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Art-sculpture
High schoolers demonstrate effective collaboration, the ability to review their own work and that of others, and understand that a sculpture can express a moodor feeling. They listen to "Word Up" by Cameo. Students watch a slide show...
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Beyond the Soup Can, Thermal Screen Printing for Classrooms
Fifth graders study self-portraits done by Andy Warhol and other artists. They define Pop Art, printmaking vocabulary, and create a series of screen prints using the art principle of repetition.
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Jim Frankoski Lesson Plan Ideas
Students read about Jim Frankoski and his art to examine various elements in environmental art. In this art analysis lesson, students analyze the location of photographs and how images create illusions that capture new viewpoints.
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The View From Up Here: The Language and Art of Clouds
A lesson on the water cycle can develop into an exploration of art, and much more.
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Tints and Shades in Tempera
Students investigate how to make tints and shades by adding black or white. They apply the new colors to make shapes, patterns and textures.
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Job Cards
In this job matching worksheet, students match up nine colored cards to nine black and white cards to nine title cards for each profession shown.
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Printing Practice: Copy Sentences
In this sentence printing worksheet, 1st graders will copy 2 sentences about a rabbit and a bowl of fruit. Then students can color the black and white picture to match the sentences.
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What Can Be Green?
In this color worksheet, 1st graders will read 6 simple sentences about things that are green and color the matching pictures. A color and black and white copy are provided.
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My Classroom
In this vocabulary worksheet, students match ten pictures of classroom items to their names. Each illustration is a drawing. Some are black and white, others are in color. The worksheet is intended for use with English language learners.
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ESL House Words- Matching Worksheet
In this ESL house picture/word matching activity, students match small, black and white pictures of rooms in a house with the word that names them. They complete 7 examples with words such as kitchen, garage, living room, and bathroom.
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Letter/Picture/Word Recognition- Tt
For this letter/picture/word worksheet, students color in the pictures that begin with the letter T and cross out the 1 that does not. They see black and white outline pictures of item such as a table, toothbrush, turtle, and a tiger.
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Pets - A Mini-Book
In this pets mini-book instructional activity sets, students make a book, either in color or black and white, that includes names of pets such as rabbit, turtle, dog, cat, bird, fish, and hamster. They see lines under the picture of each...
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Curiously Strong Stories
Students study fairy tales and how the stories that were written long ago are still relevant today in this Art and Language Arts lesson best suited for the elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on the creation of a fairy tale and...
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/ie/ Word List
This activity, the second in a series of 16 resources designed to develop the awareness skills needed to detect the vowel sounds in words, asks readers to identify and highlight the /ie/ sound in a list of 39 words....
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/a/ Word List
Help readers develop phonemic awareness, the conscious awareness of the sound structure of words, with an exercise that asks kids to identify and highlight the /a/ sound in a list of 39 words. They then read the words to an adult.
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The Little Red Hen
The Little Red Hen is a wonderful story to teach youngsters about the value of teamwork and sharing responsibilities. As you read through the story, ask comprehension questions to check for and enhance understanding in your class. Kids...
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/ar/ Word List
The tart dart left a hard scar on the large shark. Here's an exercise designed to help readers develop the phonemic awareness skills needed to detect the vowel sounds in words. The exercise, the third in the series of 16 and...
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Teaching Guide: Exploring To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, considered by many to be a seminal piece of American literature, contains many complex literary themes that carry through United States history. Use a series of discussion questions and classroom...
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Loading B&W Film
Ninth graders explore how to properly load black and white film. They observe black and white film being loaded into the developing tank and students correctly load the film into the developing tank.
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Kids Matching Game Black and White
In this literacy worksheet, students find the pictures that match one another. This game is intended to improve memory skills. An extension could be to write a story about the characters.
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Window Mural
Students analyze visual arts by creating a presentation in their schoolyard. In this mural lesson, students identify the work of Keith Haring by researching the web. Students utilize construction paper, markers and paper to create...
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Mixed Breed Animals Art
Students create an animal in the tradition of medieval animal combinations. They choose components from various animals and design a new animal from those parts. Students draw their animal with careful attention to surrounding...
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Oh Picasso!
Students identify the painter Picasso as a famous Spanish cultural figure, name at least one of Picasso's painting styles and describe aspects of Picasso's Blue Period. They create their own Blue Period inspired work of art.
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Japanese Festival Mask Making
Students learn about Japanese culture and make a mask. In this lesson about Japanese mask-making, students use research and art to explore the Japanese culture. Students research Japanese masks. Students design their own Japanese mask....