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Golden Coat of Arms
Young scholars research Medieval times and the significance of a coats of arms, knights, and their shields. Using construction paper, poster board, and paint, they create their own family crest and write an explanation of their crest....
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Happy Hippo
Students read about hippos and research information about hippo faces. They explore the effect of color and the perception of unrelated objects. Students create a hippo mask with accurate facial features and then paint their hippo mask...
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Health Care Helpers
Students explore rescue and medical careers and then discuss ways that emergency personnel help people on-the-job. They choose a health topic and write a list of basic health rules. Students design a poster depicting a scene in which...
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High And Dry
Students explore the similarities and differences between desert environments and their local environment. After examining desert scened painted by Georgia O'Keeffe, they discuss the elements of their desert landscapes. Students use...
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Art: Iceberg Calves
Students in small groups, research icebergs, including where they are located and the sinking of the Titanic. In addition, they discover the process of calving. Then, using construction paper and paints, students draw and color pictures...
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Impasto Presto!
Students research famous artist, including Rembrandt and vanGogh, who used the unique three-dimensional techniques of impasto. They experiment with impasto painting and the use of texture to achieve their intended effects on their...
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Jingling Jester
Students read a story about the role of a jester. Using a piece of construction paper, they follow a set of directions to help them build their own jester. To end the activity, they use paint brushes to create a happy face on the jester.
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Luscious Layered Landscapes
Students investigate the artwork of Ted Harrison with the focus upon his paintings of natural vistas and outdoor scenes. They conduct research of the ecosystems of Canada with an emphasis upon the Yukon. The research serves as context...
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Mine the Work of Franz Kline
Young scholars investigate the artistic style of Franz Kline, the abstract artist, and create their own painting based on his industrial expressionist style. They examine the influence of his early years growing up near a coal mine in...
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Seasons Of Art
Students engage in a lesson that is about the study of seasons and the colors related to them. They use paints in order to create a window scene. Students engage in class discussion about the seasons of the year and make comparisons.
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Poetry in Triple Textures
Learners compare and contrast visual and tactile textures. They create a painting that highlights one or more textures. Students express these textures in a poem to accompany their art. They recognize that words can express the visual...
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Powerful Portraits
Students research and study the career and work of famous American portraitist John Singer Sargent. They collect images of people wearing clothing suitable for their career or hobby and identify postures and gestures connected to them....
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Art: African Collar Necklace
Students investigate the significance of African collar necklaces. To make replicas of the jewelry, they cut out the centers of paper plates leaving only the ribbed edges. To complete the necklaces, students apply tempera paints and...
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Swing Your Partner
Students work together to paint a square set on a piece of asphalt. In pairs, they use the square set to participate in a variety of square dances. To end the lesson, they decorate the squares to help them remember the correct steps to...
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Underground Garden
Students study life in a garden, above and below ground. They create a cross-section picture, identifying connections and continuity between the two adjacent spheres. In addition, they list and describe the habitats of the plants and...
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Weather of Your Dreams
Students explore different types of weather and its effects on the environment. They imagine unusual types of weather conditions that could fulfill their dreams. Students represent themselves and their dreamy weather in a creative...
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Whale Watchers
Students research physical characteristics and ocean habitats of common species of whale. They create artwork illustrating characteristics of a particular species of whale using a crayon resist technique. Students identify different...
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When Everything Old is New Again
Students imagine what it would be like if today's animals became dinosaurs, or the ancient creatures reappeared to roam the earth. They invent a dinosaur of the future. What might a futuristic triceratops look like? Students are taught...
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Creating a Landscape Through Art, Music, Dance, and Poetry
A brightly-colored David Hockney landscape painting inspires poetry, dance, music, and paper sculpture in this multi-faceted activity. After brainstorming words inspired by the painting, the whole class collaborates on a cinquain poem,...
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Mothers' Milk-Unleaded, Please
Lead toxicity is a hot topic these days, especially when it was a common component in household paint for many years. In Taiwan, there was concern that babies were being exposed to toxic levels of lead through breast milk. A study was...
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Storybook Theater
Tell a story visually using this resource. Learners design a storybook theater by creating a book and painting watercolor pictures describing scenes from the story. This is a creative means to have your class practice summarizing skills.
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Lesson: American Idyll
Using the painting, Childhood Idyll for inspiration, learners reflect on things that are idealized. They focus in on pop music and pop idols, write a song, and perform it in front of the class, American Idol style.
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Lesson: Mad Lib Leigh!
A fun and quirky painting is analyzed for details in an art/literacy lesson. Youngsters look for colors, shadows, and details and then describe them using vivid language. They use the words from discussion to complete a fun Mad Lib-style...
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The Interactive Read-Aloud
Youngsters participate in interactive read alouds about immigration.As they listen to teacher-chosen books that highlight the concept of immigration, they will be provided with opportunities to interact. They can respond to the...
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