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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Wallovers

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A wallpaper-designing program that turns your freehand drawing into repetitive patterns. A good introduction to repetition as a design principle and to grid systems.
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University of South Florida

No Strings Attached: Shapely People

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson on shape has pupils using the program Kidspiration to create a digital person. The lesson is simple but allows for student imagination. Could be a great introduction to observational drawing.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Common Application for Undergraduate College Admission

For Teachers 9th - 10th
SCU uses StoryCorps' tested interviewing techniques-combined with outstanding radio broadcasts and animated shorts-to support high school learners in the development of identity and in drawing connections between their unique strengths...