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October:Holy Gargoyles!

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Students experience and participate in making mythic creatures during a study in architecture history and spooky sculpture for Halloween. They interact with the subject of gargoyles and the creation of their own gargoyles, ghosts and goblins.

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halloween creatures, visual and performing arts
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Grade
K - 8th
Subjects
Visual & Performing Arts
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
5 days
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Project-Based Learning
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