Pupils demonstrate how to weave wool. In this agricultural production instructional activity, students read a story about sheep wool and use yarn and weaving patterns to create a weave.

Learners study sheep ranching practices and wool gathering. In this agriculture lesson plan, students discuss sheep ranching and construct a sheep book of information and pictures. Learners color diagrams and fill in 3 blanks.

Students explore animal characteristics by reading animal stories in class. In this sheep habitat lesson, students identify the uses for sheep in our agricultural based society and the importance of wool in our economy. Students read...

Learners compare real and make believe animal behaviors by drawing and comparing them. In this real and make believe animals lesson plan, students compare the animal behaviors, express how colors create a mood in artwork, and investigate...

Learners define bartering and barter to investigate supply and demand. In this bartering lesson plan, students read A New Coat for Anna and recall how they exchanged merchandise in the story.  Learners complete a sequential graphic...

Third graders discover the origin of an item of clothing.  For this clothing lesson, 3rd graders navigate the net to locate information related to various fabrics.  Students answer questions and define vocabulary about...

Students study quilts. In this history/geometry quilt lesson, students discover the history behind quilt making and get a chance to make quilt blocks of their own. They work independently to make a quilt block out of construction paper...

Second graders explore the work of Americans when it came to coloring materials. In this interdisciplinary lesson, 2nd graders follow the provided steps to make natural goldenrod dye from scratch.

Sixth graders study the artwork of Jaune Quick-to-See Smith before creating their own. In this painting lesson, 6th graders examine two pieces of work by Jaune Quick-to-See from the online collection of the Missoula Art Museum and read a...

Students explore the make up of fabrics. For this agriculture lesson, students examine the cotton and wool crops of the United States and discover how fabrics are created.

What do your pupils know about quilting? Read and discuss the information included here before sending class members off to create their own quilt blocks using construction paper. When they have completed their blocks, provide some time...

Fifth graders read about how different animals protect themselves, and how characteristics give animals an advantage in their environment. Students then discuss a variety of "outer" wear for humans, and what they might choose to wear in...

Students explore the importance of natural resources. They are given copies of the story, "Who Cares For The Land," and students follow along as the teacher reads it. Students identify the key points in the story. (Soil, water and air...