify northern and southern states in which African Americans lived in the 1900s. Learners observe and describe objects and...
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Pack your Parfleche!
Imagine you are a Plains Indian, a nomad getting ready to follow a herd of buffalo. Now imagine what you would have to pack for your trip. Little ones examine images of a traditional parfleche (packing box), and then create packing lists...
Core Knowledge Foundation
A “Whole” Lot of Fraction Fun!
Young mathematicians are introduced to fractions in a unit that helps them to understand parts of a whole.
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Town Along the Chesapeake Bay
Fourth graders make a drawing of a town along a river off of the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland. Upon completion, they give an oral description of their town, including its houses, stores, businesses, farm area, government, etc., and will...
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Holiday Wreath Ornament
Students make a holiday wreath ornament. In this holiday wreath ornament lesson plan, students follow directions to make a holiday ornament using glue and cereal. They glue a picture of themselves in the center and add a bow.
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Hoosier Trading Cards
Fourth graders create a trading card depicting information about a famous Indiana resident. Using traditional and internet research, they gather information about a famous Hoosier of their choice. Students use their information to...
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The Great Barracuda
Students explore oceanography by researching the great barracuda. In this animal life lesson, students read several vocabulary terms dealing with ocean life and examine a drawing of a barracuda. Students examine the many...
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