The Art of Bookmaking

Students examine art related to the Civil War. They participate in activities that allow them to write poetry and drawings. They create their own journal and collect their work in a binder.

Students compare seasonal changes. In this seasonal change instructional activity, students examine seasonal change, determine what the equinoxes mean, and identify their own birth dates. They make a books using pictures of the different...

The stated goal of this resource is to provide learners with basic facts about and build empathy for Iraqi refugees. To do so elementary classes develop a plan for how to welcome refugees to their classroom. Middle schoolers read...

Visible Thinking Routines are designed to help learners deepen their understanding of what they are learning and enable them to communicate their understanding of concepts to others. Individuals adopt one of these routines to use to...

Students will create a book by adapting the "12 Days of Christmas" to their own lives. In this instructional activity students illustrate, create and write an accordion book using the traditional Christmas song "12 Days of Christmas" as...

Students explore the art of paper engineering and pop-up-books. They listen to a teacher-led lecture on pop-up books, discuss the process of paper engineering, and plan, design and construct an original pop-up book.

Students investigate the life cycle of butterflies. In this butterfly activity, students record the life cycle of a butterfly using digital cameras. Students make digital books or slide shows at the end of the project.

Young scholars practice composing digital photographs by documenting activities in their lives.  In this photography lesson, students utilize digital cameras to create beautiful art from things they find around the campus or at their...

Students make connections with real life experiences and the two languages, including Spanish and English. They create their own books in this project lesson plan to take home and read with their families. Students also use a digital...

Students view the video Exodus: History Writ Large. They review facts about Moses and his role in the story of Exodus. Students create a list of signifcant events in the life of Moses. They are explained that Moses and the story of...