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Mosaic Masterpieces

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Students use a map to locate Greece and discuss the art of the country today and in the past. Individually, they use a pencil to design their own mosaic. To end the lesson plan, they take the design and use clay and tile to make their own pencil holder or other object.

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mosaics, greece

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greece, mosaics, social studies
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Grade
4th - 6th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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Project-Based Learning
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