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Caves
Explore caves with your class! Your scholars will participate in scientific observation, research, inference and deduction, reading, vocabulary, and writing activities about caves with this lesson plan. This resource contains five...
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Cave Art Revisited: A Lesson on Recreating Prehistoric Art
This could be a very enriching and beautiful project for your class. They learn about the amazing prehistoric Lascaux Cave and view images of the art found there. They review vocabulary common to both Anthropology and ceramics, then...
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La Vie en Cave!
Students investigate the cave paintings of France. They explore various websites, recite and discuss french vocabulary terms, create a painted cave wall, and view and discuss images of French cave paintings.
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Cave Art Revisited
Students research the sources of prehistoric cave paintings and engage in an activity of creating their own cave art. The lesson plan focuses on the design, composition style of the art, and importance of cultural contributions cave...
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Art of Ancient Civilizations
By studying the art of ancient civilizations, students can learn about the history and traditions of different cultures.
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Cro-Magnon Cave Painting
In this cave painting activity, students make their own painting of an Ice Age beast utilizing the authentic colors of red, black and yellow.
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Cave Art
Students explore cave art. In this Neolithic Age lesson, students get into groups and research a given topic. Students create a poster with information and visual aids. Students then look a pictures and watch a DVD about artifacts found...
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La Vie en Cave!
Students explain the purpose of cave paintings and rock art, identify some of the animals that roamed France in prehistoric times, appreciate the methods used by ancient civilization to create cave and rock art, and use appropriate...
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Cave Paintings: Leaving a Message
Fourth graders create cave paintings to leave behind a message for the future civilizations about how they live today.
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Cave Paintings: Studying the Past
Students are introduced to prehistoric paintings with the cave art at Lascaux and Altamira. They, in groups, role-play the members of a clan and design appropriate cave paintings for their group.
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Pictograph Cave
Fourth graders investigate the concept of using pictographs as rock art. They examine the discoveries of art made within caves in order to comprehend the culture that painted them. Students write creative stories about the images and...
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Jah's Mural
Learners complete a problem based social science lesson and research ancient Europe while they work in groups. They explore the role of Cro-Magnon people in ancient France and create a mural that depicts animal life in the Paleolithic...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Cave Art Discovering Prehistoric Humans
By studying cave paintings, students learn about prehistoric cultures and the stories and ideas they wished to communicate to others through art. The lesson plan presented on this website aims to show young students the significance of...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Paleolithic Origins
Article and video discussing various forms of art from the Paleolithic period, particularly cave art. [5:48] With links to additional information.
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The Cave of Chauvet Pont D'arc
This is a site about the discoveries that have been made at Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc in France. These cave paintings are thought to be about 31,000 years old. The site shows photos of the artwork and provides plenty of information about the...
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Lascaux: La Vie en Caverne!
In this lesson plan, students will consider "Lascaux: La Vie en Caverne!." The plan includes worksheets and other student materials that can be found under the resource tab.
PBS
Pbs: Evolution: Origins of Humankind: Homo Sapiens
Read a description of Homo sapiens as a species, learn about the variety of Homo sapiens fossils that have been found, and discover evidence of the culture of these early people.
Read Works
Read Works: Pre History Crayons in the Stone Age
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the materials Stone Age people used to make cave drawings. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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The Cave of Chauvet Pont D' Arc
The only way to see the prehistoric cave paintings at Chauvet-Pont-D' Arc, France is to take the virtual tour offered here. Learn about the discovery of the caves and the archaeological evidence found that allows great insight into the...
Other
Rock Art Foundation: Welcome to Rock Art of Texas
Learn about and view images of ancient rock art in southern Texas.
Other
French Government Site: The Cave at Lascaux
This official government site for the Cave at Lascaux can be viewed in English, French, German and Spanish. This site provides a virtual tour, fun facts, a timeline, and more.
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Kim's Korner: The Educator's Reference Desk
A great cross-curricular lesson that focuses on humanity in the time of the Stone Age. Students will study prehistoric cave paintings and then produce their own paintings as part of a large mural.
Then Again
Then Again: Web Chron: World History Chronology: Altamira Cave Paintings
An article on the prehistoric cave paintings in Altamira, Spain. Notes the differences between these paintings and other paleolithic cave art.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Brian's Winter by Gary Paulson:using Art to Study Plot
In this interdisciplinary lesson, students examine the artwork in Lasceaux Cave in France via Internet and illustrate a chapter summary from Brian's Winter by Gary Paulson in "caveman style."