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Looking At French Decorative Arts: A Tapestry Fit For A King

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners create a tapestry based on the Chariot of Triumph tapestry. For this visual arts lesson, students examine images of the original tapestry, determine the meaning of symmetry, and discuss symbolism in this art form. They draw an...
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We Can Recycle

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students analyze the symbol for recycling. In this recycling lesson, students define and identify various symbols and draw the symbol for recycling. Students investigate ways to keep natural resources in the recycling loop.
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Picture Writing

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create symbols. In this visual arts lesson plan, 4th graders study cave drawings, Native American pictographs, and Aboriginal Drawings prior to creating their own communication without using words.
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Babylonian Number System

For Students 6th - 8th
In this Babylonian number system worksheet, students read an explanation of the number symbols used by Babylonians and respond to 3 questions regarding the information presented.
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Math Name Tag: An Introduction Project for the First Day

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders introduce themselves to the class by using a creative display of magazine cutouts, pictures, and drawings on a math symbol that represents who they are.
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Creating a Self Portrait painting With Decorative Frame

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders view a large image of a painting and discuss the history and its role in past and current culture in Mexico. Student list the symbols portrayed in the work and explain their significance. Students use elements of art to...
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Make Your Own Petroglyph!

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Students create their own petroglyph. In this petroglyph lesson, students study and compare various petroglyphs. They create their own petroglyph to symbolize the seasons.
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Angles and Triangles

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders examine Jewish symbols. For this Holocaust lesson, 8th graders discuss the meanings behind the Swastika and the Star of David. Students also measure the angles and shapes with the symbols.
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Graffiti Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars become exposed to the art work of Keith Haring and create a piece of graffiti art. In this graffiti art lesson, students discover Keith Haring's work in a historical context, explore the usage of lines and...
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students write a paper in which they analyze a quotation or symbol from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.  In this American literature activity, students choose a famous quotation or symbol from the novel and analyze the...
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The Tarpaulin Project

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students create an original expressive piece of art by manipulating tape on a tarpaulin. In this tarpaulin project lesson plan, students study Keith Haring and discuss how emotions and symbolic language can be expressed by art.
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Mural Mania

For Teachers K - 5th
Students research and discuss symbols and features of their state. They create a mural representing their state and design a quarter for their state.
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Map Creation

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify a map, symbol, key, and compass rose. Students create and print a map for teacher evaluation using the computer. Students identify the symbols on their map and orally present them to the class.
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Chinese Pictograms

For Students 6th - 12th
In this Chinese writing worksheet, students identify what and how to write Chinese pictograms. They explain in what ways each pictogram represents and how the combinations of symbols create a word or idea represented. Then students...
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Chemical Elements: Teacher Story

For Students 8th - 9th
For this chemical elements: teacher story worksheet, students use the periodic table to write down the name and symbol of the first 10 elements. Students then complete a story by filling in the blanks with the names of the elements of...
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Mexican Memory Match

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore memorization by participating in a fun class game. In this Mexican culture lesson, students identify important Mexican symbols and utilize these images to play a memory game. Students match flash cards containing the...
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What Does Racism Mean in Europe Today?

For Teachers 6th - 11th
Students consider race relations in modern-day Europe. For this current events lesson, students visit selected websites to understand the impact of Nazi symbolism, the Holocaust denial, and the stories of Holocaust survivors.
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Count Your Pennies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze and compare imagery and symbolism in ancient Greek and contemporary U.S. coins.
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Rock Art

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders examine and interpret rock art to illustrate its importance in the cultural heritage of a people and as a tool for learning about the past. They create their own rock art that is a symbol of their culture.
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Design an Island

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students make a map of an imaginary island using the topographic symbols provided from a worksheet. Students place lakes, dwellins, reefs, etc. in areas where they would logically be located from understanding how the topography of an...
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Money Circulation: A Story of Trade and Commerce

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are introduced to the meaning, symbolism, and value of the quarter. They determine the percentage of total monetary value held in quarters and graph the results. Students infer about the U.S. Mint's distrubution of coins. They...
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Squigly's Secret Code

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this deciphering symbols worksheet, learners decipher a secret code by using a set of symbols printed under the twenty six letters of the alphabet.
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Elements Names

For Students 11th - 12th
In this chemistry worksheet, students write the name for each of the 12 element symbols that are shown in a chart. They see the symbol on the left side and write the element name on the right.
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Rock art

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students study rock art they use art materials, colored photographs and rock art examples to: differentiate between symbol, petroglyph, pictograph, and rock art. They interpret rock art to illustrate its importance in the cultural...

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