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Stretching It
Learners recognize the use of exaggeration and understand how it may enhance the story, painting, conversation or event. Students transfer their understanding of exaggeration as it is used in many places, ie., daily life, paintings,...
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Families and neighborhoods
Students create their house to add to a class "neighborhood". For this lesson on family and community, students read the book Family by Todd Parr and discuss how all families and houses are different. Then, students create their own...
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Digital Photography and Mythology
Students use digital photography to create an exhibition based on a myth that is presented in a piece of classical art. They interpret a print of the myth motif artwork, read a text-selection of the myth then design and photograph a...
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Learning from Letters and Other Mail
Students explore the history of our mail system. In this postal lesson plan, students evaluate mail as a means of communication, create a mail system in their classroom where they can send and receive mail. Once the students receive...
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Remembering Waiting
Students draw a pastel drawing and compose a narrative of when they had to wait for something. In this pastel drawing lesson plan, students study and discuss the pastel drawing Waiting by Edgar Degas, discuss the story it tells, and...
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Flawed Democracies, Human Rights
Students create drawing that tell a story about a young girl's life in an internment camp. In this internment camp lesson plan, students hear stories and analyze photographs of internment camps and then create their own drawings.
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Tie Dye Pillowcase
Students create a tie dye pillow case. In this art activity, students use a pillow case, rubber bands, and dye to create a tie-dyed pillow case.
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Bottle Cap Locket
Students create "bottle cap lockets" using bottle caps, ribbon, small photos, and beads in this elementary Art lesson plan ideal for Valentine's Day or special occasions. The lesson plan suggests using the "Polaroid i-Zone Mini Instant...
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Hatching Chicks
Learners create hatching chickens using plastic Easter eggs, yellow cottonballs, small plastic eyes, and orange construction paper in this fun and quick Easter Art instructional activity for the elementary classroom. A list of...
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Marshmallow Bunny
Students create Easter bunnies using marshmallows, gumdrops, white paper, fruit rolls, and toothpicks in this edible Art lesson plan for the elementary classroom. A fun activity that can be accomplished in under forty-five minutes.
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New Year's Hat
Students create New Year's Eve hats in this fun and safe art project for the elementary classroom. The activity is ideal for a pre-Holiday Break activity or can be adapted to celebrate any holiday or special occasion in the classroom.
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Mosaic Heart
Students create "Mosaic Hearts" in this adaptable art lesson using some old magazines, construction paper, and glue. The lesson includes examples of finished hearts and a materials list. Ideal for a Valentine's Day activity!
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Thanksgiving Handprint Tree
Learners work cooperatively to create a classroom thanksgiving tree in this November art lesson for the elementary classsroom. Included with the lesson is a short resource list of books that contain more Thanksgiving craft ideas.
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9 Easy to Make Musical Instruments for Kids
Students create various musical instruments out of everyday and recycled items.
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Fun Food Faces
Students create fun food faces. In this animal shaped food lesson, students use food to create faces on a bagel or rice cake. They can eat their masterpieces when they have finished.
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Nike Transitions
Students discuss the use of transitions in film and video using prior knowledge, a Nike film, and a teacher-created iMovie as examples. The lesson ends with the creation of student iMovies using transitions.
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Colored Sand Creation
Students utilize beach materials to create an art project. In this arts and crafts lesson, students utilize chalk, glue, sand and markers to create a beach style design. Students utilize different colored sands to create...
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Giant Acorns
Students investigate nature by creating acorn art. In this arts and crafts lesson, students create a giant acorn using construction paper and crayons. Students share their creation with classmates and rub bark onto it.
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Five Little Frogs
Students create a frog art book. In this visual arts lesson plan, students use a Frog and Gingham Pop-Apart Border to create a frog booklet. They say a rhyme that goes with the book.
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Digital Photography
Scholars learn to use digital cameras to take pictures of natural subjects. They will examine the use of digital cameras, how to download photos, and to develop a digital project. They take nature pictures and develop a Power Point or...
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Labyrinths
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...
Music Fun
Instruments to Trace Color and Label
Handbells and castanets. Triangles and timpani. Trumpets and trombones. As part of their study of instruments, young musicians label, trace and color the parts of seven instruments. Also included in the resource packet are tracing...
Agriculture in the Classroom
The Garden Chef
Introduce young chefs to nutritious eating with a cookbook that is divided into sections focusing on one of the five food groups. It includes lessons, activities, and recipes. How wholesome!
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SciPod Studies
Have fun preparing a science podcast. After reviewing vocabulary, learners record audio files to create science vocabulary podcasts for particular units of study. A clever way to incorporate technology.