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Graph Paper Patterns
Young artists divide a piece of graph paper into sections using rectangles, squares, and triangles. They then fill each section with patterns of shape and color. Elementary graders describe how their patterns are organized. Secondary...
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Monet And Impressionism
Students create and discuss works of Impressionism in this lesson plan for the elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on Monet's "Water Lilies" and the Bridge or Gardens at Giverny.
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Poetry in Triple Textures
Learners compare and contrast visual and tactile textures. They create a painting that highlights one or more textures. Students express these textures in a poem to accompany their art. They recognize that words can express the visual...
Polk Bros Foundation
Picture the Main Idea
Invite your learners to represent the central idea of a text visually. Individuals note down the main idea and then have the opportunity to draw four pictures that show the idea. Consider working out the main idea together and then...
Arteascula
Terracotta Army Printed with Foam
Art projects are always great for bringing subject matter to life. Here is a visual step-by-step for making a foam print terracotta army. In China, the Terracotta Army was a fantastic find and is great fun to read about. Now your class...
JSplash Apps
Music Tutor (Sight Reading Improver)
Elegant in its simplicity, this app accomplishes precisely what it sets out to do: improving the user's sight reading of musical notes. Taking the concept of flashcards to the next level, the designers also add in the element of sound so...
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Season Sarcophagus
Young scholars analyze a sarcophagus art and create a similar piece of art. In this sarcophagus art instructional activity, students investigate possible meanings of the Season Sarcophagus and create a work of art that is similar to the...
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Harvest Skies
Students engage in a lesson that is about the art of Vincent Van Gogh. They conduct research using a variety of resources. The information and images are used to create the context for creating art with the theme of Harvest Skies.
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Hues and Bridges: Claude Monet's Waterloo Bridge
Young scholars investigate the artistic work of Claude Monet. In this art analysis lesson, students observe Monet's painting Waterloo Bridge, while identifying the blue hues used throughout. Young scholars create their own...
Mrs. Lindberg
Paul Klee - Swiss Artist
Bring the art of Paul Klee, the famous Swiss artist, into your classroom. Ten of Klee's most-famous works are featured throughout the presentation. Learners will be able to analyze the composition, line, color choice, and his modern take...
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Complementary Color Experiments
Students experiment with color mixing and differentiate between primary and secondary colors. They use their observational skills in visual experiments with complementary colors to gain an understanding of the interrelationships of art,...
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Magical Oaxacan Animals
Students engage in a lesson that is about the imaginary creatures that are made with Oaxacan wood. They conduct research in order to view samples of art to create the context for the lesson. Students decorate their own animals in the...
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Modern Mondrian
Students engage in a lesson that is concerned with the art of Mondrian and research is done using a variety of resources. Students create a template background and then cut strips and design them for the picture. Then the strips are...
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Modern Mosaics
Students examine how native peoples used ceramic pieces to create art. Individually, they create a design of their choice using erasable markers and trace over it with a pencil. To end the lesson, they use shapes and colors to complete...
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Places of Performance
Students explore and analyze the architecture of performing arts facilities to create a replica of a theater. They identify the interior and exterior characteristics of these types of facilities and create a replica of a real or imagined...
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The Eyes Have It
Young scholars create a bulletin board using a digital camera. For this creative arts lesson, students take photos of one another's faces and eyes. Young scholars try to match the eyes to the face.
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Fabric Beads
Practice using a different art medium by making fabric beads. These colorful beads can be used for necklaces, earrings, and other jewelry. They can also be used as decorative touches on photo frames, candles, and more! A long list of...
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How the Kangaroo Got Its Pouch
Students perform a play based on a legend. For this performing arts lesson, students read the legend Kangaroo Gets a Pouch and brainstorm ways to turn the story into a play. Students prepare for a short play, including costumes and...
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The World Around Me
Combining visual and language arts, here is a resource that prompts middle schoolers to write stories based on pictures of their surroundings. They use digital cameras to take pictures of favorite areas in the school. Next, they choose...
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Commas in a Series; Making an Advertisement!
Language arts learners practice using commas in a series while designing their own advertisement! This creative assignment calls for learners to create their own visual advertisement describing a product of their choice. Their poster...
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Book Banners
Pupils practice sequential story retellings with colorful, collaged book banners. They listen to a story that contains a clear sequence of events and in groups choose a scene from the story to depict in a collage. Each group visually...
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Pillars of Islam
Students comprehend the structure of Islam. They desgin and fabricate a visual expression of their knowledge. Students identify the Five Pillars of Islam. They are told that the Five Pillars of Islam provide a framework for Muslims...
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Welcome Back!
Students visually represent their identities on handmade puzzle pieces. They participate in a personal get-acquainted activity designed to build friendships in a new group. They get to know new classmates with fun. Students etch five...
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The Past Tense -- Simple Past
A quick review of the past tense begins this instructional activity. It focuses on the simple past, and has a diagram to identify past actions in visual terms. Adding -ed or -ied is explained, and the past forms...
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