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Paper Dragon Puppet

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students discuss the Chinese New Year and the importance of the dragon in Chinese culture. After examining pictures of dragon puppets, students create simple dragon puppets and have their own Chinese New Year parade.
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Music Terms Puzzle

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this music worksheet, students complete a crossword puzzle of fourteen basic music terms about instruments, beats, and performance groups.
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Free Printables: Girl Face Cards

For Students 1st - 5th
In this facial expressions instructional activity, students cut out the 12 facial expression cards and use them for matching or other games. Teachers use the instructional activity generator to determine how to setup the face cards. They...
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Free Printables: Woman Faces

For Students 1st - 5th
In this facial expressions worksheet, students cut out 12 cards with facial expressions. They then find the 6 pairs of matches in the cards. Teachers use the worksheet generator to determine whether the people will have hair or be bald...
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Free Printables: Guy Faces 2

For Students 1st - 5th
For this facial expression worksheet, students cut out the 12 facial expression cards on the page. These can be used for sorting or matching. Teachers use the worksheet generator to determine whether the faces will have hair or be bald...
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Free Printables: Feelings Bubble

For Students 1st - 5th
In this feelings learning exercise, students fill in the thought bubbles with words, pictures or writings that correspond to the emotions of the face on the page. There are 11 different feeling bubble worksheets to print, each has only...
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Chords

For Students 6th - 12th
In this chords music worksheet, students match 7 terms to their descriptions and respond to 7 fill in the true and false questions.
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Functions of Portraiture

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students examine the functions of portraiture and create their own portraits. In this portraiture lesson plan, students read an excerpt from Portraiture, by Shearer West, to discover the ways in which portraits can be used. Students...
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Make a Paper Mache Bowl

For Teachers 3rd - 9th
Young scholars create a paper mache bowl. In this paper mache lesson, students use wallpaper paste, newspapers, and paint brushes to construct a paper mache bowl. Young scholars decorate their bowl with unique designs.
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Tin Relief

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students create a sun tin relief sculpture. In this Mexican art instructional activity, students incorporate line and form into a relief sculpture that they create of the sun.
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The Brooklyn Museum of Art Newspaper

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students create newspapers. In this technology skills lesson, students create a newspaper layout using a word processor program. The newspaper features stories regarding the Brooklyn Museum of Art.
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Nature’s Fury—Myths and Drama

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the elements of theatre. In this dramatic performances lesson, 5th graders discuss the structural elements of theatre and dramatize "The Origins of the Season," an explanation myth.
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Ideal Living

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Young scholars examine two artists Vasily Kandinsky and Marcel Breuer. In this artist analysis lesson, students explore the principles of Bauhaus and consider the elements of chair design. Young scholars identify the technique of...
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Portraiture

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze portraiture with a focus on the work of Pablo Picasso. In this portraiture analysis lesson, students explore the conventions of portraiture and the elements of pose, gesture, expression, costume, and setting. Students...
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Frida Kahlo Art

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Frida Kahlo as an artist and her artworks. In this art analysis lesson, students review the art of Kahlo and her self-portrait. Students make their own self-portrait.
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Lesson Plan for St. Catherine

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students analyze the art of St. Catherine and Gothic Art. In this art analysis lesson, students read the biography of St. Catherine and read about the carving of the statue. Students complete a related statue art activity and carve...
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Alexander Calder Cookies

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students create an original piece of edible art. In this edible art lesson, students decorate a sugar cookie in the style of Alexander Calder. Students view Calder's paintings and then create an original piece of art.
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What's the Difference?

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the differences between acoustic and digital pianos. In this music lesson plan, students listen to an acoustic piano and digital piano. Learners play both types of pianos and discuss the differences.
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Making Faces

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students analyze facial expressions on artifacts. In this artifacts lesson, students examine facial expressions on artifacts. Students draw a face with an expression of their choice.
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How To Create A Mural

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students brainstorm ideas and come up with a concept to portray into a mural. In this painting lesson plan, students base their mural off of the work of Keith Haring.
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Cave Art: Discovering Prehistoric Humans through Pictures

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore how people in earlier times used art as a way to record stories and communicate ideas. By studying paintings from the Cave of Lascaux and other caves in France, students discover that pictures are more than pretty...
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GarageBand Orientation

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars create short percussion pieces using the computer program GarageBand. Emphasis is placed on student feedback and discussion after performances of the songs are complete.
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Intervals! (Seconds) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this music intervals worksheet, students learn the exact size of an interval by counting the number of notes from the first to the last. They write seconds up and down from the printed note in the treble and bass clef. Then, they...
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Intervals! (Thirds) | Free Music Theory Worksheet (Digital Print)

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this music learning exercise, learners work with thirds as intervals in sheet music. They write thirds up and down before labeling the notes with their correct alphabet letter. They complete two examples.