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American Institute of Architects

Architecture: It's Elementary!—First Grade

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Build an interest and appreciation for architecture in your young learners with this fun 10-lesson art unit. Engaging children in using their five senses, the class first observes the environment around them, paying...
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Notion

Popplet

For Students 1st - 12th
Add color to the mind-mapping process! Users double tap to create a bubble and everything flows quickly from there as they drag, draw, type, and more.
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Curated OER

Color, Computers, and Math

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students visit a web page that gives a brief introduction to two color models and experiment with mixing different color intensities to create different colors. They visit links that give more detailed information on color.
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Curated OER

Color Page - Rooster

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this coloring instructional activity, learners color a picture of a rooster. Younger students may practice coloring in the lines. Older learners may use the chicken as an illustration after writing a story. Some students may use...
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Curated OER

Color Me Happy: Color, Mood, and Tone

For Teachers 9th - 12th
This lesson plan introduces high schoolers to the ways artists use color to set the tone of a painting or to convey a particular mood to the viewer. Students view "The Tragedy" by Pablo Picasso. They fill in an information chart...
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Worksheet Universe

The Color Blue

For Students K
In this coloring worksheet students will explore the color blue by coloring a picture of a balloon blue and then tracing the word blue three times.
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The Color Orange

For Students K
In this coloring instructional activity students will explore the color orange by coloring a picture of a pumpkin orange and then tracing the word orange three times.
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The Color Red

For Students K
In this coloring worksheet students will explore the color red by coloring an apple and then they will trace the word red three times.
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Worksheet Universe

The Color Purple

For Students K
In this coloring learning exercise students will explore the color purple by coloring some plums purple and then tracing the word purple three times.
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Color Twist Game

For Teachers K - 4th
Create your own version of Twister with this step-by-step lesson plan. Materials include canvas, acrylics, poster board, compass, and foam paint brushes. This is a fun art project that will also provide lots of activity and laughs!
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Oaxacan Animal Art

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Kids of any age can experience the beauty, color, and patterns of Oaxacan art. They view, discuss, and then make their own versions of Oaxacan animal sculptures using sulphite paper. This would be a good follow-up activity to accompany a...
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Creative Color Wheel

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore graphic design by using color wheels to color images.  In this art analysis lesson, students utilize Adobe Photoshop to experiment with coloring old images and removing all color as well.  Students self...
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Color Mix Up

For Students K - 1st
For this art worksheet, students use the template of shapes and paint the colors as directed with water colors. Students allow the paints to dry before applying the second overlapping color. This worksheet is geared to the adults who...
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Newton's Color Wheels

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers investigate the effects of light while experimenting with several color wheels. They make observations and record them. The information from the observations is used to help fuel the discussion that follows. The lesson...
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Red: Learning Colors

For Students Pre-K - K Standards
In this activity on the color red, students look at a set of 10 pictures and color red those things that could be red. [All 10 items COULD be the color red]
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Clothing Color Wheel

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students are introduced to the primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Individually, they are to create a color wheel with all three levels of colors in a creative way. To end the activity, they present their wheel to the class and...
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Clue In On Color

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars consider the effects of color on moods and feelings. They participate in a variety of demonstrations to explore the role of illusion and suggestion in human perception. They consider which color best represents their...
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Trace and Color the Snail: Yellow and Green

For Students Pre-K - K
In this worksheet on coloring and tracing, learners follow directions and trace and color the snail's shell yellow, then color the snail green.
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Learn the Color Orange

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood color recognition and handwriting worksheet, students practice writing the word orange by tracing the word and then writing the word on their own. In addition, students draw something orange.
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Learn the Color Pink

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood color recognition and handwriting instructional activity, students practice writing the word pink by tracing the word and then writing the word on their own. In addition, students draw something pink.
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Let's Color the Surf Board

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this colored coloring worksheet, students examine the color of the outlines and shapes on the surf board and then use their crayons or markers to color the board according the instructions.
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Color Scheme Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a work of art using specific color scheme guidelines studied previously. State standards for the arts are addressed in this six day lesson for the high school art class.
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Learn the Color Brown

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this early childhood color recognition and handwriting worksheet, students practice writing the word brown by tracing the word and then writing the word on their own. In addition, students draw something brown.
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Color Worksheet: Learning the Color Red

For Students K - 2nd
In this color red activity, students draw a picture of something red in the box provided, trace the word red once and then write the word red 3 times on their own on the lines provided.