Learners discuss the art of Georges Seurat and examples of Pointillism and create original works of Pointillism using colored, sticker dots. This lesson is intended for use in the elementary Art classroom and includes a short vocabulary...

Students create the illusion of texture using lines, dots, and shapes in a rendering of an animal.

Establish 1:1 correspondence by counting students, first one gender, then the other. Give each child a colored cube (one color for boys, another for girls) and have small groups determine more or less and how many all together. As a...

Students investigate impressionist painting techniques. In this visual arts instructional activity, students view paintings by Monet and practice the dot and stroke technique. Students use shades of green and gentle brush strokes to...

Learners explore the style of art known as pointillism and the artist (Georges Seurat) who created it.

Class members participate in a read aloud of an illustrated version of fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. They discuss the tale,"A Fisherman and His Wife" to discover how fairy tales can help us think about our own situations. They also...

Second graders explore Aboriginal Art. They choose paint colors to reflect a desired emotion. They paint a series of dots to create their images. They share their artwork and describe the image to their group members and then with the...

Using a carousel activity, class members gain an understanding of the idea of inferences by using pictures then connecting them to mathematics. Groups discuss their individual problems prior to sharing them with the entire class....

Students identify primary and secondary colors and how they relate to each other, and experiment with mixing colors.

Students analyze Abstract Expressionist artists and their art. In this art analysis instructional activity, students view the works by Jackson Pollock and Helen Frankenthaler and analyze the pieces. Students complete image based...

Students explore one point perspective. For this perspective lesson, students discover how to create illustrations with vanishing points. Students create an original piece of art.

Students investigate congruent shapes using dot paper to visualize, draw, and duplicate different congruent shapes.

Students gain the knowledge of how to create color/s. This is relevant in their lives as they will forever be exposed to color and learning to identify how color is created.

Third graders investigate space by researching their zodiac signs.  In this space science lesson, 3rd graders discuss the different zodiac symbols, their star representation and where the stars are located in the sky.  Students...

First graders use question words to answer comprehension questions.  In this reading strategies lesson, 1st graders use picture cues and predict events in a story. Students use context clues to understand unfamiliar words....

Students explore points, lines and planes as it relates to geometry. In this geometry lesson, students analyze space and explain wy it is 3-D and not flat or 2-D. They solve problems involving volume and 3-D shapes.

Students investigate the concept of the number one million. In this number concepts lesson, students read the book How Much is a Million? and brainstorm questions, such as "how many leaves are on a tree" and "how many hairs are on your...