You'll be surprized at how much engineering, design, and creativity can go into a toothpick and a marshmallow. Learners make toothpick sculptures where they construct three-dimentional models by sticking marshmallows and toothpicks...

Fourth graders explore three cultural holidays and compare and contrast the ways varied cultural groups celebrate their heritage.

Seventh graders discover how to assemble and finish a lidded box-like form from slabs of clay between soft and leather hard. They gain an appreciation for ceramic art.

Students develop skill in utilizing line in a 3 dimensional context. They explore a variety of techniques for mounting sculptures to a base.

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...

Young scholars find differences in handprints in a cooperative effort to make a rainbow.  In a rainbow painting lesson, students use their hands to create the different levels of the rainbow. Young scholars may choose their colors.

Students create Maracas out of various supplies while learning about percussion instruments in this Art and Music instructional activity for the elementary and middle level classroom. Detailed directions for two different methods are...

Students complete a variety of activities surrounding castle communities and fairy tales. They write a letter to a fairy tale character, write a fairy tale, create a model of a castle, and draw a map of a castle community.

In this capitalization worksheet students see the months of the year. Students write them using capital letters. Students then correct 5 sentences which have capitalization errors.

Students use the Internet to find examples of limericks. They discover the culture and history of Ireland. They create their own limericks and share them with the class. They offer strengths and weaknesses.

Students practice sorting and counting different objects. Using this information, they create graphs on a worksheet given to them. They describe and analyze the results and discuss them as a class to end the lesson. They also complete...

Students identify holidays celebrated by different cultures in Kansas and create a timeline of when they started to be celebrated. For this Kansas holidays lesson plan, students create a timeline wall in their class for each holiday.

Study African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create imaginary monsters using texture.

Students create "wiggly spiders" using black paint, construction paper, yarn, and their hands in this fun, messy, art instructional activity for the early elementary classroom. An ideal instructional activity for the Halloween holiday...

Students create replicas of Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers using construction paper, tissue paper, glue, and scissors in this art lesson for the elementary classroom. The flowers can then be displayed in the room as a class bulletin board.

Students create "tie-dye" easter eggs in this easy elementary school lesson plan. Materials needed include paper towels, food coloring, eggs, and rubber gloves. This Easter lesson plan can be accomplished in 30 minutes with extra time...

Students create reindeer out of paper cut-outs of their own hands and feet in this fun and quick Art activity for the early-elementary classroom. The lesson may be accomplished as an individual or small group (partner) project.

Students create "stand-up bunnies" for classroom display in this early-elementary Art lesson ideal for the spring months. A bunny template and design ideas are included to aid in the teaching process of this fun and quick lesson.

Students listen to and discuss three radio broadcasts that deal with worship in early times. They investigate a wide range of historical sources and piece together evidence of the past, Celtic beliefs and how early people worshiped...

Students examine the impact of religion on the Cold War. In this Cold War lesson, students analyze speeches delivered by Lenin, Truman, and Graham regarding the role of religion in society. As a culminating activity, students are tested...

Students use the Internet to examine the history, castles, and folklore of Ireland. Photographs of sites are also included.

For this writing worksheet, students use the blank lined paper with a colorful pumpkin border for any kind of writing: reports, poetry, stories or letters.

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

Students use a stamped shape image to create a piece of imaginative art. In 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.