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Faith Ringgold and Tar Beach
Students read the book, "Tar Beach," and examine the artist's use of fabric as an art medium. They each create a building and a picture of themselves flying, and a section of the fabric border to develop a class quilt.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Fourth graders practice vocabulary and parts of speech using chosen words from the novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
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AMERICAN SYMBOLS
Second graders read and study the unit on the United States of America and its symbols, 2nd graders then match symbols with the correct vocabulary word.
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Stellaluna - Mammals and Birds
Second graders read Stellaluna, by Janel Cannon, 2nd graders classify selected animals into two groups, (1) Mammals as in the bat, Stellaluna and (2) birds.
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MATH SHAPES
First graders identify the given math shape and then click and drag the shape name to the correct shape.
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Holocaust Education in the K-4 Classroom
Students discuss Holocaust and complete KWL chart.
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Poetry
Fifth graders are introduced to poetry and many authors who create it. In this language arts lesson, 5th graders create a class poetry book. Each student submits an original poem, along with an illustration.
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Textural Animal Sculptures - Model Magic
Students create textural animal sculptures. They explore how to accent their pices to make it look metallic.
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Lesson Plan For Writing The First Report in Third Grade
Third graders research a planet independently and collaborate with another student to create a presentation of the research. They insert graphics and action buttons before using a drawing program to insert a picture of their planet on a...
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Three Classes of Levers
Students explore three classes of levers. They classify the class of lever represented by a picture. Students discuss their choices. They prepare a written paper explaining their choice.
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Transportation
Second graders discuss different types of transportation and find pictures that would fit in these categories: land, air, and water. They will then write about their favorite type of transportation in each category.
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Andy Warhol Animals
Students view and identify the colors on the color wheel. After viewing a PowerPoint, they discuss the reasons why animals become endangered. They examine the life and works of Andy Warhol and review contour drawing. To end the...
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Art Criticism for Elementary
Students view various pieces of art and identify their basic elements. Using the art, they present the elements to the class in a presentation. They answer questions and organize them into written form. They also write and reflect on...
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Storybook Art: Hands-On Art for Children
Students are read "Harold and the Purple Crayon. Using the same technique, they draw their own one-line design but use various drawing techniques to do so. They measure the line and if time permits they draw other lines in different...
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Digital Self Portraits
Students use digital cameras and computers to create their own self-portrait. After taking their picture, they download the image and use brush and shape tools, colors and the elements of design to create a distorted portrait of...
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Art of the Inca
Students examine the early civilizations of Central and South America. After examining hand-crafted objects, they discuss the craftsmanship of the Inca and how they used geometric shapes and symbols in their art. They draft a design...
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Space Shuttles in Space
Students use a pencil and paper to practice drawing their own space shuttle doodle. Using new directions, they draw another doodle in which they are allowed to add elements that were not allowed in the first drawing. They paint a space...
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Cut Paper Masks
Learners examine different types of masks from various cultures. Using the masks, they identify the use of design elements in them. They create their own paper mask using the elements and share them with the class. After viewing a...
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Foil Tooled Masks
Students are introduced to the process of mask-making. Using different cultures, they examine how masks have changed over time and identify the reason for them. They create their own mask with tooling foil and decorate them using...
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The Peaceable Kingdom
Pupils examine the life and works of Edward Hicks. Using his "Peaceable Kingdoms, they create what they believe to be their own peaceable kingdom. They compare and contrast the two kingdoms and practice layering colors with colored...
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Torn Paper Teddy Bears
Young scholars discuss different kinds of shapes with the teacher and the class. They identify ways that shapes can create pictures. Students create a teddy bear using torn paper. They identify their shapes by presenting their...
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Pitchy Patch Puppet
Students make a puppet. They use magazines, construction paper and a dowel rod to construct the puppet. This activity is part of a Caribbean Unit. A link for additional art lessons is included on this website.
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Starry Night
Learners examine Van Gogh's work Starry Night. Foreground and background are discussed. Students create their own version of Starry Night using crayons and black paint. Learners create their very own crayon relief.
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