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Cardboard Radial Weaving

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore cultural history by participating in an arts and crafts activity. For this weaving lesson, students identify the many cultures that used weaving methods and local plant life to create baskets and other useful tools....
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Hawaiʻi State Department of Education

Flying Fish Mobiles – Kinetic Sculpture

For Teachers 5th
Budding artists experiment with balance and movement as they learn about Alex Calder and his kinetic sculptures. They'll view several of Calder's pieces and review biographical information, then they'll work through the artistic process...
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Kente Straw Weavings

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore world culture by creating an arts and crafts project in class. For this weaving lesson, 4th graders identify the Kente culture and their uses for straw and other natural elements in their communities. Students...
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Voices at Whisper Bend

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers examine life in Pennsylvania during and after World War II. Using primary source documents, they compare the unity of the United States during World War II and the Iraq War. They also discover how citizens adapt to the war...