Students develop their writing skills by creating a character sketch about themselves. Students read character sketches, view portraits by famous artists, select one personality traits, and affix a mug shot of themselves into a famous...

Students analyze portraits and decide on the most important aspects of their own personality. In this portraiture lesson, students identify feelings and emotions in the sitter and the creator of a portrait. After reading the poem "We...

Learners identify the role of advertisements in their environment. In this advertisement lesson, students find advertisements in their classrooms and discuss them. Learners write a definition for advertisements and identify related...

Students examine seven lifestyle factors. In this personal health activity, students will examine healthy lifestyles and create a personal health, wealth, and wisdom calendar.

Students look into a mirror and draw their own self-portraits. Then they write a descriptive essay, describing the portrait and the features of their face.

Fifth graders, by doing research and seeing actual and simulated artifacts, gain knowledge of and make comparisons about clothing in the Colonial and early Republican eras with attire of present time.