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Little Bit Studio

Bugs and Buttons 2

For Students Pre-K - 2nd Standards
Playing with bugs and buttons has never been so much fun! Offering a variety of different activities, this is a great resource for developing basic skills in preschool and kindergarten-aged children.
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Software Smoothie

Imagination Box - Colors, Shapes, Numbers and Letters

For Students Pre-K - 3rd
This app provides young learners with opportunities to be creative while they work with different colors, letters, numbers, and shapes. 
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Curated OER

Our Many Shapes and Sizes

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover humans come in all shapes and sizes.  In this equality lesson, students evaluate different bodies among their peers and discover no human body is "perfect".  Students discuss different ways to keep their...
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American Chemical Society

Combustion and Burning

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
On Earth, a candle flame points up, but on the International Space Station, it forms a sphere. Young scientists practice their skills by recording observations before, during, and after a candle burns. Chemical and physical...
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Incredible Art

Tints and Shades Hanging

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Here's a mobile assignment that will brighten up your classroom. Each group is assigned one color from the color wheel, paints the pure color, three tints, and three shades of that color on precut forms the group designs, and hangs the...
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Math Solutions

Shape Sorting: Looking for Green!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Young mathematicians rotate, flip, and sort their way to an understanding of the different attributes of geometric figures. Using transparent yellow and blue shapes, children try to match congruent figures together...
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Curated OER

Shapes Game

For Teachers K
Show your youngsters how to discern between shapes of different sizes, types, and colors. After the initial introduction, learners choose the type, color, and size of the shape instructed during a game with the whole class.
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Curated OER

Many Shapes and Sizes

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read a story about body diversity.  In this health lesson plan, 2nd graders create body tracings that celebrate their unique shape and size.  Students research different ways to keep their body healthy. 
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Dick Blick Art Materials

“Rhythm in Layers”

For Teachers K - 12th
Young artists learn to build rhythm into a design by repeating colors, shapes, and patterns in a 3-D sculpture activity.
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Alabama Wildlife Federation

Seed Necklace

For Teachers K - 3rd
Seeds come in many colors, shapes, and sizes—and that variety makes for a great necklace! Young learners collect a variety of seeds during their search in a nature area. An adult then prepares the seeds to better thread them onto a cord,...
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Curated OER

Expression And Joy With Line, Shape And Color

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students create positive and negative art shapes and compose a piece of Expressionistic art using those shapes and the ideas of color, line, and shape in this 5th through 8th grade Art lesson. Options are available for individual or...
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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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Curated OER

Lesson 1- Set Design

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
Line, shape, color, texture, space. The first in a three-part series of lessons intended for advanced theatre arts classes introduces the elements of set design. Class members examine maquettes and analyze how designers have put together...
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Curated OER

A Room Full of Colors and Shapes

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore their new classroom with this hunting and matching game. In this early childhood problem solving lesson, students use observation and matching skills as they hunt for pre-cut shapes around the classroom.
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American Museum of Natural History

All About Horses

For Students 6th - 12th
Horses come in all shapes and sizes, but all belong to the same species. Young scholars explore the different traits and connect the information to genetic modification. The interactive gives them the option to read about 18 different...
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Curated OER

Size, Shape, and Color

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students demonstrate that they can identify simple geometric shapes and compare them by color and size accordingly: by the main shapes, sizes, and color. They comprehend the names of the sizes, shapes and colors in the target language.
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Curated OER

ESL: Shapes, Colors and Sizes Spelling Quiz

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL shapes, color and sizes worksheet, student complete a spelling quiz, choosing the correct spelling that matches a shape given at the beginning of a row.
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Dick Blick Art Materials

Glue Paint Symmetry Prints

For Teachers K - 12th
Add watercolors to white glue, paint onto clear film paper, fold, open, and voila, a butterfly! This art project, designed for special education classes, but perfect for any classroom, is sure to engage your young artists.
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Berkshire Museum

Camouflage!: Collecting Data and Concealing Color

For Teachers 2nd - 5th Standards
Help young scholars see the important role camouflage plays in the survival of animals with a fun science lesson. Starting with an outdoor activity, children take on the role of hungry birds as they search for worms represented by...
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Curated OER

Sorting and Classifying

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders are engaged in sorting and classifying geometric shapes of various colors and sizes. They discuss the properties of these shapes and illustrate a range of classifications using Venn diagrams.
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Curated OER

Nature Walk

For Teachers K
Students participate in a mini field trip around the neighborhood to observe nature and changes that are occurring during fall. They collect leaves of various colors, shapes and sizes on their trip. Upon return to the classroom, they...
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Dick Blick Art Materials

Start with a Circle...

For Students K - 12th
The Golden Ratio. The Divine Proportion. Yup. It's math and art blended into one colorful activity. Young artists combine colored tissue paper circles and parts of circles to create geometric patterns. As a bonus, kids get to figure out...
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Curated OER

Shapes, Colors, and Sizes Spelling Quiz

For Students 1st - 2nd
In this spelling quiz worksheet, students study the four multiple choice options for the shape, color, and size words. Students then write the letter of the correctly spelled word in the blank.
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Curated OER

WonderFoam Collagraph Prints

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Experiment with your very own printmaking blocks using foam sheets! Your class can create a beautiful pattern on their stamp with various shapes, symmetrical or not. Printing these might resemble Italian or Spanish tile patterns, or a...