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Monet Water Lilies

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders recognize works of art from various cultures and identify the artist and culture. They view the artistic style and write a response to questions about the style. Students create a still life painting using the techniques...
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Granary Door Dogon, Mali

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Pupils explore a creation myth. In this visual arts lesson, students discuss the Dogon creation myth and the design and make refrigerator magnets in the style of Dogan granary doors. The design of the magnets should include linear and...
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Giving Directions

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore communication by participating in language description activities. In this directions lesson, students practice using communicative terms and prepositions of places to direct a classmate to an exact location. Students...
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A Sick Day for Amos McGee

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read the story A Sick Day for Amos McGee about a zoo keeper who visits all of the animals everyday. In this reading lesson plan, students also make a printmaking art activity that is connected to the story.
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Life Shields

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create shields representing what they value most. In this art lesson, students observe shields in the book The Legend of the Bluebonnet and create their own shields depicting the four things they value most in life.
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That's Not Fair!

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students complete an art project with either great or mediocre supplies and discuss how fair it was that they got the supplies they got. In this fairness lesson plan, students are given supplies by their teacher and discuss how unfair it...
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The Poetry of Sculpture

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders practice writing poetry while examining all types of art.  In this art analysis lesson, 4th graders participate in a field trip to a sculpture garden in which they view sculptures and create different forms of poetry about...
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A Chair For My Mother

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create art inspired by literature. In this literature lesson plan, students read A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams and then design cards and draw gifts they would present to new neighbors.
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Create Your Personal Shield

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create a poster in the shape of a shield, which represents their individual lives by using art, photographs, magazine and newspaper graphics.
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My Pet Rock

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students learn about and create a pet rock.  In this creative expression lesson plan, students pick a rock to make into their "pet".  Students use various art materials to create their pets and write a personal profile which includes...
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Aquarium Crayon Resist

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students create a crayon resist drawing as a literature response. In this literature response and art lesson, students listen to the book, Rainbow Fish, noting all of the colorful fish. They use wax crayons to draw a picture of a fish...
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What Does This Song Really Say?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Young scholars investigate communication by analyzing lyrics from a song. In this music arts lesson, students discuss slavery, the Underground Railroad and African American traditions while listening to a song called "This Train." Young...
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Writing Like an Artist Paints Using "Chasing Vermeer"

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Young scholars use artistic words when writing about an object moving quickly past a character who is standing still. In this writing and art lesson plan, students read the passage Chasing Vermeer and base their writing off of it.
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Language Arts: Word Recognition and Mental Images

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students read short stories containing Dolch sight words and describe the scenes and answer comprehension questions. After relating the stories to their own experiences or observations, they draw pictures illustrating a scene from the...
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Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
A thorough lesson plan introduces learners to Hans Christian Andersen, the nineteenth-century author who created wonderful tales. They read the original texts of several of his stories, including "The Ugly Duckling," "The Little...
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Kids' Bread Restaurant

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Learners use technology as a tool for learning. They work together on a special project.
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Spiro Mounds; Oklahoma's Past Indian History

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students create an understanding of Oklahoma's past.
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The Lion, the Witch and The Wardrobe: Literature and Theater

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students read and discuss the literary elements of "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" by C.S. Lewis. They explore the elements of dramatic performance and create a TV news program based on life in Narnia. They videotape their...
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World at Peace

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore world peace by creating a PowerPoint presentation. In this human rights lesson, students discuss the current conditions of human rights around the planet and view an on-line exhibit hosted by UNICEF. Students discuss...
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Exploring Nature: Powerful Forces

For Teachers K - 5th
Students observe samples of artwork which use line, shape, and form to show movement and depict natural forces of nature. They create their own piece of artwork that shows a natural force and movement and then write a descriptive...
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Planning A Vacation Online

For Teachers 4th - 6th
If you could travel anywhere in the United States, where would you go? Use this question to interest your fourth, fifth, and sixth graders as they experiment with Mapquest or other direction-based resources. They choose where they'd like...
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Native American Misconceptions

For Teachers K - 5th
Students use their drawings to explore sterotypes of Native Americans and others.
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Proverbial Picture Pages

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Examine the meaning of the word proverb, and then choose proverbs from a list. The list is not provided, but there are several resources listed here to find a variety of proverbs. Then have your learners explain the meaning of each...
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Mother's Day Trip

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Help your class develop their public speaking skills. They write original scripts for informative infomercials, plays, or poetry. They work to present their information with purpose.

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