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Paper Chain Chore Chant
Students create a paper chain at home. In this art lesson students add a link to a paper chain at home each time they complete a chore. The chore that they have completed is written on the newly added link.
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Tennis Shoe Art
Students decorate a pair of tennis shoes. In this art lesson, students use paint to decorate a pair of tennis shoes. Students may also use fabric pens.
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Tye Dye
Students create tie dye clothes. In this tie dye lesson, students create natural dyes and color their shirts, shorts, or shoes. They use empty soap bottles to control the color.
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Art Portfolio
Students collect artwork to make an art portfolio. In this art lesson, students create artwork, place the artwork in page protectors and collect them in a three ring binder.
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Handprint Caterpillars
Students create a caterpillar using their handprints. In this caterpillar lesson, students use finger paints and handprints to create the body and legs of their caterpillar. They listen to The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle.
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It's Snowing Inside!!
Students "create" indoor snowballs. In this snow lesson, students tear small pieces of newspaper to act as snowballs. They put this paper on a blanket and shake it to simulate a snow storm.
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A Very Special Turkey
Students use their hands and create the feathers of a turkey. In this Turkey activity lesson students use construction paper and their hands to create a turkey.
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Backwards Watercolors
Students create a watercolor picture. In this watercolor lesson, students cover the entire page with water. They color with a marker on top of the water and watch as the colors run and blend together.
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Christmas Morning Surprise
Students "plant" mints for Christmas. In this Christmas lesson, students "plant" starlight mints in the ground. You switch the mints with candy canes, so when the students come out they think their mints have grown.
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Decorative Shoelaces
Students decorate shoelaces. In this arts lesson, students add beads to their laces. They also add designs using fabric paints.
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Edible Art
Students create edible art. In this art lesson, students make "milk paints" by adding food coloring to milk. They paint these on a piece of bread and toast it to eat.
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Handprint Apricot
Students create an apricot handprint. In this painting lesson, students paint their palm with peach colored paint and press to construction paper. Students paint their thumb brown and press it into the center of the palm print to make...
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Painting With Water
Students create water masterpieces while being outside. In this creative painting lesson students are allowed to paint with water on doors, cars and the sidewalk.
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Valentine Hat
Students create a valentine hat out of red construction paper and a paper towel tube. In this art lesson, students create a hat out of strips of red construction paper attached to the paper towel tube. Students glue hearts on the hat as...
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Podcasting Gone Digital
Students prepare a podcast activity for their lesson on tall tales. In this tall tales and technology lesson, students work in groups to prepare sentences about tall tale characters. Students make drawings for the information, take...
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Ready SET go!
Students practice writing numerals and finding their values. In this numeral practice lesson, students write numerals in sequence and draw objects to show the value of the numeral. Students use digital cameras to create a Movie Maker...
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Digital Nature Journaling
Students create a digital journal every week using adapted technology that depicts the chosen focus for the week. In this digital journaling lesson, students search for items that depict the focus of the week and take photos. Students...
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Poetic Podcasting
Students create poetry and post them in a Podcast. In this poetry activity, students create poetry based on different subject ares and post them as a Podcast.
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Humpty Dumpty
Students discover the classic nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty by experimenting with an egg. In this problem solving lesson plan, students break an actual egg similar to the story of Humpty Dumpty. Students identify the problems with...
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International Women's Day
Students complete activities to learn about International Women's Day. In this women's importance lesson, students discuss the roles women play in students' lives. Students create a collage of special women in their lives and give a...
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Stars and Stripes Book
Students create a stars and stripes patriotic book. For this visual arts lesson, students create pages with stars and flags. The students identify which item is the largest.
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Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Students complete various activities to investigate farm animals. In this farm animals lesson plan, students sing the song 'Old MacDonald Had a Farm,' and listen to sounds farm animals make. Students color pictures for farm animals and...
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Line Painting Flowers
Students study the watercolor and acrylic work of Geoff Slater and create their own versions of the art. In this line painting instructional activity, students study examples of Geoff Slater art and focus on his line paintings. Students...
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Food and Languages of the World
Students examine Japanese culture. In this multicultural lesson, students taste rice crackers and create Japanese fans from paper and paint.