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Anatomy Adventure

For Students 6th - 12th
Sometimes science is puzzling. Using an online animation, individuals manipulate skeletal bones of an ancient species to recreate its skeleton. Learners complete the skeletal puzzle and learn about the process of paleontology in person...
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Robe Design

For Teachers K - 5th
You can learn a lot from a robe, especially if that robe is from the Qing Dynasty. Examine the beauty and symbolism that covers a functional and piece of clothing entitled Winter Dragon Robe. The class will consider and analyze all...
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Fewer Candies

For Students K - 1st Standards
Focus on the key word fewer with young counters as they draw familiar sets of objects. For each, they examine an original set (i.e. candies in a jar) and draw a set with fewer. There are nice, clear graphics and kids will enjoy the...
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Learning 4 - Write the Word

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Focus on the number four as youngsters complete several exercises to solidify this number concept. Note pre-readers will have a hard time with this, as it requires reading instructions. Consider doing together as a class or...
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Coco Cocodrilo

For Students 1st - 3rd
Using the beloved character Coco Cocodrilo, young Spanish language learners practice using basic verbs and adjectives to complete the five sentence frames given. Then, they get to draw and color the crocodile!
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Lesson: Painting Stories

For Teachers 1st - 6th
You're never too young for a lesson in fine art. Explore the painting Deucalion and Pyrrha, based on the Greek myth of the same name, with your class. You'll look at color, composition, texture, and technique, which are easily outlined...
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Learning 2 - Write the Word

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Focus on the number two with beginning counters as they review its word form, number form, and value. First, learners practice printing the word two, tracing it before writing it once on their own. Next, they draw two bunnies and...
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Tracing Our Own Family Pilgrimages

For Teachers K - 4th
The Pilgrims may have arrived in North America by way of the Mayflower, but chances are, your class members' ancestors came to the United States in another way. Guide them through an exploration of their own heritage, countries of...
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Symmetry Using Polygons

For Students 8th - 10th
Working on symmetry in your class? If so, this learning exercise might be for you. Learners observe different triangles and quadrilaterals, determine which are symmetrical, draw in the lines of symmetry, and color the symmetrical shapes....
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Data With Candy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Learners, while utilizing the classroom and the computer lab with a bag of colored candy, gather and interpret data, calculate averages and draw conclusions and draw a bar graph. They estimate how many candies are in the bag, what...
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Presidential Picture

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create miniature portraits of George Washington using a primary source image, watercolor pencils, colored pencils and white drawing paper. This Art lesson can be used as an introductory lesson on George Washington in a U.S....
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Food Pyramid Abacus

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students investigate the Food Pyramid by constructing a creative project known as a Food Pyramid Abacus. They correlate the color beads withe each food group and the number of recommended servings from each. The abacus is a learning tool...
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Santa's Sack (Write a Poem)

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
What might Santa have in his sack? Young writers will answer this question in the form of poem inside Santa's sack. Next they will color the sack and draw a holiday scene. 
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Ocean/Beach Center

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars examine different types of ocean life. They classify sea shells and role play in the ocean center. They color and write about their experience in the ocean center and share their experiences with their classmates.
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Fabric Beads

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Practice using a different art medium by making fabric beads. These colorful beads can be used for necklaces, earrings, and other jewelry. They can also be used as decorative touches on photo frames, candles, and more! A long list of...
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The Same

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
Which animals are the same? Youngsters draw lines connecting pictures of farm animals to their identical counterparts. They see a sheep, chick, goat, pig, and cow; the cow is done for them.  Once they finish, scholars draw and color...
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Bug Jars

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore symmetry.  Students observe a variety of bug and plant drawings, then draw a bug jar. Students observe bugs from the top of the jar for a symmetrical view, and the side of the jar for an asymmetrical view. ...
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Practice Sentences

For Students Pre-K - K
This sentence uses every letter in the alphabet! What a perfect way to practice printing with your budding writers. They copy the words, remembering to leave space between them. Because there is no dotted middle line to guide their...
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March Into Shamrock Season

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students use St. Patrick's Day activities to explore symmetry and words. In this instructional activity about St. Patrick's Day, students experience the Irish culture by learning about the Irish shamrock, and learning some Irish words....
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I See Pink

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this pink booklet learning exercise, learners color, cut out, and assemble the booklet. Students read the 7 prepared pages and then draw something that is pink on the final page of their booklet.
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
In this endangered animal coloring worksheet, students color a picture of a Bactrian camel, an endangered animal. Students draw and illustrate its natural habitat around it.
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Endangered Animal Coloring Page: Jaguar

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this jaguar coloring page, students examine a detailed picture of the endangered jaguar. Students color the picture and draw its natural habitat around it.
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Scarlet Snake Coloring Page

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this endangered animals coloring worksheet, students examine a picture of the scarlet snake. Students color the picture and draw its natural habitat around it.
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Dinosaurs

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students are introduced to the various types of dinosaurs and write in their journals about their favorite one. After listening to a story and watching a filmstrip, they color a few pages in their Dinosaur Friends Book. They also examine...