Students create Halloween paper bag masks using paper bags, scissors, pens, crayons, paints, glue, glitter, tissue paper, and various other art materials. This lesson is ideal for late-October and can be done in as little as 30 minutes.

Students create "spooky word" sheets using white construction paper, orange and black paint, eyedroppers, and thin coffee straws. The lesson is ideal for a pre-Halloween activity. Finished artwork can be displayed around the classroom.

Pupils discover optical illusions in this lesson that uses a red shamrock and white construction paper. Emphasis is placed upon inquiry, experiment, and then a short discussion on optical illusions and complimentary colors.

Young scholars examine and discuss art by Roy Lichtenstein and the Pop art movement. They discuss the phenomenon of popularity, list what is popular today, and create a piece of art using professional looking graphic design style.

Pupils take a closer look at sculpture. In this visual arts lesson, students may visit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park, the New Art Center Sculpture Park, the Fruitmarket Gallery, or Tate Britain online or in-person to discover details...

Learners read and discuss the text Miss Rumphius. In this philanthropy lesson, students discuss how the characters in the book made the world beautiful and create a class book of good deeds.

Eleventh graders use a Gandhian lens to analyze critically materialism in a capitalist society. In this Gandhian philosophy lesson, 11th graders cultivate awareness, explore materialism and sustainability, examine the idea of 'what is...

Learners report about their dad's job. In this career lesson students interview their dad about his occupation. They ask detailed questions and write an informational piece.

Students write a five sentence paragraph with varied sentence beginnings. In this paragraph writing lesson plan, students use a teacher modeled procedure. They complete a worksheet about their favorite things, happenings, and places...

Young scholars explore the work of Jane Goodall. In this advocacy lesson plan, students investigate the life and work of Jane Goodall. Young scholars examine her work as an animal advocate and explore their own personal advocacy styles.

Students read the story Joseph Had a Little Overcoat about using a coat and making it into many things. In this reading lesson plan, students make a picture out of scraps and discuss how to reuse items to make new items.

Young scholars examine the characteristics of an informative speech. In this informative speech lesson, students create a framework for their informative speech using the given website. Young scholars also read and use the tips for...

The student reflects on concepts of ecological footprints and climate changes. In this Art lesson, students will produce a visual representation showing understanding of how ecology and climate affects the world.

Students create a bulletin board display of a Christmas tree out of painted CDs.

Students use construction paper to create muffin flowers. They use muffin tray cup liners and draw flower stems and leaves on the paper. They use the muffin liners for a 3-D effect.

Young scholars create individual works of art using cow cut-outs as their canvas in this hilarious lesson ideal for the High School Art or Art History classroom. The lesson includes resource links and can be adapted for any animal or...

Pupils experiment using abstract art techniques, tennis balls, and tempera paint in this excellent, outdoor art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The resulting art prints can be displayed predominantly in the classroom.

Learners use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. For this stamped art lesson, students use a stamped shape as a starting point to create their own imaginative piece of art that incorporates the stamped shape.

Students study West Virginia quilts. For this mathematics lesson, students use symmetry, geometric shapes, and patterns to create their own quilt square.

First graders read the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you see?" by Bill Martin, Jr. and work cooperatively to create an online book about their geographic region. Books can be posted on the internet with other books from around...

Students explore paper making. In this cross curriculum multicultural ecology and art lesson, students follow written and oral instructions to make paper using common household items. Students predict the amount of paper use in their...

Students discuss guitars, pointing out different parts of the guitar, compare/contrast guitars from different times, imagine they are designers hired to build a new age guitar, create many preliminary sketches, choose one, and begin...

Here is a fun way to encourage a cooperative classroom, drawing skills, and creative expression. Each child draws a design or shape on his paper, then he rotates to the next child's paper where he adds to the previous design. When the...

Earth's magnetic poles switch positions about every 200,000—300,000 years. In the activity, groups create a planet with a magnetic field. Once made, they use a magnetometer to determine the orientation of the planet's magnetic field....