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Leading into Good Writing
Discuss the importance of a lead in writing with your upper graders. They examine several examples of leads from literature and practice writing leads for pieces of artwork. They then select a topic from a list and write an introductory...
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End of Unit 1 Assessment: Analyzing an Excerpt from Barack Obama’s Back-to-School Speech
In order to assess their mastery of the concepts taught in a 12-lesson plan unit study of Christopher Paul Curtis' Bud, Not Buddy, individuals read excerpts from President Barack Obama's 2009 Back-to-School Speech and use the strategies...
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Comics in the Classroom as an Introduction to Narrative Structure
A picture is worth a thousand words, but a comic strip combines both images and words for the ultimate narrative effect. After reading The Three Little Pigs and deciphering the plot elements, elementary readers work through four...
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A High-Interest Novel Helps Struggling Readers Confront Bullying in Schools
Paul Langan's novel The Bully is the core text in a six-session unit plan that engages high schoolers in an in-depth examination of bullying and its effects on bullies, victims, and bystanders. The richly textured and carefully...
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Leaf Prints
Creating art from nature teaches learners how to appreciate the world around them while allowing them to practice artistic techniques. After observing and choosing fall leaves from outside, they create leaf prints. They press the painted...
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Line With Printmaking
Third graders investigate the use of lines in different pieces of art by creating their own ink print. In this art analysis instructional activity, 3rd graders identify the contours and lines of natural objects such as twigs and...
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Repeat Design Project
Learners design an individual rubber stamp and use this design to create a simple repeat pattern. This Art lesson plan is for the high school level and includes a possible lesson plan extension.
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Printing Border Patterns
Students design printing blocks with patterns cut with scissors and/or Speedball Linozip Cutters. They print colorful repeating, alternating or tessellating pattern designs of difficulty appropriate for their age level.
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Contemporary Japanese Relief Printing
STudents identify and interpret relief printing and that the art of printing is not only an ancient art in Japan but a contemporary one as well. Students identify who Fumio Fujita is and his artworks.
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Corrugated Cardboard Relief Print Project
Students use corrugated cardboard to create a printed relief project. Using the cardboard, they review geometric designs, shapes and discover how to use vertical and horizontal lines. They practice relief printing with different materials.
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Using Fabrics in Your Art Curriculum
Students use a dicut machine to do block printing on fabric. In this fabric lesson plan, students draw, carve, and print onto blocks for this art project.
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Tree of Life Mandala Print
Students create a Tree of Life. In this visual art instructional activity, students explore mandalas. Students investigate the concepts of balance and symmetry while designing their own unique Tree of Life.
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Screen printing - Positive-Negative shape - Paper stencils
Students explore materials and experiment with stencil process. Students study positive verses negative shape. They experiment with color planning and learn what happens when colors overlap. They work with personal symbols and/or...
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Linoleum Block Printing
Learners create linoleum block prints using linoleum squares, knives, ink, and paper in this Art lesson for 4th through 12th grades. It is suggested to introduce the concept of printmaking prior to this lesson (resource links available).
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Keepsake Hand-print Card for Father's or Mother's Day
Students utilize art skills to create a holiday gift. In this arts and crafts lesson, students create a memorable gift for their mom or dad using construction paper, paper plates and finger paints. Students deliver their palm...
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Printing the Letter G
In this printing the letter G instructional activity, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters on the instructional activity. Students examine 3 pictures and identify those that begin with...
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Printing the Letter H
In this printing the letter H worksheet, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters on the worksheet. Students examine 3 pictures and identify those that begin with the letter H.
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Printing the Letter P
In this printing the letter P worksheet, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters on the worksheet. Students examine 3 pictures and identify those that begin with the letter P
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Printing the Letter K
In this printing the letter K worksheet, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters on the worksheet. Students examine 3 pictures and identify those that begin with the letter K.
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Printing the Letter X
In this printing practice worksheet, students trace the numbered arrows to print the upper case X and the lower case x. Students print 22 letters.
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Printing the Letter Q
In this printing the letter Q worksheet, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters on the worksheet.
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Printing the Letter T
For this printing the letter D worksheet, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters on the worksheet.
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Printing the Letter S
In this printing the letter S learning exercise, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters on the learning exercise.
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Printing the Letter U
In this printing the letter U worksheet, students practice their printing skills as they trace the uppercase and lowercase letters on the worksheet.