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Learning Experience Module

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Students examine the internment of the Japanese during World War II. Students discover how the federal government responds to a crisis. Students are to create their own political cartoon making a connection between Japanese and Middle...
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Edible Soil

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students model the soils layers using Oreo's. In this lesson students use their favorite food items to create a model of soil layers. A discovery lesson from a youth camp is adapted for classroom modeling and discussion of soil ecology....
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Dorothea Lange and the Relocation of Japaneses Americans

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Dorothea Lange's photographs about Japanese American relocation. In this art and history instructional activity, students analyze a photograph about the relocation of Japanese Americans. Students discuss the impact of...
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Political and Social Impact of World War II

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study the life in Jewish ghettos during World War II and learn about tolerance and compassion. In this WWII lesson, 6th graders discuss Jewish ghettos but with a mistreatment of the kids with stickers to signify the Jewish...
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Pine Cone Owls

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students create pine cone owls. In this visual arts lesson, students use a pine cone, acorns, glue, and feathers to create an owl pine cone. Students may use paint to decorate their project.
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TechnoKnight

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Young scholars examine world history by creating arts and crafts. For this middle ages lesson, students discuss the relevence of items such as a helmet, shield and family crest. Young scholars complete middle ages worksheets, create...
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Tin Can Telephone

For Teachers 1st - 4th
Students make telephones. In this visual arts lesson, students follow the provided steps to create their own tin can telephones.
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Rock Bees

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students create rock bees. In this visual arts lesson, students paint rocks yellow and black to create a "rock bee." Students use instant glue and wire to make the wings.
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The Lure of The West

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Here is a fabulous series of lesson plans on four of the most celebrated artists of the Old Western period in American history. Learners study the works of Charles King, George Catlin, Albert Bierstadt, and Thomas Moran. The pack is...
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Time Warp Trio

The Caveman Catastrophe

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Young archaeologists study the development of human history, and work in groups to create a timeline that traces the development of humans. Additionally, the groups utilize a very clever graphic organizer embedded in the plan in order to...
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Look Out My Window. What Do You See?

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students explore William D. Huff's experience during Civil War as portrayed in his drawings, express empathy and demonstrate historical knowledge through creating their own artwork, and craft drawings and captions from perspectives of...
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Create Your Own Samurai Daily Life Identity

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Your class can create their own Samurai identity with craft paper and a little imagination. Learners will discuss what life was like for a Samurai warrior, and then they will make representations of what they would look like as a Samurai. 
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Personal Flags

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Here is another in the fine series of art lessons from this excellent source. In this one, children create personal flags as expressions of their own life symbols and links between the student and the environment. The materials needed...
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I Served in the American Civil War

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers research soldier's lives in the American Civil War. They create a video about a soldier's life
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Candles in the Dark

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars read about and research the Holocaust using the Internet. They write poetry about an image of their choice and create a digital movie of their poetry readings.
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Animals of the Lost City

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Begin with a demonstration of exothermic reactions and discussion of chemosynthesis. Your aspiring oceanographers research vent communities and then craft a mural of a vent community. This is a terrific method of introducing learners to...
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Clowning Around: Drawing

For Teachers K - 1st
Kids create a clown out of shapes. They work to show emotions while practicing their drawing skills. Pupils use circles, triangles, squares, oil pastels, and their imagination to draw, color, and decorate a sad or happy clown. Tip: Have...
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Pen and Ink Drawing

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Learners hone their drawing techniques to create a nature-inspired piece of art. They practice hatching, cross hatching, stippling, and shading. They discuss how each method is better suited for creating specific elements in nature such...
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Clay Sand Castles

For Teachers 1st - 5th
You can start off this sand castle art project by previewing the included architectural vocabulary. Learners explore images, the web, and books that show both sand castles and architectural design. They then get creative and make their...
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Non-Edible Recipes (art recipes)

For Teachers Pre-K - 4th
Oh your eyes are going to pop when they see this long list of are recipes! Each of the 29 links redirect you to an art supply recipe that will help you make a number of art supplies. Doughs, paints, clay, glue, paste, and chalk are a...
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Graffitti

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Here is a fun way to encourage a cooperative classroom, drawing skills, and creative expression. Each child draws a design or shape on his paper, then he rotates to the next child's paper where he adds to the previous design. When the...
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From Yosemite to Joshua Tree

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders discover diversity of plant and animal life in California's parks and compare findings to identify what makes park areas unique. Students then publish their discoveries in picture books of their own design.
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Maus: After Reading Strategy Instructional Routine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Class members create literary mandalas for two characters from Maus, Art Spiegelman’s graphic novel about his father’s experiences with the Holocaust. After finding quotes that reveal three good traits and three bad traits of each...
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Plan an Adventure

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
For kids, taking a vacation is all fun and games, but after completing this pre-algebra project, they'll have a whole new appreciation for the planning that makes these trips possible. Given a budget of $5,000 to spend on purchasing the...

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