Write Me a Picture (Calligraphy)

Students explore China. In this Chinese calligraphy lesson plan, students find China on a globe and then follow directions to independently replicate calligraphy strokes of Chinese characters.

Students discuss the type of music they listen to and discuss a set of music related words put on the board by the teacher. In this music instructional activity, students work in pairs to discuss words and complete an activity asking...

Weird Al Yankovic might have made the parody popular but his name will probably not be familiar to your pupils; however, the songs and illustrations in Alan Katz’s Take Me Out of the Bathtub and Other Silly Dilly Songs will certainly...

Explore the wonders of Turkish calligraphy, where the Arabic alphabet is transformed into animal shapes. Learners examine Islamic laws as they pertain to art as well as the zoomorphic calligraphy commonly practiced during the Ottoman...

Students practice with various art techniques, such as calligraphy and painting. They create a calligraphy writing on paper given to them by their teacher. They illustrate the writing and share with the class.

Tiny pictures of buildings found around town can be matched with their names in this exercise for beginning English Learners. Indefinite articles are included with vocabulary; nice way to reinforce the "a/an" rule. Pictures are quite...

Integrity: adherence to moral and ethical principles. We hear this word thrown around a lot, especially in school settings, but what does it really mean? Have your learners construct a meaning that rings true for them with this short plan.

Young scholars familiarize themselves with photo editing and montage techniques. They create a montage that tells the viewer about themselves.

Students experiment with color and symbols to create three art studies that are expressive of mood, feelings and ideas, experiment with using a computer paint and draw program, and write an art criticism paper about their artwork.

Students write rhymes for each letter of the alphabet. In this rhyming lesson plan, students come up with various words that could rhyme for each letter. Once they come up with rhymes for each, they publish them in a book along with...