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What's so Special about SFX?
Students work individually or in small groups to design a series of special effects images. They use image editing software to explore how visual information is interpreted and manipulated digitally. Students create new, blank image...
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Action Painting on a SMARTboard
Young scholars learn about Jackson Pollock, an artist famous for "action painting," and his works in order to become familiar with his artistic style. In this art activity, students view Pollock's pieces, then watch a slideshow and...
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Construction Paper Straight Lines
Learners actively identify types of line in the environment. They accurately demonstrate an understanding of how straight lines can be used in art. They learn a little about how artist get ideas and practice their skills in gluing.
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Who is Picasso?
Students create art projects both representational and nonrepresentational. They examine a well known piece of art and discuss the feelings that the art evokes.
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Theme Sculptures: Offering Reconciliation
Students create 3-dimensional works in clay. In this sculpture lesson, students discuss a theme and create a sculpture based on that theme. Students express personal ideas and feelings through the arts.
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Tree of Life Mandala Print
Students create a Tree of Life. For this visual art lesson, students explore mandalas. Students investigate the concepts of balance and symmetry while designing their own unique Tree of Life.
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My Getty Vacation Travel Log-A Set of 6 Activities
Learners take an imaginary vacation at the J. Paul Getty Museum. They participate in six activities while writing, observing and sketching works of art.
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Printmaking Monoprints
Young scholars learn the concept of monoprint and explore different methods of making prints. They also examine how an image in print is reversed. The exploration of non-objective art is used to help students utilize principles to create...
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Vincent's Flowers
Students create sunflower paintings using pastels, pencils, and construction paper in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the artwork of Vincent van Gogh and the book Camille and the Sunflowers by...
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Shoes And Singin
Students analyze rhythmic patterns (beat versus no beat), sing an echo song on Solfege syllables, improvise melodies, and express music through creative movement. This lesson is written to meet State and National Standards for the Arts.
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Let's Make Lemonade
Students respond to visual text. In this visual text lesson, students respond to the text, If God Gives You Lemons by making a poster advertising a lemonade sale. They listen to the story before decorating the posters with geometric...
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Paper Sculptures
Students create paper sculptures. In this visual arts lesson, students observe photographs of abstract sculptures and describe their observations. Students use oaktag, tape, scissors, and markers to create their own paper sculptures....
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Earth Day Theme Activities
Students make recycled animals. In this Earth Day lesson, students use recycled materials to create artistic animals. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Dr. Seuss Tints and Shades
Students identify Dr. Seuss as an author/illustrator. They explain what those jobs include. Students identify four art elements in illustrations and explore reasons why Dr. Seuss may have limited his color palette.
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Starch lines - manipulatives
Students actively explore lines in art, and intuitively create an art object using an unusual media.
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Bunny Hats
Students create "Bunny Hats" using construction paper, paper plates, glue, googly eyes, and pencils in this fun Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson emphasizes building cutting skills and encouraging creative...
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Flowers Galore
Students create original works of art using their knowledge of Georgia O'Keeffe's artwork, flowers, pencils, crayons, and pastels in this K-6 Art lesson. The lesson includes Georgia O'Keeffe resource links and a recommended reading list.
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Christmas Baubles
Students create hanging christmas decorations using plastic lids, glue, various colors and shapes of glitter, and tinsel in this early-elementary school Art lesson. The lesson is ideal for the holiday season or can be modified for any...
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Easter Baskets
Pupils create Easter baskets using paperclips, string, balloons, and paper mache techniques in this early-elementary Art lesson. Due to drying times for the paper mache it is recommended to spread this Art lesson over at least a two-day...
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Fringe My Heart
Young scholars create fringed Valentine's Day hearts in this Art activity for the elementary school classroom. The activity includes step-by-step instructions and a materials list. This was created by an 11-year old who loves arts and...
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Kooky Spider
Students create "Kooky spiders" using toilet paper tubes, twist ties, marbles, buttons, paint, and a hot glue gun in this Art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The activity is ideal for the Halloween season. Take safety...
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Love Bug Bag
Students create "love bug bags" using pink pipe cleaners, construction paper, glue, glitter or sand, and a lunch sack in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. This can be used in the Springtime or as a Valentine's Day...
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Halloween Paper Bag Mask
Students create Halloween paper bag masks using paper bags, scissors, pens, crayons, paints, glue, glitter, tissue paper, and various other art materials. This lesson plan is ideal for late-October and can be done in as little as 30...
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Small and Tall
Students demonstrate pitch direction by using movement and visual representation.
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