Learners practice Spanish words for colors and clothing through a variety of activities. The clothing that they are wearing becomes a medium for vocabulary review and part of the lesson's content.

Scholars use their knowledge of color to create vibrant skulls for Día de los Muertos. A thoughtful discussion brings forth information about the special holiday. A review of cool colors and warm colors prepares learners for the creation...

¿Quíen tiene la camiseta? Here's a fun, interactive activity using real pieces of clothing to teach and review new vocabulary. Get all of your young learners participating with this one!

Second graders create a multimedia painting using warm or cool colors expressively. They demonstrate multimedia techniques in a drawing using pencil, oil pastel and tempera paints. They recognize and discuss mood created by warm and cool...

Young scholars are introduced to the primary, secondary and tertiary colors. Individually, they are to create a color wheel with all three levels of colors in a creative way. To end the lesson, they present their wheel to the class and...

Students consider the effects of color on moods and feelings. They participate in a variety of demonstrations to explore the role of illusion and suggestion in human perception. They consider which color best represents their personality.

In this clothing cloze activity worksheet, students read a 5 paragraph selection and fill in the blanks in the piece with words from the provided word bank.

Students investigate symbols and colors on the Osage blanket. In this visual arts lesson, students examine a blanket from the Osage culture and identify symbols on the blanket. Students create a class blanket, including symbols which are...

Students memorize their colors in English and practice by asking simple questions like, "What color is this?" and answering "This is green," etc.

Students explore painting.  In this Thanksgiving art lesson, students trace their hands on 4 cloth napkins sent from home and use fabric paint to decorate them as hand print turkeys.

Young designers examine famous monarch portraits and costume books, create a design for the emperor, examine fabric samples and choose a type and color for their costume. They sketch the costume and present it in a class fashion show.

Second graders experiment with a thermometer and water samples of varying temperatures. They examine the effect different colors and different fabrics have on retaining heat. They examine snow samples for water and dirt content. They...

Students compare real and make believe animal behaviors by drawing and comparing them. In this real and make believe animals lesson plan, students compare the animal behaviors, express how colors create a mood in artwork, and investigate...

Learners identify resources that all humans need and compare needs and wants. In this needs and wants lesson plan, students discuss with their teacher situations in which people need or want items and how some people don't have the...

In this safety worksheet, students determine if safety statements are true or false. Both fire safety and bicycle safety are addressed. Students answer 18 true/false questions and then devise a safety plan for their home.

Students consider their interest in interior design and comment on popular trends. They explore reactions to prolific design ideas that become mundane by reading and discussing the article "Flash in the Can: Designs Soon Forgotten." They...

Students investigate the concept of basic needs. In this philanthropy lesson, students define the term "philanthropy" and brainstorm ways to help others who don't get their basic needs met. Students analyze and sort acts of philanthropy...

Fifth graders understand the importance of cotton in America. In this cotton lesson plan, 5th graders view a video on cotton from plant to market. Students examine cotton bolls and participate in other activities around the growing of...

Sixth graders differentiate weather and climate. In this earth science lesson, 6th graders complete a KWL chart about the two. They complete a worksheet by identifying whether a certain statement describes weather or climate.

Students are introduced to the concept of energy. After observing a demonstration, they identify the sources of heat and the ways heat can change objects. In groups, they travel between stations to view different demonstrations dealing...

Students investigate the concept of cotton manufacturing. The skills of setting statements in chronological order is developed. They are shown pictures of products and place them in order. The instructional activity includes background...

Students research the idea of basic needs, study philanthropists in their community, and think about ways to help others receive basic needs. In this needs and philanthropy lesson, students brainstorm about basic needs. Students use...

Students discuss murals painted by Diego Rivera and other political muralists and work in a small group to create a mural showing the benefit of Fair Trade relationships to chocolate farmers. Students decide what they want to...

This is a very developed interactive tic-tac-toe game, with 29 separate game slides.  To place a mark on the grid, learners must answer a question correctly.  When the grid place is selected the energy, heat and light questions...