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Visual and Performing Arts resources foster different forms of creative expression, whether through drama, music, film, dance, or visual art, and teach students to value aesthetics. In addition, they provide learners with the historical and cultural contexts for events.       

Hands-on activities can be used to introduce young learners to the concept of symmetry while an activity for middle schoolers connects art, advertising, and nutrition. Other lessons, activities, and videos permit students to discover the themes, values, and traditions of world cultures.       

The arts have long been used to draw attention to and encourage response to important social issues, environmental concerns, and even the horrors of war. Here’s an article packed with suggestions for how to integrate the arts into science classes and this lesson connects science, math, and art.

No matter your subject area, Lesson Planet has teacher-curated resources designed to spark the interest of your students in the visual and performing arts.

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Crash Course Theater and Drama
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Crash Course Theater and Drama

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Forsooth! Here’s a collection that has everything you ever wanted to know about the theater and drama—everyone from Aristotle to Chikamatsu, from Moliere to Shakespeare to Williams. From Banraku to Zaju, every type from comedy to...
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Improving Fluency Through Group Literary Performance Lesson Plan
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Improving Fluency Through Group Literary Performance

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students participate in a shared, choral reading to focus on fluency and comprehension. Students participate in reader's theater to perform for an audience while further improving their literacy skills.
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Spiders Paso Partners Lesson Plan
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Spiders Paso Partners

For Teachers 6th
A series of lessons about spiders is sure to intrigue your elementary arachnologists. It features important background knowledge, seven lessons about the characteristics and life cycles of spiders, and translations in Spanish. 
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On the Run Lesson Plan
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On the Run

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars research famous F.B.I. "Most Wanted" cases; they then create PowerPoint, or other informational and visual displays, to present their case studies in class.
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Exploring Disability Using Multimedia and the B-D-A Reading Strategy Lesson Plan
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Exploring Disability Using Multimedia and the B-D-A Reading Strategy

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students apply the B-D-A (Before-During-After) strategies while reading various resource materials on disability. Students research disability online and create visual presentations on it.
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Hey Diddle, Diddle! Generating Rhymes for Analogy-Based Phonics Instruction Lesson Plan
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Hey Diddle, Diddle! Generating Rhymes for Analogy-Based Phonics Instruction

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Pupils identify words with visual similarities in a poem. Students recognize words that sound the same at the end and understand rhyming words. Pupils apply phonological awareness to help identify unknown words in context.
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Comic Makeovers: Examining Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Media Lesson Plan
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Comic Makeovers: Examining Race, Class, Ethnicity, and Gender in the Media

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers discuss characteristics of various stereotypes in our society. Students practice a formal strategy for analyzing, critiquing, and rethinking print media that combines visual and text elements (especially cartoons and comics).
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Integrated Lesson Plan

For Teachers 4th - 5th
An ambitious and engaging lesson on the Westward Movement for your students to enjoy! Groups of learners rotate between learning tasks such as learning about the Chislom Trail, Lewis and Clark, and the Gold Rush. A WebQuest is also...
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