Explore the African American inventor Jan Ernst Matzeliger and create a "sole" painting.

Pupils create double-exposed photographs, poetry, and multimedia presentations to celebrate their Open Court "City Wildlife" unit.

Students design advertising posters for a snack sale. They study the concept of philanthropy and write friendly letters asking for volunteers.

Students choose subject of composition and do sketches in computer lab of flora and fauna contained within their environment.

Students discover and perfect basic construction methods and decorative methods of clay and glaze. They create vases using the pinch method and stamping and impressing methods of decorations. They glaze their pots with pre-made glazes.

Students research forms of and uses for pottery. They examine the people who created the pottery and create a presentation to exhibit their findings.

Learners explore photography. They compare/contrast the work of two photographers, create a paper viewfinder and experiment with focusing on topics, take photographs, and display photograph essays about the school.

Young scholars describe fruits and vegetables using rhyming verses. They discuss the Five Fruits and Vegetables a Day campaign and rhyming words, and create a rhyming riddle using the "Rhyming Riddles" worksheet.

Students examine and share their perceptions on a variety of poems by Carl Sandburg They demonstrate their comprehension of the poems by answering questions about the poetry during a class discussion. Students explore the world of Carl...

Students create sentences, using words printed on pictures of peanuts. They are explained that the peanut is not really a nut, but a legume, related to beans and peas. Students are also told that the first peanuts grew in Brazil. They...

Students practice their writing skills by "painting" pictures and writing letters in Cool Whip on paper.

Students take a virtual tour of Yosemite and selects photographs to use in their journal.

Fifth graders use a simple poem that introduces a clear, structured writing exercise about 8.

Students create a multi-media landscape of a tree in fall color. They use the Y-method of drawing a tree.

Students study Richard Wagner and his idea of "Music Drama". Students listen to his music, pantomime, and lead "music dramas" to discover Wagner's idea of the world of composition and drama.

Pupils discuss the Shakepeare play "The Merchant in Venice" to examine if dress makes a person who they are. They discuss certain situations and the dress required for them. They role-play different roles in the play to examine the point...

Students devise and discuss definitions for words that are promote stereotypes. They share the definitions and impressions in small groups.

Pupils create a clored canvas floor cloth. They practice color blending and pattern design.

Students use a variety of papers and colored chalk to create a marbleized design.

Students explore free-motion machine quilting through three exercises. They enhance patterns, make their own patterns and stitch a realistic quilted drawing. Students create a color wheel and develop a variety of methods that enable them...

Students watch a demonstration on how to make easy-bias covered curves. Using that information, they practice making their own with different types of materials. They share their creations with the class to end the lesson.

This machine quilting class will teach you how to add beautiful trapunto effects without having to make tiny slits in the back of your quilt. (Shops and teachers may use this description in their announcements, flyers, etc.)

The student will identify main and secondary parts of a tree.1. Help students brainstorm and list the many ways we use trees every day (most paper goods, firewood, building materials, etc.). 2. Share background information. 3. Read...

Students summarize information learned from previous lessons, and apply them to their own project: redesigning their own bedrooms. They discuss the uniqueness of the place where one lives and its importance and apply all they have...