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Biography and Portraiture

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students determine the relationship between biography and portraiture. In this biography and portraiture lesson, students decide upon the differences and similarities between biography and portraits and whether or not biographical...
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Summer Safety Activity: Playing with Environmental Print

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students look at the words, symbols, and signs that surround them. For this early childhood lesson plan, students use observational skills as they note the abundance of letters and signs in their world, then apply this awareness to...
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Make a Peace Windsock

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students explore "peace." In this character development lesson, students define "peace" and discuss instances that reflect examples of peace. Students create a windsock using symbols for peace. Directions for the windsock are given.
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The Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress: Taking a Closer Look

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Learners interpret historical evidence presented in primary resources. In this symbolism lesson, students examine the Minerva Mosaic of the Library of Congress. Learners consider the symbolism of the mosaic.
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Mexican Memory Match

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore memorization by participating in a fun class game. In this Mexican culture lesson plan, students identify important Mexican symbols and utilize these images to play a memory game. Students match flash cards containing...
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Water Tank Mural

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students evaluate visual arts by creating a mural on campus. In this symbolism lesson, students research famous artists on the Internet and examine the impact their work has had on society. Students create murals around their school...
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Lady Liberty

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students discussed symbolism, freedom and the Statue of Liberty. They explored Keith Haring's style. They used colored markers, color, and line to draw a Statue of Liberty.
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Creating Hope: Making Butterfly Stamps

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create foam ink stamps.  In this Holocaust lesson, students discover the history of the Holocaust and why butterflies represented a symbol of hope during those times.  Students use BalsaFoam to carve out a butterfly stamp.
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Forest Activity: The Forest as Inspiration for Literature

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
Students analyze the role of the forest in literature. They read various literature selections, analyze the role the forest played as a setting, character, or symbol, and complete a writing activity.
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Squigly's Secret Code

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this deciphering symbols learning exercise, students decipher a secret code by using a set of symbols printed under the twenty six letters of the alphabet.
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Idiom Quizzes - Business

For Students 4th - 6th
In this idiom learning exercise, students take a quiz where they pick the correct idiom to replace the expression in the brackets. Students complete 20 multiple choice questions.
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Through the Forest and Home Again: Maps Help Us Find Our Ways

For Teachers K - 1st
Students read Little Red Riding Hood, focusing on her path home to Grandma's house. In this language arts and geography lesson, students perform a reader's theater, re-creating the walk home and possible routes that could have been...
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Shh...It's a Secret!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore codes, decode secret messages, and create codes of their own to use with their friends. They examine the use of gestures, letters, symbols and numbers in codes.
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Easy and Artistic Printmaking Using Mixed Media Materials

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students explore printmaking which began with the ancient Chinese who carved seals from stone, inked them and used the seals as identification symbols. They produce a print in this lesson.
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United We Stand

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study Muslim wedding celebrations. They explore Muslim culture and wedding celebrations around the world. Students discuss vows, symbols, and traditions. They create wedding costumes and reenact part of a wedding ceremony.
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Letters of Advice and Encouragement

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students review the format for a letter. They discuss advice and encouragement and generate examples of each. Students write a letter to Despereaux. They proofread their work and a partner's work. Students discuss symbols and make a...
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Crypto Spy

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this decrypting symbols activity, students find the answers to two questions regarding Easter by decrypting the symbols and filling in the boxes with the correct letters.
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Crypto Spy

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this decrypting symbols worksheet, students answer two questions regarding Groundhog's Day by decrypting the symbols and filling in the blank boxes with the appropriate letters to answer each question.
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Pursuit of Meaning

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners study art based on the theme "The Pursuit of Meaning." In this art lesson plan, students research the role of a museum curator and create a proposal and exhibit catalog based on the theme "The Pursuit of Meaning."
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Literature-based Skill Building: Holes by Louis Sachar

For Students 5th - 6th
In this literature response worksheet, students answer 6 essay questions about the symbols and theme of perseverance in Chapters 35-37 of Holes by Louis Sachar.
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George Orwell's Essay on his Life in Burma: "Shooting an Elephant"

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students read George Orwell's essay "Shooting an Elephant" as an analysis for the historical context. In this historical analysis lesson, students analyze the main points in the essay to identify its cultural and historical context....
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The Tell Tale Heart

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders explore storytelling by listening to a reading of a classic poem.  In this language arts activity, 8th graders listen to an audio recording of Edgar Allen Poe's The Tell-Tale Heart.  Students examine the life of Poe by...
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Why Not Fabric?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate art from Native American culture by creating fabric. In this native art analysis lesson, students identify the art of Plains Indians and discuss how it is represented in their fabrics, beads and decorations. Students...
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Picture This: Bookmaking as a Visual Experience

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine artwork to view how artists use objects, symbols and elements of art to tell life stories. They create personal journals while learning the art of bookmaking using a variety of creative materials.

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