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Symbols to Sculptures

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students take a 2 dimensional drawing and make it into a 3 dimensional form. In this art lesson plan, students base their work off of Keith Haring, and view slides and a video of other 3D art.
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Art/Ocean Scene

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Learners draw and color an ocean scene based on the paintings of Wyland. In this ocean art lesson plan, students view slides of seascapes before they complete their project using oil pastels.
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Oil and Natural Gas Formation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students complete a narrative paper and a drawing depicting how the formation of oil and natural gas taken from the Earth's crust were once plants and animals millions of years ago. In this oil and natural gas lesson plan, students read,...
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Flip Books

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students examine the art work of Keith Haring. In this art instructional activity, students observe the visual quality of movement in artwork. Students draw a flip book showing movement and time.
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Color Coding Richard III

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders use color-coded annotation or text-marking to analyze a passage from Richard III. In this text analysis instructional activity, 10th graders read a passage from Richard III and use colored pens to analyze the text. Students...
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The Stolen Smell

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders read the story The Stolen Smell, and complete language arts activities based on the book. In this The Stolen Smell lesson plan, 3rd graders complete activities such as discussion, reading, researching, drawing, role...
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Creating a Comic Strip

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students examine various comic strips for their elements of humour, plot, drawing style, and basic design; they then create their own comic strip.
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Subway Art

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students study the Subway drawings by Keith Haring and create their own class mural. For this art lesson plan, students also answer short answer questions provided.
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Proper Perspective

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students consider what makes a famous painting realistic, then examine a theoretical debate about how Renaissance masters created their true-to-life images. They create their own realistic drawings.
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Thinking Skills: Connecting shapes

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this thinking skills instructional activity, students draw a line connecting each blue figure without touching any other color. Students connect 4 figures.
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Now, Unto Thy Bones, Goodnight.

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students read Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing to learn about epitaphs. In this Shakespeare lesson, students read sections from the play and piece together Shakespeare's epitaph using index cards. Students create a 4 line...
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Anansi Goes to Lunch

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story Anansi Goes to Lunch and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, drawing, and role...
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Exploring Color: Paper Chromatography

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students experiment with colors.  In this art lesson, students investigate the combinations that can be made with primary colors using chromatography paper and markers.  Students complete a color mixing worksheet in groups.
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Hand Print Adjective Booklet

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Young scholars practice using adjectives by describing animals, pictures or insects.  In this language arts lesson, students collaborate to brainstorm a list of adjectives which they turn into an adjective booklet.  Young...
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The Ogre Bully

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read the story The Ogre Bully and complete language arts activities connected to the story. In this language arts lesson plan, 2nd graders complete activities including discussion, reading, writing, sequencing, analyzing,...
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A Walk Through Time

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students investigate the types of footwear worn during ten periods of history.  In this secondary, art/math/social studies lesson, students view documentaries and popular films to study the time periods.  Students research the...
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Floor Paths

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars explore the use of floor paths on the stage. In this floor paths lesson, students evaluate choreography for use of the floor space on the stage. Young scholars design a short choreography piece that exhibits an...
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The Three Little Pigs

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students read the story The Three Little Pigs and complete language activities about them. In this The Three Little Pigs lesson plan, students research houses, draw houses, and write alliteration poems.
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Hector's World: Heroes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students observe child safety by viewing an educational video regarding the Internet. In this digital privacy lesson, students view a short film based on a young person who falls victim to bad decisions on the Internet. Students complete...
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Biographical Sketches

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students examine historical figures by reading about their lives.  In this biography lesson, students research the Internet to find out about a chosen figure that is important to the United States.  Students create a story...
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Twenty Green Gates

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore mathematics by participating in a pattern building activity. In this geometric construction instructional activity, 2nd graders discuss a story problem in which a gate needs to be built from triangles and...
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Shattered Images Value Study

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create cubist drawings using grids and enlargement.
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Shaping the View: Composition Basics

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students view images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art web site, and list the objects and figures in the image. They discuss the way their eyes move around the canvas and take note of where their eyes fall, follow and finish. Students...
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Looking and Learning in the Art Museum - Lesson 1

For Teachers K - 5th
Explore the artistic elements in artworks with an original and reproduction instructional activity. As learners recognize the difference between an original and a reproduction, they discuss the artist elements used in the...