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The Young Gymnast
Second graders compare and contrast gymnastics in 1859, 1900 and today. Students contrast differences in gymnastics for boys and girls today. Students pretend that they are interviewing a famous gymnast and write up their interview....
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Sidewalk Chalk Painting
Students study the history of sidewalk chalk art. They then brainstorm ideas of possible sidewalk art and draw ideas on paper. They then transfer their ideas onto the sidewalk using chalk.
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Neighborhood Mini-Mural
Learners study the work of Keith Haring. In this art lesson, students create chalk drawing similar to the works of Keith Haring. Learners create a mural using the chalk drawings.
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Cave Drawings
Students create cave drawings of their own after viewing ancient neolithic cave paintings. For this cave drawings lesson plan, students use chalk and construction paper.
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Wet Chalk Drawing
Students create original works of art using chalk, tempera paints, and paper in this art activity for elementary and middle level classrooms. The instructional activity includes ideas for displaying or mounting finished works of chalk...
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Overlapping Lollipops
Second graders use oil pastels or chalk in bright colors to create depth in art by overlapping the forms in their art. They practice by drawing a lollipop, and then the teacher keeps adding lollipops to be drawn.
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It's Sedimentary, My Dear!
Students examine sedimentary rocks to determine how they form. In this Earth science lesson plan, students will make a rock by cementing small particles together. The students will then compare their observations of sedimentary rocks to...
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Marbleizing Made Easy with Prang® Ambrite® Chalk
Students use a variety of papers and colored chalk to create a marbleized design.
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Sandpaper Drawings
Students examine sand art pictures from different cultures. They create their own examples of sand art.
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Sandpaper Drawings
Students examine images of sand art from different cultures. They create their own version of a sand art picture.
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Adhesion of Caulks to Surface -- Testing Product Quality
Learners test the adhesive quality of commercial caulk to determine the differences in materials that are seemingly similar.