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The Very Hungry Caterpillar Activity Booklet

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Enter the colorful world of The Very Hungry Caterpillar with a booklet filled with activities to celebrate Eric Carle.
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White-Water Rapids

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine the sport of white-water kayaking, the equipment needed to participate in the sport, and conduct research on international rivers popular to kayakers. They create a kayak and white-water course using a variety of craft...
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Example of a Description of Action

For Students 6th - 8th
Read the descriptive paragraph (included) with your middle schoolers, and have them study the stylistic elements included. They'll look for vivid verbs, alliteration, assonance, similes, and personification. Before writers craft their...
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Hoot for the Holidays: Felt Owl Ornament

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Get ready for the holidays with a felt owl ornament project. Younger and older kids will love this simple craft, and it offers a great way to practice sewing skills. Final products can vary depending on use of decorative ribbons,...
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First Grade, First Grade, What Do You See?

For Teachers 1st
First graders read the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?" by Bill Martin, Jr. and work cooperatively to create an online book about their geographic region. Books can be posted on the internet with other books from around...
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Folded Paper Houses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a folded paper house based on the free "Color, Cut, and Fold Village" offered by Bridge to Reading (link provided)
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Traditional Crafts

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students create art work that examines the role of craft in our culture. They assess and apply complex image development techniques to create artwork that communicates intentions. They explain why cultures develop various expressions...
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Holiday Paper Projects for Kids

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
No matter what time of year it is, there's a holiday craft to make! Kindergartners construct several holiday craft projects in a series of holiday art lesson. They complete several paper projects such as 4th of July flags,...
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Art: Weaving Based on Draft Patterns

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders observe the process of drafting a pattern on graph paper. After creating their own patterns, they create their own weavings, and explain its title to the class.
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Camouflage: A Study of Stealth and Survival

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students study insect camouflage. In this organisms lesson, students design and create their own 3D insect models to blend into a habitat. Students write a paragraph about the camouflage their insect has and explain how their insect is...
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Getting To Know You

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students listen to the book "I like me" by Nancy Carison, or a similar self-esteem book, and then create self-portraitswhile the song "Getting to Know You" is being played. This is an excellent ice-breaker for the beginning of the...
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Watercolor Leaves

For Teachers K - 1st
Create your own fall landscape in kindergarten! After listening to a story about fall and discussing why leaves change colors, young learners use the crayon resist technique and color resist art technique to craft their own illustrations.
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STAINED GLASS PAPER SCREEN

For Teachers 2nd - 8th
Students observe the shapes and lines that make up a stained glass window, and create a small scale stained glass screen using paper.
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Colorful Paper Masks

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create individual masks using poster paper, string or elastic, and basic art supplies in this wonderful Art lesson for any level. Emphasis is placed on the discussion of cultural and personal uses of masks and personal creativity.
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Magazine Holder

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate ways to save our environment by creating a recycled product.  In this sustainable materials lesson plan, students create a magazine holder by recycling a large cardboard box and gift wrap or wallpaper....
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Thanksgiving Traditions

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Everyone celebrates traditions in different ways. Young writers share the ways their families celebrate Thanksgiving with a journal writing prompt and discussion activity.
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Legends of Airpower: Aviation-Then, Now and Here

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the advancements made in aviation during and since WWII. They read an interview with Charles McGee, research a plane, build a model of a plane, and develop a Powerpoint presentation about aircraft.
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Quilting - A Pioneer Craft

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore quilting in pioneer families. In this quilting instructional activity, 5th graders review the history of quilts, the role of women, and quilting patterns. They create their own pattern and quilt square.  
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Clifford Learns About the Circus and So Do We!

For Teachers K
Students investigate the characteristics of different circus jobs and the animals commonly seen at the circus. They read a book about clowns and construct and perform a trick hot dog. Students also create a clown accordion book.
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Andrea Zittel

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine the themes of isolation and simplicity in Andrea Zittel's art. They discuss what is necessary and sufficient on a month-long island stay and design functional and artistic items with Zittel's philosophy in mind.
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Asian-American History

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Learners explore aspects of Asian-American culture.  In this lesson plan, students use the internet to research American history and the Asian American experience, complete Asian inspired art and read a biography. This lesson...
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Rhythm & Improv: Jazz & Poetry

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students analyze the elements of poetry and jazz. In this critical thinking skills lesson, students take a closer look at the rhyme, rhythm, alliteration, form, free verse, lyricism, and imagery that exist is jazz as well as poetry. 
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Lesson Four: The Earth, Layers of Earth

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Get your hands dirty with a set of earth science activities! Class members delve into a hard-boiled egg to find the similarities to the earth's layers, create a papier-mâché model of the earth, craft a simulation of the earth's...
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Sequencing of Events in the Slave Narrative of Henry "Box" Brown

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
What steps did Henry "Box" Brown take while planning his own escape from slavery? Learners work in groups to analyze segments of Brown's narrative and identify the sequence of the most important events of his story.

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