Kiz Club
Christmas Wreath
Celebrate the holiday season with a festive cut-and-paste craft project. Class members cut out the base for this wreath and then cut out and paste holly leaves and their favorite ornaments to the base.
Kiz Club
Autumn Things Box
Celebrate changing colors and falling leaves with a fun activity. Learners cut out, fold, and glue together a little box and some autumn things to put inside of it.
Middle Level Learning
Philip Reid and the Statue of Freedom
Approach the concept of freedom in United States history from a variety of angles and delve into rich primary source analysis practice. Pupils study the Statue of Freedom, which sits atop the dome of the Capitol building in Washington...
Research Laboratories of Archaeology
Pottery Traditions
As part of their study of Native American pottery traditions, class member try their hand at crafting and decorating a clay pot
K12 Reader
The Art of M.C. Escher
Show your class one way in which art and math are related by teaching them about M.C. Escher. Class members read a brief passage and then respond to five related questions.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Recycled Milk Carton Gift Boxes
Kids recycle milk and juice cartons to craft all sorts of items, from boxes to buildings. They can use the provided patterns to decorate their creations or add their own.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Pentagon Box
Although this box-making activity looks challenging, it is rated as an easy-to-do craft. The resource includes templates, directions, and illustrations
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Trinket Box
Kids recycle paper towel and/or bath tissue cardboard into colorful trinket boxes that will hold all sorts of treasures.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Diamond Box
Here's an easy to do craft that has kids creating diamond shaped boxes using the templates provided by this resource.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Tube-Shaped Gift Bags
Kids create their own gift bags with the help of the directions and templates provided by this resource.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Treat or Cookie Bags
Have kids make their own treat or cookie bags using the directions available from this resource
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Trick or Treat Bags
Trick or treating can be even more fun when kids make their own goodie bags. A materials list, illustrations, templates, and complete directions are included in the resource
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Heart-Shaped Box
Here's a Valentine's Day activity that kids will love. Using the templates provided by this resource, kids craft heart-shaped boxes for gifts or to hold small notes or presents
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Interlocking Box
Cutting, pasting, folding. Kids' small motor skills get a workout making interlocking boxes that can be used as gifts or decorations. A variety of templates are included in the resource.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Easy Gift Bags
Kids create reusable gift bags using the templates provided by this resource.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Interlocking Curves Box
Kids make their own intricate gift boxes using the templates provided by this resource.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Collapsible Box
Here's a great collection of templates for collapsible boxes that not only can be used to create great gifts; but the activity can also be used as an exercise in following directions.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Five-Sided Box with Pentagonal Top
A bit complicated but fun. Kids follow step-by-step directions and create a series of five-sided boxes with tops.
Aunt Annie's Crafts
Party Favor Bag with Locking Top
What fun! Kids cut out, fold, and assemble a party favor bag that even includes a lid.
Smart Museum of Art
The Making of a Superhero
Thor, Loki, Iron Man, and Captain America. As part of their study of Greek and Roman gods and heroes, middle schoolers compare the characters in The Avengers to Greek counterparts. Individuals then create their own superhero, describe...
K12 Reader
Color Shows Mood
Colors, primary colors, secondary colors, neutral colors, mixing colors, the color wheel. As a reading comprehension exercise, kids read a short passage about colors and then answer a series of questions based on the article.
Art Authority
Art Authority K-12
Image field trips to museums that display over 1000 major works of western art. Imagine no airfare, no long lines, and only one admission fee. Imagine viewing at your convenience, with your own private docent providing information about...
Federal Reserve Bank
The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza
Make a study of producers and consumers with an updated version of the classic story The Little Red Hen (this one is called The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza). After reading and discussing the story and terms, learners practice being...
PBS
Using Symmetry to Create Corporate Logos
Young mathematicians investigate the use of symmetry in graphic design. After first learning about reflection, translational, and rotational symmetry, children use this new knowledge to identify symmetry in letters of the alphabet and...