Students explore wants and needs. In this ecology and economics lesson, students listen to the story The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein and compile a class list of what the boy got from the tree. Students categorize these items as...

St that people have wants and must find ways to get them. In this philanthropy lesson, young scholars understand the ways people get things and arrange a penny drive to help others. Students arrange an artistic project to reflect on...

First graders experience literature which shows how communities live around the world. In this global community lesson plan, 1st graders read books such as Whoever You Are, by Mem Fox and create a work of art based on their feelings...

Students listen to a book that facilitates a discussion of trade and things that people need. They determine what things might be traded.

Students study the characteristics of flowers. In this art lesson, students study pictures of marigolds and identify the characteristics of flowers. Students paint flowers using oil pastels. As an extension activity, students plant...

Students create art projects both representational and nonrepresentational. They examine a well known piece of art and discuss the feelings that the art evokes.