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Color Mixing

For Teachers 1st
First graders practice identifying primary and secondary colors by mixing paint.  In this colors lesson plan, 1st graders utilize primary colored paint to mix and experiment with in order to create secondary colors.  Students...
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Colors: Primary and Secondary

For Teachers K - 1st
Students explore primary and secondary colors. In this activity on light and color, students complete four different activities which include mixing colors, creating secondary colors from primary colors and observing the colors in a bubble.
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The Driving Force

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Young scholars work in groups and note similarities and differences between their boats: size, shape, color, and unique features. They discuss 3 typical means of propulsion: propellers, sails, and paddles then share their charts with...
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Scavenger Hunt for Lengths

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars practice measurement using real world objects. In this scavenger hunt for lengths lesson, students collaborate to measure with rulers, yardsticks, trundle wheels, and tape measures.  Young scholars must estimate the...
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The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind

For Teachers 1st
First graders read and explore the folktale, The Contest Between the Sun and the Wind. In this folktale lesson, 1st graders read the tale and describe the sun. There are several interdisciplinary extensions included: students illustrate...
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The Sky Show

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students use lecture and research to answer the question: Why is the sky blue? students research a variety of other sky phenomena, chart their observations and participate in experiments.
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Save the Earth: It's Everyone's Home

For Teachers K - 3rd
Pupils explore how recycling helps save trees and protect the environment. For this environmental concern lesson, students color a handout of animals that live in forests. Pupils discuss how recycling paper can save trees and set up...
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Sweet Treats at the Carnival: Connect-the-Dots Game

For Teachers Pre-K - K
In this math worksheet, students connect the dots from 1 to 10 to finish a picture of a child eating a sweet treat at a carnival. Students color the picture.
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Creating Rose Windows

For Teachers K - 5th
Students view a multimedia presentation to recognize rose windows and quilting patterns. In this rose window perimeter lesson plan, students design rose window from paper. Students review prior knowledge of lines and how they create shapes.
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Joseph Stella: Movement and Unity

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students explore line,shape,color and repetition,to create unity and movement. They discuss Joseph Stella's Battle of Lights, Coney Island and visuals of roller coasters. They use colored pencil techniques and create an artwork.
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Tissue Collage with Oil Pastels

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students demonstrate how colors are mixed and how repetition, unity, and emphasis are used when creating a colorful collage.
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A First Look at the Garden

For Teachers Pre-K - K
For any teacher who is planning a field trip to Missouri's Botanical Garden, this lesson plan packet is a must-have! In it, young learners engage in pre-visit activities so they will be prepared to get the most out of their trip. There...
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Planets in the Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Explore the planets with your young Spanish speakers. First, read Los Planetas by Chris Jaeggi. Then create a class solar system using different size balls as planets. They'll love helping you put it together!
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Sky Show

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers participate in a discussion of the sky and colors. They watch a demonstration of how colors can change. They examine the issue of if weather should be a part of their coursework.
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The Weather Classroom - Atmosphere

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Meteorology learners explore the weight of air, layers of the atmosphere, and air pressure action through a series of discussions, demonstrations, and hands-on group activities. Enough discussion prompts, background information, student...
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A Study of Warm And Cool Colors

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create a multimedia painting using warm or cool colors expressively. They demonstrate multimedia techniques in a drawing using pencil, oil pastel and tempera paints. They recognize and discuss mood created by warm and cool...
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The Tibetan Plateau

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars discuss the characteristics of the biosphere, with a focus on the Tibetan Plateau. They participate in a question and answer period discussing biomes and climate patterns. They compare and contrast different ecosystems.
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Chuck Close Up Close

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students practice the art of storytelling using realistic art. They pick one illustration of a character in the book and create a story about the possible life he lived. The important details that are needed is the name, occupation,...
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Personal Resources

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young scholars study taking care of themselves and their possessions. They develop a positive approach to life and a mature sense of self-worth and value. They discuss the importance of confidentiality in a class when sharing ...
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Spicy Hot Colors

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate the book Spicy Hot Colors. In this colors lesson, 2nd graders experiment mixing paint and creating different colors. Students make text to world connections and record their responses and draw pictures.
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Staghorn Coral

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students recognize that staghorn coral helps reef growth in the Caribbean.  In this Coral Reef lesson, students design a habitat model using various art materials to explain how staghorn coral helps the reef grow. Students share...
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Expressive Hands with Stippling Value Shading

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create a larger than life modified contour drawing of hands in an expressive situation. Hands have linear value, contain a object, and have a patterned background.
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Hands Poem

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a "Hands" poem for the author/character in a reading selection.They make inferences for reading selection and back up inference by citing specific lines in text. They relate author's or main character's experiences to...
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How Do Artists Get Their Ideas? Culture and Environment as Sources of Ideas

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars share the difficulties they have in determining what to write or draw for a project. In groups, they view examples from three different artists and discuss how their personal experiences affected their art. They...

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