Twelfth graders experiment with magnets in order to visualize that magnets have a north and south pole, some materials can be magnetized, and magnetization occurs because of the magnetic moments of individual molecules in matter.

Young scholars comprehend how Dicken's set piece on snobbery. They discuss how Lean uses costume, actors' non-verbal communcication and props to convey Victorian class customs, distinctions, and snobbery. Students are shown "The Jolly...

Students role play as history detectives. In this historical inquiry lesson, students discuss what detectives do, analyze a trunk of "artifacts" and make conclusions about its fictional owner. Students complete six pages of related art,...

Third graders create a puzzle piece to be included in a class puzzle. They are given one puzzle piece, and they decorate it using symbols/drawings which are personal to them such as hobbies, interests, or self-portrait. The pieces are...

Young scholars explore various pieces of holiday music. They select a piece of music, record an introduction that describes the style, and record a section of the music.

Students, in groups, as a culmination of a unit on drama, develop a skit that reviews the concepts taught throughout the unit. They agree on the topic and come up with a good theme and storyline. After rehearsals, they perform the skit...

Students demonstrate ability to sight read rhythms containing half, quarter and eighth notes and quarter rests; by clapping and chanting rhythms written on chart 1.

Fifth graders identify shape styled by color and hue techniques, and individually design a variation of color mixtures once positioned on paper.

Second graders depict the illusion of depth in an artwork, using overlapping shapes, relative size and placement of fabric on a mural. They identify with the elements of art in objects in nature, the environment, and Ringgold's mural.

Students create a "Noh"-style mask, based on Japanese Noh theatre masks. They experiment with different colors of modeling clay and explore ways to show facial character.

Fifth graders view a National Geographic video about the rainforests of the world. They create a mural of the different types of fauna.

Students create a pair of flip flops. Using the internet, they become familiar with the work of a specific artist and make their flip flops in the same design. They write a report on the information they gather about the artist and...

Students participate in eight activities designed to examine the many students represented in artworks at the J. Paul Getty Museum. They draw, identify shapes and patterns, analyze paintings and make personal connections with their own...

Students produce quilting stars that challenge students with unusual piecing situations, and the sampler format allows quilters to create freely with unusual fabric combinations.

Students draw and describe their favorite people.

Students compare and contrast the lives of Native Americans from Texas and elsewhere. Using artifacts, they explain how they were used and made as well as how they benefited all peoples living in Texas. They describe economic patterns...

Through discussion, demonstration, and observation of performances by drum groups, students discover how vibrations create sounds. Through exploration students can infer that when drums are struck they make noise due to vibrations.

For this gift box pattern worksheet, students cut out the ten gift box images at the bottom of the page. Then, they determine which gift box comes next in each of the 5 gift box patterns on the worksheet.

First graders design projects based on work of Van Gogh.  For this Van Gogh arts lesson, 1st graders review and and model artwork prior to creating their own landscape project in watercolor.  

We often wait until adulthood to start analyzing learning styles. This informative and interesting presentation delves into how we learn. It is a quick and insightful look at how students perform in school. The information could be...

This accommodations template provides a checklist of special accommodations that may be required for special needs learners in six areas: attention, academic, behavior, testing, speech/language, and OT/PT. Space is also provided for...

Learners with autism face many challenges. Help them to meet these challenges with a packet loaded with practical suggestions, activities, and materials.