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"Architexture": Exploring Architecture Through Clay Tiles

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore and analyze the architecture of San Antonio, Texas. They watch a video about tiles created by Harding Black, and discuss pictures of architecture found in San Antonio, Texas. Students then design a clay tile...
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Bubble Art

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students add color to the bubbles. In this art lesson, students lightly blow the bubbles onto the paper and then the paper dries. Students enjoy making an easy art project.
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Curious About Counting?

For Students Pre-K - K
In this counting worksheet, students count the number of objects in each of 5 groups on a page that is decorated with an image of Curious George. They use the numbers 1-7 when counting balloons, fire trucks, paint cans, hats, and rubber...
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Edible Art

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create edible art. In this art lesson, students make "milk paints" by adding food coloring to milk. They paint these on a piece of bread and toast it to eat. 
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Celebration!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Use a five-lesson unit to investigate how different cultures use art for common purposes, such as the marking of special events, celebrations, and the validation of human experience.
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Gingerbread Baby Ornaments #4

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students are read the story "Gingerbread Baby". They use patterns from the book's website to use as templates for ornaments. They use clay and colors to make the ornaments and give them to someone as a gift.
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Making Christmas Ornaments

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this craft worksheet, students follow the directions provided to learn how to make a dough ornament. Students answer 11 questions about the story.
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Japanese Lacquerware Art Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to the traditional form of lacquerware painting in Japan. Students imitate Japanese lacquerware techniques using paper plates, gesso and tempera paints.
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Paper Making and Stories

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students create a handmade paper using pre-soaked paper pulp and a screen. They then decorate the paper using water color paint and brushes in a style that expresses ideas from a reading of, "Miss Rumphius" by Barbara Cooney.
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The Pottery Project

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students research Native American culture regions and archaeology techniques. In small groups, they decorate a clay pot, break the pots, and repair and analyze the designs on the pottery.
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Making Pencil Containers

For Teachers K - 4th
Young scholars get their cans and their Popsicle sticks and glue a Popsicle stick to the can and continue around the can until it is covered. They paint the Popsicle sticks any color they want or decorate it any way they choose. When...
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St. James on Horseback

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders research and write on this sculpture of St. James and describe his importance to the Spanish soldiers who conquered Mexico. Students create their own estofado designs in an engraving process suitable for the classroom of...
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Bookmarks

For Teachers Pre-K
Students create bookmarks. In this art project, students decorate a bookmark with a personal photo attached. The bookmark is laminated and given to the parents.
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A Lab Trilogy for Beginning Biology Teachers

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners are able to explain their models to other students and to their parents. Then learners like to decorate the room by hanging the models or constructing mobiles of a number of models.
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Many Chairs, One Table

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars examine artwork and sculpture by Keith Haring. They decorate a chair with their own symbols and designs.
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Icons

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students compare the characteristics and values depicted in ancient wall decorations with art displayed in contemporary rooms. They recognize and articulate the heroic qualities represented by the Fallen Warrior sculpture.
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Flags

For Teachers Pre-K
Students read You're a Grand Old Flag as well as other provided books about flags. In this flag lesson, students cut, decorate and bake cookies as flags, practice the letter f, the number 4, the rectangle shape and use the color white....
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Gingerbread Baby Student Books #3

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners are read the story "Gingerbread Baby". They create a mold of a gingerbread out of paper. They decorate one side of the paper and write their own story on the back.
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Checkerboard

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners create checkerboards using paints, glue, rulers, and masking tape in this upper-elementary/middle level Art lesson plan. The lesson plan emphasizes the history of checkerboards, strategies and rules, and the checkerboard as an...
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Blotter Bugs

For Teachers K
Students work with primary colors. They choose two primary colors, then put two drops of each color they chose on a white square paper. They fold the white paper in half and rub the paint around.
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Coffee Can Drum

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students create and decorate a drum made from a coffee can.
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"Kookie Kitties" - Paul Klee: Finger Puppets

For Teachers K - 4th
Students examine and discuss the painting, Cat and Bird, by Paul Klee. They identify the various types of lines, shapes, and colors in the painting, and design and create finger puppet versions of the animals from the painting.
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Toilet Paper Tube Snowman

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create "toilet paper tube" snowmen using toilet paper rolls, paints, pipecleaners, construtcion paper, wiggly eyes, and markers in this winter-time activity. The lesson is intended for the early elementary classroom.
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StarDarts

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students divide into groups of four or five and distribute materials to design StarDarts by drawing and cutting out 6-8 cardstock stars, each about one and a half inches across. They decorate their stars with phosphorescent paint...