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I Am Special, You Are Special Too #2

For Teachers K
After being read a story, the students attempt to identify one individual difference, and one thing about themselves that is similar to other students in the class and one thing that makes them special. For the art lesson, students...
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Integtrating Chinese Dance

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students investigate the concept of Chinese dance and how it developed. They practice some of the dances and conduct research the contributions of major choreographers. Students describe the history and cultural significance of each dance.
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The Nationalism Project

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders use the internet to research the development of the Canadian flag. In groups, they discuss the idea of a community that can be changed based on its members ideas. They work together to create a new design for the...
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Anne Frank: Tiles - Discrimination Themes in Art Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students brainstorm a list of past or present acts of discrimination of which they are aware. They think about the feelings of the victims of these acts. They attempt to make a graphic visual of how those feelings might look.
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TV Documentary on Coal

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students are divided into five groups with each group assigned one of the following topics: how coal is formed, how coal is mined, how coal is used to create energy, environmental impact of coal mining, and the benefits of coal energy....
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Quebec

For Teachers 9th
Ninth graders to examine the past to find out why Quebec has been so determined to protect its cultural heritage. They access primary resources on the Internet to promote their engagement with the past.
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Introduction to Junkanoo! A Bahamian Festival

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine a Bahamian festival called Junkanoo. They analyze how group cooperation is related to the festival. They finally identify how factions form and how they can help or hurt a community.
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Navajo Poetry

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students listen to Navajo poetry and create various responses to what they have heard. Students may create an illustration for the poems, create an original work of poetry, or write about how the poem relates to Native American culture.
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Inside the Labryinth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a diagram of a labyrinth or a maze using information from their lives. As a class, students discuss the significant features and differences between a labryinth and a maze. They create the the twists and turns of the...
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Breaking News English: i-Phones Are Now Musical Instruments

For Students 5th - 10th
For this English worksheet, students read "iPhones are Now Musical Instruments," and then respond to 1 essay, 47 fill in the blank, 7 short answer, 20 matching, and 10 true or false questions about the selection.
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City College of San Francisco: The Diego Rivera Mural Project

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource features the Pan American Unity Mural located at the City College of San Francisco. Also known as Marriage of the Artistic Expression of the North and the South, the mural was created to promote diversity and show human...
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Gabriel Dumont Institute

The Virtual Museum of Metis History and Culture: Artistic Expressions

For Students 9th - 10th
Metis women are known for their skills in beading, quilling embroidery and finger weaving. Traditional arts and contemporary artists and their art is recognized through video, print and visual files.
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American Geosciences Institute

American Geosciences Institute: Earth Science Week: Earth Science Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students are invited to integrate scientific understanding with artistic expression.
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University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

Northern Research Portal: "Art and Artists" Exhibit

For Students 9th - 10th
The Inuit and First Nations people tended to express their culture and history through artistic expression. Highlighted is the various art forms and artists of these people and especially the Northern region of Canada. Included are...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Identity, Making of African American Identity: V. 1, 1500 1865

For Students 9th - 10th
Forty seven primary sources-historical documents, literary texts, and visual images-that explore the issues facing African Americans as they struggled to carve out identity, work, artistic expression, and citizenship rights.
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Broken Toyland: The Art of Valery Milovic

For Students 9th - 10th
Personal site of contemporary artist/illustrator Valery Milovic that also contains poetry, musings, and stories. Creative, intergrated site, developed around Milovic's thematic "Broken Toyland" universe.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Arty Smarty: Exploring Various Mediums in Picture Books

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Discuss different types of mediums used for illustrations then have each student create a sample paper using the mediums available.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: Sti Lesson 36: Cross Genre Comparisons in Hip Hop

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From being viewed as a fad, hip-hop's commercial success has allowed it to permeate virtually all aspects of popular culture. By critically analyzing hip-hop music and comparing it with established music forms, the cultural relevance,...
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Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Art of Teaching the Arts: Creating Rich Learning Environments

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A video workshop for high school arts teachers. This program focuses on creating an environment in the classroom where students feel safe to take risks and use artistic expression. The workshop encourages teachers to provide constructive...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art

Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Islamic Art: Late Medieval Period: Art

For Students 9th - 10th
Fostered by the Mongol invasions of the mid-thirteenth century, and inculcated with a new taste, especially for Chinese designs and motifs, a new style of art was disseminated throughout Islamic lands. This was a time of brilliant...
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National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: New Art, Making of African American Identity: V. 3

For Students 9th - 10th
Artistic expressions of the new black self image inspired by migration to the urban North. This focus of this site is "Song of the Towers", a series of four murals sponsored by the federal Works Projects Administration, outlining black...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Marc Ecko Founder of Ecko Unlimited

For Students 9th - 10th
Marc Ecko, the founder of Ecko Unlimited, discusses his origins as an entrepreneur and the entrepreneurial culture of Hip Hop. Describing graffiti as the extreme sport of art, Marc talks about how this form of artistic expression was his...
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Countries and Their Cultures

Countries and Their Cultures: Lozi

For Students 9th - 10th
The Lozi consist of a number of interrelated ethnic groups located along the Zambezi River in Barotse Province of western Zambia. The term "Lozi" refers both to the Lozi proper and to those groups that have become subject to and...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Freedom to Create (Lesson Plan)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this lesson, students investigate the motivations of foreign-born artists who have come to America for reasons of artistic freedom. They also examine the impact these artistic refugees have had on American society as well as the...