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Painters as Musicians-CD Cover Design

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students create CD cover art to project the image of the artist or what those artists might sing about.
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Apple Painting

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use apples and apple cut outs to create art projects. In this art lesson, students cut paper into apple shapes or cut apples into shapes, dip in paint, and use them to stamp.
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A Haring Holiday

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students create a holiday ornament. For this Keith Haring art lesson, students use paper mache to make 3-dimensional ornaments that resemble his work. Students cut out felt shapes of babies, dogs and angels then sew them together...
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What Happens Next?

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders complete activities to help them sequence events in a story. In this sequencing lesson, 5th graders read a story and work in groups to retell the story by creating a flowchart of events to reconstruct. Students create their...
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Fall Triangle Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students create leaves for a fall bulletin board. In this shapes lesson, students use triangular construction paper shapes to make leaves for a classroom bulletin board.
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Kente Cloths

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders create examples of Kente cloths using paper, markers, and paints in this multi-cultural Art lesson plan for the second grade. The two part lesson plan includes an introduction of Kente Cloth designs and can be accomplished...
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Pumpkin Patch

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create a pumpkin art project that outlines the life cycle of a pumpkin in order to learn the growth process of this particular vegetable. In this pumpkin art instructional activity, students first review the life cycle of a...
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Haiku

For Teachers K - 12th
Students write haiku poems on leaf paper.
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Thanksgiving Handprint Tree

For Teachers K - 6th
Young scholars work cooperatively to create a classroom thanksgiving tree in this November art lesson for the elementary classsroom. Included with the lesson is a short resource list of books that contain more Thanksgiving craft ideas.
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Holiday Giving From the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students participate in a holiday giving activity to learn about community involvement. In this community outreach activity, students discuss giving and receiving as well as the gift of time. Students prepare songs and holiday cards to...
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Lace a Pumpkin

For Students K - 1st
In this pumpkin activity, students will practice lacing by using yarn with glue on the ends. Students will lace the yarn through holes punched on a picture of a pumpkin glued to construction paper.
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Inside the Egg, Hatching Chickens

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students conduct an egg candling activity to show the life inside a fertile egg. Students discuss the needs the egg has of the hen, as well as similarities and differences between plants and animals. Students complete a life cycle wheel...
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Fireworks In The Sky

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a unique spin art painting. In this creative art lesson, students use a salad spinner, paint, and black construction paper to create a spin art project. Students turn the spinner and sprinkle glitter onto the paint.
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A Sculptor's Model

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students investigate visual arts by researching art on the Internet. In this expressionism lesson, students identify several famous artworks on-line based on self expression and discuss the techniques. Students examine steel sculptures...
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Shamrock Man

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Pupils create "Shamrock Men" using construction paper, pre-cut patterns, glue, and scissors in this lesson plan that celebrates St. Patrick's Day. The lesson plan was originally create for a Special Education class but could be adapted...
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Earth Day Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students discuss Earth day. In this art lesson, students put on plastic gloves and look for trash to put into brown bags. Students then take the trash and glue some of the trash onto paper.
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Leaf People

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students use fall leaves for art projects. In this art activity, students use leaves to create leaf people. Students take a nature walk in fall and collect leaves. Students make arms and legs and paste them to the leaf.
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Anne Frank Diorama

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students create a diorama of the Secret Annex in which Anne Frank and her family hid during the Holocaust.  In this Anne Frank diorama lesson, students brainstorm a list of ideas about the Secret Annex.  Students create the...
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The Incredible Light Bulb-Egg Drop Challenge

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine how spacecraft land on Mars. Using eggs or lightbulbs, they design a craft that withstand a drop from a table or ladder, competing in groups to see which module demonstrates the most successful landing.
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Timeline of the Korean War

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students engage in a study of the Korean War by using a creative project that requires research and writing. They create a timeline of the war that can be displayed in a large or small background.
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Family Picture Quilt

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners explore family backgrounds and traditions while discussing how memories are preserved. In this patchwork quilt lesson, students create a keepsake by compiling pictures, drawings, and magazine clippings of things that are...
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Creating Hope: Making Butterfly Stamps

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create foam ink stamps.  In this Holocaust lesson, students discover the history of the Holocaust and why butterflies represented a symbol of hope during those times.  Students use BalsaFoam to carve out a butterfly...
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Making a Valentine Box

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
In this reading comprehension worksheet, students read a factual story about how to make a decorated Valentine box. Students answer 7 questions.
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Kente Cloth

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students attempt to research the history of using the kente cloth for its cultural purposes. They comment in discussion about the highly visual appeal of the cloths while going through the process of creating their own. The importance of...