Students explore, research and study about the common local insects that eat leaves. They demonstrate their assessment of plant-eating insects by creating a Leaf Cafe. Each student also makes a chart showing which insects eat other...

Pupils explore English by participating in a role-playing activity. In this food ordering lesson, students utilize new vocabulary terms to conduct short dialogues with fictitious servers in a Cafe role-play activity. Pupils analyze...

Students view the film "The Ballad of the Sad Cafe" and analyze it for stereotypes of mountain and hillbilly communities. They identify and discuss Appalachian values represented in the film and write a report on their observations.

The Harlem Renaissance if the focus of a carefully crafted, interdisciplinary unit designed to introduce middle schoolers to the contributions key figures made to American art and culture during the period. Class members select...

Pupils improve their motor skills through cafeful folding, a discipline necessary in the practice of origami. They develop multicultural awareness by exploring Japanese history. Students improve their ability to follow directions...

Students listen to world music samples and try to identify the countries of origin; students work in small groups to design an online "world music caf??."

In this grammar online interactive worksheet, students match up 6 pictures to their appropriate formal titles. Kids label where to buy 5 specific items found within their neighborhoods. Students read a short passage and choose the...

In this art gallery set of worksheets, students examine a set of portraits that are located in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. They answer a set of questions about each piece of art which is pictured on the worksheets.

In this Eggs Game worksheet, students cut out and put together the game board, tokens, cards and game spinner. Students try to collect the most eggs cards while playing the game.

Analysis of French impressionist painting In a Cafe by Edgar Degas (also known as Absinthe).

From the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, here is the image "Table on a Cafe Terrace", a cubist painting by Diego Rivera.

A site that focuses on Adobe Photoshop tricks and techniques. There are many image examples, tips, and tutorials!

What is a calabash? Use this website and find out what it is but also how to make it. This gourd rattler can be constructed with the easy to follow directions.

Hands-on-activity for making music. Find out how to make your own drums at this website. Explore and have fun with music.

Have you ever wondered how to make homemade musical instruments? Use this site to find out how to construct sandpaper blocks and mallets.

Use this site to learn more about how to construct bongos, banjos, fiddles and more.

Which person do you most identify with and why?

A brief biography of French impressionist painter Claude Monet. Includes links to selected paintings and picture of the artist.

Christine A. Elmore's curriculum unit designed "to facilitate her third-graders' enjoyment of and response to fine art." This unit can be applied to all age groups and provides an extensive background on art in general.

Overview of impressionist French painter, Alfred Sisley. Links to fellow impressionist, Edouard Manet, Pissarro, Renoir, Monet, and Bazille. A gallery of his work is included with selected insights. Great links are provided to...

As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, this site provides biographical information on Maurice Prendergast in addition to an extensive listing of his works as displayed at the museum.

This site is provided for by don Quijote. The Flamenco is referred to as a Southern Spanish art. Learn about the history of Flamenco and also the three different forms associated with this dance/art form. Great photos!