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Spring Egg

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create their spring egg out of construction paper. They design and complete a pattern on their egg made of pastel colors. They share their egg design with the class.
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Paper Mache Masks

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a mask made out of paper mache.
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Sunken Slave Ship

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students imagine they are archaeologists who are looking for treasure under the sand or sea. They work in teams to create the story and site of a shipwreck in a tub or aquarium filled with sand and water.
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Wire Sculpture

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students see how to use tools to bend and twist wire in creating a contour line wire sculpture. After a lecture/demo, student practice the art of wire sculpture.
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African Masks

For Teachers K - 5th
Young scholars make replicas of African masks. They also express what attributes they would want to have as an adult and put that into their mask.
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Etching Copper or Brass Bracelets, Pins and Earrings

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students create their own jewelry using brass or copper. They first draw their design before using the brass or copper. They then practice using different tools and using the correct vocabulary.
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Kaleidoscope of Color

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students study the history of the invention of the kaleidoscope by Sir David Brewster. They create a kaleidoscope using art supplies.
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String Eggs

For Teachers K - 8th
Students follow instructions to make a string egg and work appropriately and neatly with art materials.
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Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Bags

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils create a to-go bag for people on the go. After cutting out the bag, lining, insulation, and the flap they apply the interfacing, then sew, add finishing touches, flap and closures. They then show their finished bags.
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Go Fish! Fish or other Sea Creature from Recycled Materials

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students brainstorm what a fish looks like determining the parts from schema and research. They create a unique and interesting 3-d sculpture of fish or underwater creature mostly from recycled materials, then examine the aesthetics of...
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Golden Door Book

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Students use the Golden Door as a theme to search for historical and aesthetic content. They create a paper collage containing relevant images, text and expressions.
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Back-to-School Meet & Greet

For Teachers K - 2nd
Student are welcomed into a new learning environment through reading and age-appropriate activities that help relieve the anxiety of beginning school in a new place and with new friends. In this Clifford-themed lesson plan, pupils share...
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The Huichol Community of Mexico: Communicating with Symbols

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the Huichol Indians. In this Huichol lesson, 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 included.
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Decorating Objects....And Re-Decorating

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students decorate cups or bowls with thematic designs that represent Chinese culture. In this decorating lesson plan, students will decorate their cups or bowls and then “sell” these works of art to partners role-playing as French...
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Make a Rain Stick

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students construct a rain stick. For this weather lesson, students make a rainstick from toothpicks, paper towel tubes, and tape. Students demonstrate the different sounds rain can make.
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Put on a Happy Face!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore using recycled materials. In this ecology/art lesson, students use recycled materials to create a Halloween mask. Students view folk art made of natural and available resources, and discuss possible cultural uses for...
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Translating African Masks

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students identify traits of African masks. In this multicultural art instructional activity, students view online examples of African masks and discuss the characteristics of the masks. Students create an original 2-D version of the...
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Indians in Georgia: How Do We Know What We Know?

For Teachers K - 12th
Students discover archaeology by investigating the history of Native Americans in Georgia.  In this U.S. history lesson, students participate in a mock archaeological excavation in their classroom by recovering artifacts and drawings...
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Dream Catcher

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders discover the purpose of dream catchers. In this Native American customs lesson, 7th graders read stories that feature dream catchers, discuss their significance, and then create their own.
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Investigation: Peg Race

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore competition by participating in a peg race. In this pattern creation lesson, students utilize an egg timer and pegs or colored cubes to create patterns quickly while competing with fellow classmates to finish first....
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Doll Making

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss folktales and read Tiger and The Big Wind, listening for animal characters for later discussion. In this language arts instructional activity, students complete a T chart on characters and make a doll for one either...
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A Gathered Garden

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to how to create a garden made out of fabric. Using different types of fabrics, they make various types of flowers to be used on their quilts and practice using different methods to attach them. They share their...
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Drumming from the Heart

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students complete a craft activity using recyclable containers and read a story to a younger child. In this service lesson plan, students read the story 'The Drum' and do a service project retelling the story and making a drum from...
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Spring Egg

For Teachers 1st
First graders create a spring egg out of pastels, construction paper and glue, create and continue a pattern, and experience a different type of art media.

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