Learners create a three dimensional animal sculpture. In this sculpting lesson, students use white art clay, gloss glaze, brushes, and wooden tools to create an animal sculpture.

Students analyze a sarcophagus art and create a similar piece of art. In this sarcophagus art instructional activity, students investigate possible meanings of the Season Sarcophagus and create a work of art that is similar to the...

Students explore cultural history by participating in an arts and crafts activity. In this weaving lesson, students identify the many cultures that used weaving methods and local plant life to create baskets and other useful tools....

Young scholars create "how to" presentations using speech skills, the Inpsiration educational software, digital cameras, and iMovie (or similar presentation software) in this technology-based Language Arts lesson. The lesson includes...

Explore run-on sentences with your language arts class. There is a SMART Board presentation included, but even if you don't have access to this technology, there are several useful pieces here. Provide your learners with the "student...

Students study the use of symbols in cultural art and create a collage of their hand prints. In this symbolism and art lesson plan, students learn about the use of symbolism in cultural art by studying the Moroccan art design called a...

As part of their reading of The Hobbit, readers create a biopoem for one of Tolkien's characters.

Young scholars create a "portrait" box that contains symbolic representations of their own identity.  In this Lucas Samaras and Joseph Cornell art lesson, students discover ways that these two artists used symbols and objects to...

Fourth graders create symbols. In this visual arts instructional activity, 4th graders study cave drawings, Native American pictographs, and Aboriginal Drawings prior to creating their own communication without using words.

Students study the historical figures depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter and explore how symbols of U.S. patriotism were used in their design. They research symbols of Texas and choose one to draw in a design for a Texas...

Students study the historical figures depicted on the quarter and explore how symbols of U.S. patriotism were used in its various designs. They research symbols of Texas and choose one to draw in a design for a Texas quarter. in...

Learners study the Huichol Indians. In this Huichol activity, students red The Journey of Tunuri and the Blue Deer, design a visual story using symbols, and make a painting using large paper shapes. A class mural project is also...

Ninth graders interpret a chosen character from the novel Animal Farm and represent that character in original symbolic form and present orally to the class.

Students use subjects, themes, and symbols that demonstrate knowledge of contexts, values, and aesthetics that communicate intended meaning in artworks.

Students select a writing topic and identify related symbols. They create a symbol stamp to use for relief printing. Afterward, they print their own stationery and use it to showcase their writing.

Pupils create a multimedia collage. They identify strong personal emotions related to an event in their lives and describe them with several words. They choose symbols that are related to their emotions and arrange these symbols in an...

Students create stationary that wraps right up into its own envelope. They write and illustrate a message on the inside of the envelope and design the outside of the envelope using symbols that hint at the contents. They write the return...

Students discuss the saying "If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem". They brainstorm and create a list universal symbols for peace. They create a paper mache Bird of Peace using recycled paper, balloons and glue.

Students research the historical background of Valentine's Day. They identify symbols and examine how this occasion is celebrated today. They create imaginative creatures made out of chenille sticks and paper hearts or other geometric...

In this making a peace wind stock worksheet, young scholars explore and experiment on how to design and create a peace wind stock to symbolize their feelings about peace.

Sixth graders review literary devices. They use both fiction and nonfiction texts to review metaphor, simile, alliteration, imagery, symbolism and personification. This lesson plan has a scripted guide for the teacher to follow.

Explore the concept of yin and yang with this resource. On the first page, learners study a picture of George Bush. Then, have learners choose a character from The Heart is a Lonely Hunter. After brainstorming adjectives and choosing...

It's that time of year to consider how Shakespeare selects his images and structures his Sonnet 73 to develop the meaning of the poem. Class members examine the rhyme scheme, the indented lines, the conceit, and the images used in each...

Is art connected to geography? It sure is! Your class will find out how even clay that comes from a certain location can have deep symbolic meaning. The class will analyze the piece, Mud Woman Rolls On and then research how geographic...