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Coffee Filter Eggs

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students make coffee filter eggs. In this art activity, students cut coffee filters into egg shapes. Food coloring is added to water and students drop the colors onto the eggs using a eyedropper. Students allow the filters to dry and...
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Radial Design

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils examine the use of radial design and crystalline glazing in the art works of Harding Black. They watch and discuss a video about Harding Black, identify the colors and designs on his pottery, and create their own radial design on...
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Sand Painted Teepees

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create "Sand Painted teepees" using sand, paper, glue, and information about Native American culture in this 2nd grade Art lesson. The lesson includes a vocabulary list, a materials list, a resource link, and a short...
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Earth Day Theme Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students make recycled animals. In this Earth Day lesson, students use recycled materials to create artistic animals. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Jelly Bean Count

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study graphs. In this mathematics lesson, students count and make a graph use jelly beans by sorting the jelly beans into colors. Students write the amount of each color under the color written on the graph paper and color that...
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Flowers

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Students create flowers out of coffee filters, green construction paper, pipe cleaners, scissors, and glue in this quick and easy pre-Kindergarten lesson for Spring time. The lesson is broken down into six short steps with clearly...
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Tempera Paint Lesson Ideas

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students create an abstract, non-objective paintings. Students use the various lesson plans to create abstract paintings that include an art with text lesson, a sand textured paint lesson, and a radiating design lesson.
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April Showers Umbrella

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students create an April Showers Umbrella. In this art lesson, students use an umbrella cut out and tissure paper to make a colorful umbrella. Students glue the tissue paper to the umbrella, allow it to dry and use it for decoration.
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Aquarium Crayon Resist

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a crayon resist drawing as a literature response. In this literature response and art lesson, students listen to the book, Rainbow Fish, noting all of the colorful fish. They use wax crayons to draw a picture of a fish...
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Travel ABC Book

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students create an ABC book. In this art lesson, students make their own flash cards representing all of the letters from A-Z which can be inserted in an album.
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Kente Cloth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students attempt to research the history of using the kente cloth for its cultural purposes. They comment in discussion about the highly visual appeal of the cloths while going through the process of creating their own. The importance of...
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Paper Bag Easter Bunny

For Teachers K - 6th
Students create paper bag versions of the Easter Bunny in this spring time lesson for the Kindergarten to 6th grade classroom. Included with the lesson are step-by-step instructions for successful implementation and a short list of...
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Paper Bag Turkeys

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create paper bag versions of turkeys using old newspapers, paint, brown paper bags, and pre-cut turkey "heads" in this Art lesson for the pre-Kindergarten to 2nd grade classroom. The lesson can be used prior to Thanksgiving break.
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Viewing 'The Dinner Party' by Judy Chicago

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students examine Judy Chicago's feminist art piece, The Dinner Party. Questions for viewing, activities, and student resources are provided.  Students examine the composition of the piece and can be asked to do further research...
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What Happens Next?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete activities to help them sequence events in a story. In this sequencing lesson, 5th graders read a story and work in groups to retell the story by creating a flowchart of events to reconstruct. Students create their...
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My Pet Rock

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars learn about and create a pet rock.  In this creative expression instructional activity, students pick a rock to make into their "pet".  Young scholars use various art materials to create their pets and write a...
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Sandpaper Painting

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a picture using sandpaper and crayons. In this art activity, students draw on sandpaper using crayons, place it on newspaper, iron over it and remove. Students can place the picture in a frame to give as a gift.
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Spring Butterflies

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create Spring butterflies. In this art activity, students use coffee filters to make butterflies. Students add food coloring and water together for paint. Students use an eyedropper to drop the colors onto the filter. Allow the...
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Tow Truck Dot-to-Dot

For Students 1st
In this dot-to-dot worksheet, 1st graders connect the alphabet letters A-P to form the sketch of a tow truck. Students color the tow truck with appropriate colors.
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Fall Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students make a tree. In this art lesson, students draw and color a tree trunk on the bottom third of a piece of paper and sponge paint the top half using red, orange and brown paint one at a time in a circular pattern.
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My Little Pony Dot-to-Dot

For Students 1st - 3rd
For this dot-to-dot worksheet, students connect the dots from one to eighty to form a sketch of My Little Pony. Students color the pony with appropriate colors.
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Papalotzin y las Monarcas

For Teachers K - 5th
Students examine theme. In this Papalotzin y las Monarcas lesson plan, students read an English or Spanish version of the story. Students discuss the themes of community and positive change in the story.
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This is Me Class Book

For Teachers K
Students identify similarities and differences between people. In this diversity lesson, students share things that they like about themselves and complete a page to make into a "This is Me" class booklet.
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I Give You My Heart

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create hearts using stencils, pastels, construction paper, and tracing and cutting techniques in this Art lesson for the 2nd grade classroom. Emphasis is placed on the concept of repeating patterns. An ideal lesson for...