Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Poetry of Sculpture

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice writing poetry while examining all types of art.  In this art analysis lesson, 4th graders participate in a field trip to a sculpture garden in which they view sculptures and create different forms of poetry...
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Curated OER

A Teacher's Guide to the Holocaust: Shemini Atzeret-Simhat Torah

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore Jewish traditions through Jewish art. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students research art by Moshe Rynecki, Chaim Goldberg and Emmanuel Levy. Learners replicate the artistic styles in their own pieces.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

World-Water Hero

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore why clean water is essential. In this environmental lesson, students identify the "powers" we need to improve the quality of water. Students share their descriptions of world-water superheroes.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matisse Cut-Outs

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students examine color and composition by arranging color paper cut-outs without the use of sketches or drawings in this Art activity for the upper-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed upon the "cut-out" art pieces created by Henri...
Lesson Plan
ReadWriteThink

Read Write Think: Book Sorting: Using Observation and Comprehension

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
Critical thinking, comprehension and analysis skills are the focus of this physical activity. Good beginning to teaching different ways of looking at things.
eBook
Nagoya University (Japan)

Nagoya University: Appreciations and Criticisms of Works of Charles Dickens

For Students 9th - 10th
G.K. Chesterton offers this look at Dickens' importance and his role in the post-Victorian Age. Each chapter is a separate link.
Handout
Friesian School

Personal: Egyptian Royal Tombs of the New Kingdom

For Students 9th - 10th
At this personal site there are pictures and diagrams of the tombs in the Valley of the Kings. Site critiques the historical books and museum presentations on these ancient tombs.