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Penny for your thoughts
Learners look at a variety of pieces of art and discuss them according to moods or feelings expressed. They pick a piece of art that they like and then write a poem or story to go with it.
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Turn on Inventiveness
Students practice visualization through a fantasy trip and test their powers of observation by blindly identifying their own potatoes.
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African Masks (Pre-Visit)
Second graders observe and describe several masks from different parts of Africa housed in the Smithsonian Institute (National Museum of African Art) Washington, D.C. They use the internet to view the Smithsonian's virtual exhibits.
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Career Education
Students participate in a activity that focuses on the research of a chosen career field. They gather information from a variety of resources. The information is used to compose a research paper or powerpoint presentation.
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Corn Prints and Henri Matisse
Fourth graders observe prints and paintings as the teacher discusses various design elements (repetition, variety, texture, pattern, etc.) used by the artist Henri Matisse. They look at and discuss Indian corn and then make a print that...
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Cinquain Lesson Plan
Students read an example of a cinquain and look for patterns. For this cinquain lesson, students repeat the process with another poem and then compare the two. Students will review the process and form of writing a cinquain as presented...
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Intro to New Technologies in Music Education
Seventh graders, while in the computer lab utilizing a Sibelius software, create an eight-measure piece in the key of a minor using the notes A, B, C, D and E. They incorporate quarter notes, eighth notes and half notes. Each student...
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Comparing Asian and Impressionist Landscapes
Students draw on their knowledge of Impressionist and Asian landscapes to reflect on the differences found in the two genres of landscape painting.
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PowerPoint Poetry Project
Seventh graders create PowerPoint poetry "books." They write five to seven autobiographical poems, select appropriate photos and music, and combine everything into a PowerPoint poetry presentation. They use many technological resources...
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Computer Aided Cubism
Students engage in a study of the artistic style of cubism with the integration of technology to aid them create a unique work of art. They are shown the works of Picasso and Braque in order to serve as examples to create a context.
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The Inuit Style of Film-making
Seventh graders examine the style of Inuit. In this Film instructional activity, 7th graders research the different ways to create a Hollywood film. Students read various articles on this style of art.
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The Three Little Pigs
Students identify high and low sounds in the "Three Little Pigs" song, sing a song that includes vocal sound effects and identify ways that music relates to language arts. Before singing the song, they have listened to the teacher read...
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"Laideronette, Empress of the Pagoda" from"Mother Goose Suite" by Maurice Ravel
Students are introduced to the active teacher, composer and pianist Maurice Ravel and his masterpiece "Laideronette, Empress of the Pagoda", from Mother Goose Suite by Maurice Ravel. They utilize aural skills to notate the rhythm of the...
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Technology - Identity - Watercolor
Young scholars use a grayscale digital photo of self and draw the texture of their hair in a linear fashion. They create a background which relates to the PTA Reflections contest using the internet as a resource.
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Wild Things Are Here
Students engage in a literature study for the book Where The Wild Things Are. The skill of prediction is practiced as they preview the story as a whole class. The teacher models reading fluency, pronunciation, and phonetic skills while...
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Les Grands Artistes de Mme Michele
Students become familiar with Picasso's art through viewing his paintings. They create their own Picasso-like paintings of each of the following types: person, person with hat, conversation between two people, mirror (reveresed), and...
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Ed Tech
Fourth graders explore, analyze and study how the arts serve a variety of purposes in the life of the students, community and culture. They enhance how technology influences the learning process and issues involving problem solving. Each...
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Plant Dye Paints
Students create original paintings using natural dye techniques used in the past in this Art activity about paint colors. The activity may be supplemented with information about pioneers, or ancient civilizations, and how paints were...
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Studying African American Artists
Third graders use the internet to search for a teacher assigned African American artist. They create a PowerPoint slide displaying a sample of the artists work with brief bits of information about their artist. Students write a short...
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Syllables Millionaire, Silent Scrabble
In this spelling worksheet, teachers have access to websites with games to enhance learning. Syllables Millionaire is a powerpoint presentation used to help students understand how syllables help spelling. Silent Scrabble helps...
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Castles and Fortresses of the World
Students work in groups to study castlers and fortresses of the world. They study pictures and models of well known castles and fortresses. Students construct a 3-D model of a castle or fortress using materials of their choice.
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Minnesota-China Connections: Jade Sculptures
Students study Chinese jade carvings and then carve an animal from soap in a similar fashion.
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Miss Tizzy
Students experience ways language and visuals bring characters to life in a story, experience age-appropriate songs, cooking experiences, and art, learn the days of the week in a new learning experience, and engage in hands-on learning...