High schoolers practice using a mask, snorkel, and fins to collect items from the bottom of a pool. They should swim as well as hold their breath while going under water.

Fifth graders listen to lectures on the ancient civilizations of the Aztecs, Incas and Mayans. They construct a mask base and then decorate it in thirds with symbols meaningful to each of the three cultures being studied.

Students explore the roles in Noh drama and the significance of Noh masks while creating their own version of a Noh play in this High School lesson adaptable for either the Language Arts or Theater classroom.

Learners work in groups to complete biography overviews and research, organize information and decorate masks to look like their assigned Nobel Peace Prize winner. They present their information to the class as a group then independently...

Students explore African storytelling and the use of masks in telling stories in Africa. They create their own masks to represent characters in a story told to the class.

Learners share with the class what they want to be when they grow up. As a class, they identify what they want to be for Halloween as well. They are videotaped stating their dream and photographed with their mask. Using the masks, they...

Students listen to the story The Mitten, and visit a website about the story's author. Students create masks of the animals from the story and present a play of the story.

Students examine how Lennie Gardner's process of discovery about his bronze mask parallels a personal discovery process. They receive an introduction to the art, history, and religion of Benin

Students explore language arts by analyzing a story with their classmates. In this poetry identification instructional activity, students read the book The Mittens and identify the characters, plot and settings in the story. Students...

Fifth graders read and analyze the novel, 'Dancing Feathers.' They identify the main story elements, develop personal and fictional narratives, retell the story from a different point of view, create a mask, and design a postcard.

Students and parents participate in a variety of activities designed to help them explore the similarities and differences of people. They design and wear masks, sort attribute blocks, read stories, discuss the rights and...

Students observe and demonstrate a variety of strategies for reading with expression. They create paper plate animal masks, then in small groups participate in a reading of "Snarlyhissopus" by Alan MacDonald, using the reading...

First graders listen to "Behind the Mask" and identify all the descriptive adjectives in the story. After discussing the importance of using adjectives, they brainstorm lists of adjectives to describe jack o lanterns. Finally, 1st...

In this communication worksheet, students create masks of beings.  Students then answer questions about their being.  Students meet in a circle and talk about the state of their being on this planet.

In this Halloween word search instructional activity, students will find and circle 18 words or phrases that have to do with Halloween. Words include broom and mask.

In this language arts and printing practice activity, students learn the sound of letter K at the end of words. Students read and copy 6 words that end with letter k, then draw a cook and a mask.

In this dental health worksheet, young scholars see black line pictures of items that are used in the dental office. They can color a bib, a dental mirror, a dental car, mask, gloves, and an air syringe.

In this building words worksheet, students use the letter tiles to rewrite each word according to the directions. Students write the new word in the boxes and start with the word mask.

In this Halloween coloring worksheet, students study the picture and determine what the boy is wearing. Students identify it as a Halloween mask and discuss if they will wear one for Halloween.

Get a little batty with life science! This fun simulation game replicates how bats use echolocation to hunt moths in their native Hawaiian habitat. After creating blind folds and discussing some basic principles of echolocation, students...

Excellent examples and clear diagrams in this PowerPoint will help you explain the genetics of alleles and the combinations of hybrid crosses. A high school class would appreciate having this student copy of the PowerPoint as the images...

Imagine being one of the painters in 1910 at the Lyme Art Colony in Connecticut. Using the Florence Griswold Museum's on-line resources to gather information about the daily life of artists at the boardinghouse, learners write a letter...

In this How To Make a Mummy worksheet, students make an instruction manual for an embalmer in ancient Egypt. Student complete this by arranging 8 pages in the correct order and adding illustrations. The worksheet also includes 2...

Explore the Ukraine through a reading of The Mitten. Readers will determine the sequence of events, cause and effect, make predictions, and find the main idea of the story. They also use math skills to make charts and graphs. Finally,...