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Constructing a Timeline of African History

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars create a timeline of African History. In groups, they research and describe eight different important periods in the country's history. They apply this information to compare and contrast them and how it has allowed...
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Solar System: The Four Inner Planets and Earth's Moon and Astronauts

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders read THe Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. In this language arts and science lesson, 2nd graders explore the four inner planets. Students view the inner planets using Google Earth.
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Sequential Still Life

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders identify and use the concepts of shading, outline, and watercolor wash. They design a unique sequential still life painting with pencils and watercolors.
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Following the Wright Path

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students explore the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright through literature and analyze photographs. In this photography analysis instructional activity, students read aloud Frank Lloyd Wright and answer questions for the text. Students...
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Montage

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create unique montages based on a theme, using pictures from magazines with each montage taking up the specified space determined by the background paper.
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Creative Body Movement

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners perform a brief dance movement and demonstrate the use of the three postures correctly, safely, and creatively.
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Tissue Collage Vase

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders create a collage vase with tissue paper. Using the vase, they cover the material with tissue overlapping with other pieces. They use Mod Podge to get the wrinkled look of the tissue paper and make three dimensional...
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Pop-up Books - BIM

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders draw and color unique scenes from their own versions of fairy tales, and create pop-up books.
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Can You Hear Me Now?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners demonstrate their ability to give and follow verbal directions. They explain steps to guide another student to reproduce a drawing, and evaluate their partner's articulation abilities.
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Clay Whistle/Ocarinas

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders create a clay whistle/ocarina and sculptue in the round using the pinch technique.
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See What I Hear

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners examine relationships between music and color, emotion and imagery, listen to different passages of music, and visually depict what they hear.
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Animation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Studnets comprehend the elements of value, perspective and color schemes. They comprehend the principles of contrast, emphasis and unity, and the expressive qualities of thematic development and sequence. Students are asked about their...
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Helping/Linking Verbs

For Students 7th - 9th
For this grammar worksheet, students cross out the incorrect word in parentheses in then sentences and then write the correct word right above it.
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Mosaics

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore history of mosaics, and create their own.
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Sculpting

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students use clay, molding, and cardboard to create a sculpture of a bird and a bird house. Students complete 5 steps to making this sculpture.
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Leather Mardi Gras Mask

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine different masks from Mardi Gras. They discover the culture of the area and create their own mask. They use leather to make the mask three-dimensional.
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Foil Tooled Masks

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars are introduced to the process of mask-making. Using different cultures, they examine how masks have changed over time and identify the reason for them. They create their own mask with tooling foil and decorate them using...
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Historical Witness: Social Messaging

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners create a self portrait using symbols that represent them. In this self portrait lesson plan, students look at a nineteenth century painting and discuss the symbols that represent this era. They then recreate a dance in the...
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The Memory Play in American Drama

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners take a closer look at a memory play. In this American drama lesson, students read Tennessee Williams's The Glass Menagerie and analyze it as a memory play. Learners discuss the linear and non-linear aspects of the play prior to...
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The Amazing and Beautiful Aurora

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create an oil pastel painting. For this pastel painting lesson, students examine images of the aurora borealis. Students produce an original pastel painting of the aurora.
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The Process of Design?

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students analyze the architecture of Louis I. Kahn. In this architecture analysis instructional activity, students analyze how a design is conceptualized and compare examples. Students complete image based discussion and two related...
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Rondo with B-A-G

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore music notes. In this music lesson, students sing the song "Hot Cross Buns" and practice playing it on melody bells to find the letter and rhythm notation. They create a new phrase to the rhythm of this song. 
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Prototype Production

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students create a product out of concrete. In this concrete lesson plan, students also demonstrate safety when using the tools provided.
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Strawberry Girl: Life on the Frontier

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore geographic changes by researching the state of Florida. In this Florida history activity, students identify the storms and disasters that have created sinkholes in portions of Florida. Students read the book Strawberry...