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Logo Design Basics: Your Name Here

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Young scholars become familiar with the fundamentals of graphic design to develop a logo. In this logo design lesson plan, students generate their own two logos using their own name and a personal hobby as inspiration. Young scholars...
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Japan Society

A Remade Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Art is a wonderful way to express feelings of social unrest or change. Learners will examine the works of two contemporary Japanese artists, and how they each have used art to say something big. They analyze the work of Katsuhiro Saiki...
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The Imagine Poetry & Mural Lesson

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Readers of all ages can work together in groups to create original poetry on the theme of "Imagine," inspired by John Lennon's classic song. They also create a mural to illustrate their poetry. A beautiful lesson, inspired by a beautiful...
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Labyrinths

For Teachers K - 12th
Whether studying metaphors or Greek mythology, this labyrinth project is a fantastic lesson plan to add to your unit. It includes two versions of the labyrinth; making it with yarn or stone. If your materials are limited, you can even...
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Northwest Coast Indians: Winter Celebrations Potlatch

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Upper elementary learners engage in a study about the Potlatch as a Northwest Coast Indians social custom. Groups of pupils plan their own Potlatch ceremony; incorporating activities and creating gifts much like the ones that the Indians...
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Common Core Technology for K-5 Learners

For Teachers K - 5th
K-5 teachers can blend fun and creativity into language arts curriculum when Common Core technology is involved.
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Disability Awareness Activity Packet

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
When you have an inclusive classroom it is important to help your general education students understand their peers with disabilities. This packet provides information and activities to assist elementary-aged children in building a...
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Dinosaurs Before Dark

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Young readers travel back to the time of the dinosaurs in this literature unit based on the story Dinosaurs Before Dark. Intended for use with upper-elementary special education students, this resource provides reading...
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Ecosystem Tumble

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create visual representations of ecosystems. In this ecology instructional activity, students discuss the interdependence of plants and animals in various ecosystems. Students cut pictures from magazines and glue them on...
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Music and Art of the Harlem Renaissance

For Teachers 5th - 8th
The music of the Harlem Renaissance can provide a way for students to learn about musicians like Dizzy Gillespie and Louis Armstrong.
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Food for Spaceflight

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
When astronauts get hungry in outer space, they can't just call and have a pizza delivered. In order to gain an appreciation for the challenges associated with space travel, young learners are given the task of selecting,...
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Find the Objects/Beginning Sound Indentification

For Teachers K - 6th
If you are just starting out as a teacher for children with visual impairments and want a fun way to teach braille and phonemic awareness, look no further. You'll fill 21 boxes with objects that start with specific letter sounds. You'll...
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Angling Your Way Through a Picture

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students look at the geometry in an artwork. In this art history/geometry lesson, students research the artist Charles Sheeler and look at his painting Stacks in Celebration. They find the different types of lines, angles, and...
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Magazine Mosaics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
  Students create their own mosaic from magazine pieces and cut outs.  In this art lesson, students discuss advertising inside of magazines and what ads are the most effective.   
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Mixing the Sea

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners explore and experience mixing primary colors to create secondary colors and how to create tonal effects by adding white or black to the mix. They discuss color "temperatures" and form opinions about the works of Monet as well as...
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Drawing an Elephant-- Grid System

For Students 4th - 5th
In this art worksheet, students learn to draw a detailed picture of an elephant by using a grid system. Students use a grid to position each body part as they recreate the picture on their own grid paper.
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Sequencing Map

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this Language Arts worksheet, students create a sequencing map of a story or book. Students describe six scenes or ideas from their book that happen in a chain of events.
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Digital Illustration- Partner Draw

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars explore changes in their digital images using a wacom tablet.  In this digital portrait lesson, students answer questionnaires and create a portrait of themselves using a digital paint program.  Young...
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The Bolero

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students discuss the structure of the musical film "The Bolero."  In this film arts instructional activity, students watch "The Bolero" before participating in discussion questions and watching a second performance of the same...
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Shakespeare Wall

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create a visual notebook of a Shakespearean play by taking the actual written work, hanging it up on the wall, and highlighting various literary aspects of the play as they unfold.
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I Watch Babies Grow

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the changes of life in different generations. In this change of life lesson, students help out families with new babies and learn about their needs. Students participate in interviews, creating timelines and writing...
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Classical Greece

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students research historical events in ancient Greece.  In this ancient Greece lesson plan, students design a magazine which includes a cover, table of contents, cover story, advertisement and visuals. Students focus on Pericles and...
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Read All About It!

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars research and develop a newspaper based on the day they were born.  In this newspaper lesson, students write an editorial, look for a political cartoon, draw a visual and find music from that year.   Young...
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Native Lands: Indians in Georgia-Shifting Ground Political Cartoon-Introduction

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Learners explore the relationship between the Creek, Cherokee, and European/American cultures prior to the American Revolution.  Students do Internet research to identify and explain  changes in these cultures, then ...

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