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Garden Starters

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students grow their own gardens. In this planting lesson, students use egg cartons to start their own gardens by planting and caring for seeds. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to complement the theme.
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Handprint Tulips

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students create works of art. In this finger-painting lesson, students use the paints to create handprint tulips. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to complement the theme.
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It Feels....

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students practice using descriptive language. In this 5 senses lesson, students feel various items and describe to their teacher how they feel. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Ladybug Art

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students make thumbprints around the border. In this art lesson, students draw heads on narrow end of thumb print and then draw two short antaenna. Students draw an upside down y starting at the head to separate the wings and color the...
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Leaf People

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use fall leaves for art projects. In this art activity, students use leaves to create leaf people. Students take a nature walk in fall and collect leaves. Students make arms and legs and paste them to the leaf.
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Marshmallow Snow Pictures

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students paint a snowman on a black paper and decorate anyway they want. In this art lesson, students glue the miniture marshmallows all over the picture for snow. Students enjoy making a snow picture.
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Painted String Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students dip string in black paint. In this art lesson, students take a piece of construction paper and fold it in half putting the string on one side of paper making a design with string making lots of circle shapes. Students fold the...
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Secret Message

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students make secret messages. In this visual arts lesson, students use crayons to create secret messages. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Shadow Friends

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students trace each other's shadows. In this shadow lesson, students use sidewalk chalk to draw each other's shadows on outdoor sidewalks. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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State Flower

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover what their state flower is. In this art lesson, students design their state flower and get seeds to plant the flower in a garden. Students also decorate a small empty milk carton planting the flower in a smaller ara to...
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Stocking Stuffers

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Students stuff Christmas stockings. In this Christmas activity lesson, students receive candy based on their classroom behavior. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson to complement the theme.
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Aquarium Crayon Resist

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a crayon resist drawing as a literature response. In this literature response and art lesson, students listen to the book, Rainbow Fish, noting all of the colorful fish. They use wax crayons to draw a picture of a fish...
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Chore Chart

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students cut out their face from a picture. In this art lesson, students put velcro on the back and then find pictures in magazines of various chores. Students glue pictures to the posterboard and velcro pieces for the faces. Students...
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Glistening Icicles

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use plastic forks to paint white streaks down the paper. In this art lesson, students shake on some silver glitter, while the paint is still wet. Students enjoy painting and the icicles really look like they glisten.
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Leprechaun Pudding and Search

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make pistachio pudding with milk and marshmallows refrigerating it until it gets thick and cools. In this art lesson, students put in cups and put a Kebler elf cookie on top. Have the students go on a leprechaun hunt looking for...
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Magnetic Puzzle Pieces

For Teachers Pre-K
Students create magnetic puzzles. In this language lesson, students use old puzzle pieces to create a useful learning tool. Students paint the puzzle pieces in one category such as animals or vehicles.
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Ice Cream Fun

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students recognize the letter I for ice cream and make ice cream in a bag.  In this ice cream lesson, students combine ingredients and shake a bag with ice to make ice cream. 
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Pepper Shamrock Prints

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students print paper using green paint. In this art lesson, students dip open halves of bell peppers in green paint and make prints that resemble shamrocks. Students use their imagination and decorate the paper for St. Patrick's Day.
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Sparkling Christmas Garland

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students follow directions to create a Christmas decoration.  In this Garland lesson students participate in a beading project. any color beads or pattern can be followed.
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Apple Sorting

For Teachers Pre-K
Students participate in a recalling activity with three colored felt apples.  In this apple lesson, students discuss the colors of apples, sequence apples, and choice a favorite apple. Students participate in an apple tasting.
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Fingerprint Bug Math

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students make flash cards.  In this counting lesson, students use their fingerprint to make bug pictures.  Students use the pictures to create math flash cards and use them to play counting games.
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Kwanzaa Memory Book

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a Kwanzaa memory book. In this memory book lesson, students cut a cover from a brown paper bag and use ziplock bags as pages. In the ziplock bags they put construction paper with photos and drawings. 
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Apple for the Teacher

For Teachers Pre-K
Students use apples to create a fall flower gift. In this art lesson, students core apples, and place a floral vial with a flower in the apple. Students give the project as a gift.
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Filter Fun Flower

For Teachers K - 1st
Students create a flower out of a coffee filter and decorating gels. In this flower lesson plan, students display these flowers in their classroom windows.