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Learners participate in grade appropriate research to gain background information on frogs and tadpoles. In this frog and tadpole survival lesson, students simulate conditions of being a frog in receding pool. Learners are eliminated...

Thaw your class this winter with a cool lesson on snowflakes! Youngsters choose a picture of a real snowflake from a website, print the image, and then use it to make their own crystalline craft. As they examine the snowflake pictures,...

Students make a quilt. In this geometry instructional activity, students discuss patchwork quilts and learn some different geometric shapes and patterns that are commonly used. Students explore designs with triangles and squares and then...

How do humans and animals impact the environment? What is land division? Youngsters tape off a 12x12 inch square in an outdoor natural space. They sketch everything they see, then compare their drawings as a class. They will then be...

Students explore performing arts by reading a children's book in class. In this body movement lesson, students read the book Dance and create their own artistic impressions based on dancing images from the book. Students share their...

Use tissue paper squares to create collage art. Young artists discuss colors as they place and glue each piece of tissue on the paper. Tip: Cut out large basic shapes instead. Have the class create images using the tissue shapes (robots...

Origami is an excellent way to combine Japanese culture, art, and geometric shapes into one engaging instructional activity! Scholars begin by listening to the story Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and learn the origin of the...

Get creative and use a tissue paper collage to make wonderful window hangings for the classroom. You'll find the materials list, objectives, and instructions needed to complete this fun activity. This project encourages eye-hand...

Students listen to the teacher read "A Dreamer's Cloak." They examine the difference between squares and circles and create their own cloak by using a paper bag and different shapes.

After looking at four examples of shapes divided into two exactly equal parts, junior geometers try their hand. One valuable thing about this instructional activity is that the shapes are not only the standard circle, square, and...