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Dancing Hands, Abstract Drawings

For Teachers K - 8th
Students discover African musical rhythms by performing Ancestral Spirit Dances.  In this musical lesson, students research Willis "Bing" Davis and the abstract work he created.  Students listen to Yoruba drum music and experiment...
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Henri Matisse

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students compare a "realistic" piece of art with an "abstract" piece of art. In this visual arts lesson, students listen to a mini-lecture about Henri Matisse. Students examine the characteristics of "realistic" and "abstract" pieces of...
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Abstract Doodle Art

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students study abstract art. In this art lesson, students draw abstract shapes onto paper until the paper is filled, fill in each shape by coloring each shape with a different color, and mount the paper.
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Kandinsky on Computers

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students investigate expressionist art by researching Wassily Kandinsky. In this abstract art lesson, students utilize the Internet to visit a web museum which showcases Kandinsky's compositions. Students analyze the artistic lines and...
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills - Abstract Nouns

For Teachers 5th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, young scholars learn that an abstract noun is a noun that does not have a physical form. Students write abstract nouns to match twenty adjectives.
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Test Your Vocabulary Skills- Abstract Nouns 2

For Teachers 4th - 6th
In this vocabulary worksheet, students recall that an abstract noun is a noun that does not have a physical form. Students write a matching abstract noun for a list of twenty adjectives.
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Revolutions in Painting

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students analyze Abstract Expressionist artists and their art. In this art analysis lesson, students view the works by Jackson Pollock and Helen Frankenthaler and analyze the pieces. Students complete image based discussion and four...
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Spray Bottle Paint Mural

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Sometimes all you need is a quick and easy outdoor art project. Perfect for the end of the school year, this mural project allows kids to make a mess while creating art. They use spray bottles full of paint to "spray" paint a large sheet...
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Slopes and Circles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
An upper-level treatment of what is often presented as a basic concept (the right angle of an inscribed circle on the diameter), this activity really elevates the mathematical thought of the learner! Expected to develop formulas from...
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Use Cavalieri’s Principle to Compare Aquarium Volumes

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learners are designing a stunning new water feature for an aquarium, but they soon discover that more than just a pretty home for their fishy friends is required.  From calculating the volume of a composite shape through the abstract...
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Instruction on Nouns

For Students 2nd - 3rd
More of a short lesson than a worksheet, this exercise gives instruction on the definition of nouns. Young writers discover common, proper, singular, plural, concrete, and abstract nouns. Excellent!
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Creating a Psychology News Wiki

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
If you're searching for a way to keep your class informed of current psychology news, this ongoing assignment is both educational and engaging. Class members locate and read a psychology article of interest, write a psychological...
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What Is a Radian?

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Here's an algebra II activity that strives to make the concept of a radian less abstract and more conceptual. It takes a hands-on approach to exploring the idea of a radian and allows individuals to develop a definition of a radian...
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Art From Map-Abstract composition using map and primary colors

For Teachers K - 6th
The learners use a map to create a Mondrian-like artwork. They put to use his severe simplicity in line as well as in color (of course, no green, which was a color he reportedly hated). Shapes created were more organic rather than...
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Learning to Use Painting Tools to Change a Drawing

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students practice creating abstract art using computer software.  In this painting lesson plan, students discuss how great fairy tale characters have the ability to transform, as do images.  Students utilize a painting software program...
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Rhythm and Art: Elements of Art

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discover the three elements of art. In this visual arts instructional activity, students examine line, shape, and color of works by Torres-Garcia and Picasso. Students then identify the elements of art in works by other artists.
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Scary Stuff!

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders interview community members for a "newspaper". They design a business brochure, write a disappearing ghost story, and experiment with mono-printing. They experiment with a variety of materials, tools, equipment, and...
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Abstract Animals

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students look at several photographs of animals. They compare and contrast their forms by visually breaking the images into simple geometric shapes. Students draw the simple geometric shapes that comprise the animal. They fill in the...
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Motivating and Mentoring Introverted Thinkers

For Teachers K - 9th
A variety of strategies designed to intrigue and motivate introverted classes and students.
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Number Sense and Numeration: Multiples, Factors and Square Roots

For Students 6th - 8th
A great resource for any math teacher covering multiples, factors or square roots; this worksheet walks young mathematicians through the logic behind factoring and square roots with a systematic set of problems which gradually increase...
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Lesson: Unmonumental: War, Politics, and Protest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Get those upper graders thinking about the world, social conflict, and art as a catalyst for change. They'll uncover the meanings behind four abstract works, intended to spread awareness of the need for social change. Kids are then asked...
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Eighteen Flavors

For Teachers 7th - 8th Standards
Your learners will be tantalized by this inquiry-based, collaborative activity as they discover how to write an equation that represents the height of an ice cream cone. Given the scenario based on the poem, "Eighteen Flavors," and...
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Math in English Skills III Exercise Book: Understanding Fractions

For Students 1st - 6th
Fractions can be tricky, and there is no better way to tackle tricky topics than with a visual representation. Intended for learners in grades two and three, this set of printable worksheets provides a variety of fractions represented in...
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Math in English Skills IX Exercise Book

For Students 3rd - 6th
Wouldn't it be great if you had a packet of worksheets that covered percents, adding, dividing, and comparing fractions and decimals? Click here and print a workbook with over 20 well-scaffolded pages that will help your class practice...

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