Students produce calligraphy projects using writing skills and unique tools in this six-day Art activity. Emphasis is placed upon the work of Portland, Oregon calligraphy artist Inga Dubay and her experiences with "Italic" writing...

Does your class love reading cartoons? Use their talents and interests to examine the process of writing a story they wish to tell through a cartoon. They develop the beginning, middle, and end of a story based on their original...

Three days of erosion exploration await your elementary geologists. Learners begin by examining rivers via Google Earth, then they model water flow in sand, and finally, they identify resulting landforms. This lesson is written...

Lead toxicity is a hot topic these days, especially when it was a common component in household paint for many years. In Taiwan, there was concern that babies were being exposed to toxic levels of lead through breast milk. A study was...

This multiple-choice assessment on the Renaissance and Reformation reviews topics from humanism and the protests of Martin Luther to Italian city-states. While this is a traditional assessment designed by a textbook publisher, you can...

In this adjective and adverbial phrases practice worksheet, students read an informative lesson. Students then respond to 10 questions that require them to identify prepositional phrases and label the adjective or adverbial clause.

Engage young marine biologists in a reading of Eric Carle's A House for Hermit Crab with a fun hands-on activity. Given a set of clipart images of the different aquatic animals that appear in the book, children identify each one...

Students examine various murals made for protest or persuasion purposes. Using the artwork, they identify the different types of techniques and media used to make them. They discuss the other types of jobs that had to be completed before...

Students examine and discuss the painting, Cat and Bird, by Paul Klee. They identify the various types of lines, shapes, and colors in the painting, and design and create finger puppet versions of the animals from the painting.

High schoolers develop a better understanding of mental health and the different types of disorders that people may experience. They create T-shirts that explain and display their learning about a specific disorder.

Sixth graders research and write on this sculpture of St. James and describe his importance to the Spanish soldiers who conquered Mexico. Students create their own estofado designs in an engraving process suitable for the classroom of...

Students decide what kind of journal they want to keep. They make the cover for their journal using construction paper and markers or paint and other types of art equipment like sequins.

Students identify structural adaptations of different types of turtles, and compare and contrast adaptations of painted turtles, sea turtles, and desert tortoises using a chart.

Students visualize they are any bird they want to be and visually create their surroundings. They share the type of bird they were and the surroundings with their peers. They read a chapter of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and...

Students examine pigments found in different fruits and vegetables and practice the processes for extracting the pigments. Pigments are used to create artwork and a class PowerPoint presentation is made on the different types of plant...

Students examine different types of rock art. They analyze them to try to figure out the meaning of the art. They create their own rock art that tells a story. They share their creation with the class.

Students define and differentiate between point source and non-point source pollution. Students discuss various types of pollution including air, water and land pollution, analyze demonstrations and complete a worksheet.

Pupils identify types of turtles off the coast of Oaxaca. They become acquainted with the Mexican Turtle Center. They create a project (mural, map, panel discussion, logo/design) to communicate researched information.

Students describe the types and parts of a circuit. They discover three types of electrical switches and create a chart showing the many uses for each type of switch.

Students create spider webs. For this spider webs lesson, students research various types of spider webs then write a report about  a spider of their choice.  Students also make their own web similar to an orb spider. 

Students collaboratively explore the process of painting to create a large background seascape mural upon which their family ships will be collaged. Students experiment with a variety of brushstrokes to create appropriate texture.

Students create pictures using white and whole wheat flour, oatmeal, and cornmeal while learning the different types of grains used to make breads.

Students identify different types of fungi. They discuss how mushrooms are used in American culture and research an issue about a type of fungi. They share their information with the class.

Students get in on one of the hottest crafting trends today - handmade cards! My book explores numerous ideas for making and embellishing three types of cards - fabric, paper and board games.