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Let's Make Play Dough
Students create their own play dough to use for art projects. In this art lesson, students measure, pour and mix the ingredients to make their own play dough. Then, students use the clay to create their own sculptures.
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Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, and the Unreliable Biographers
High schoolers research biographical facts about Edgar Allan Poe and Ambrose Bierce and complete literary analysis activities. In this biographical lesson plan, learners research basic biographical facts about Poe and Bierce. High...
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Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau lessons and activities can provide a way for students to compare and contrast different artistic styles.
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Visual Arts- Planetary Travel Brochure
Students research the planets and create a "travel brochure." In this space science lesson plan, students read the book Magic School Bus: Lost in Space and identify various properties of each planet. Students create a brochure for a...
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Reduce, Reuse and Recycle
Students explore the concept of waste management. In this environmental stewardship activity, students study the nuances of the terms reduce, reuse, and recycle. Students investigate ways to reduce, reuse, and recycle many everyday items...
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A Day in the Life: Studying Ancient Rome
Class members use their knowledge of Ancient Rome to write articles for an online newspaper. Using WebBlender, learners craft articles that feature Roman politics, culture, and leisure activities.
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Japanese Fan
Students discuss Japanese culture and the functional and artistic uses of fans and create paper fans using watercolors, popsicle sticks, and tape in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Can be used as an introduction to...
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Handprint Ghosts
Learners create handprint ghosts using construction paper, paints, crayons, paper plates, and paper towels in this Art lesson for the early-elementary classroom. An ideal craft activity for the classroom before the Halloween holiday.
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Watercolor Rainbow Fish
Students experience an art project as a follow up to reading The Rainbow Fish.
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Little Cloud
Students create "little clouds" after reading the story "The Little Cloud" by Eric Carle in this cross-curricular Art and Language Arts lesson plan for the early-elementary classroom. The author suggests using this with a "Raindrop...
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Common Denominators between Primitive Art, Fine Art, Folk Art, Children's Art
Students view and create art in several styles. They view African Masks, Picasso's portraits and self-portraits. They compare the two, then create a self portrait. In the second lesson, they view landscape paintings by folk artists....
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Mud Puddles And Bubbles
Students create muddy foot prints, "paint" with their feet, and explore the uses of bubble mix in this three-part instructional activity for the early-elementary classroom. The three activities can be used separately, or adapted...
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Match Uppercase to Lowercase-- Letters A, B, C, D and E
For this alphabet matching worksheet, students draw lines to match the uppercase and lowercase examples of Zaner-Bloser letters a-e.
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Families and Neighborhoods
Students explore the concepts of family and community. In this diversity lesson, students read Bear About Town and then design and build their own classroom neighborhood homes out of individual shoeboxes.
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Matching Uppercase and Lowercase Letters Worksheet
Students match upper and lowercase letters focusing on the letters X, Y, and Z. This worksheet provides a short review of these letters, and a visual means for students to internalize the difference between the upper and lowercase...
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Lowercase and Uppercase I, J, K and L Worksheet
In this lowercase and uppercase I, J, K, and L worksheet, learners practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.
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Lowercase and Uppercase Y and Z Worksheet
In this lowercase and uppercase Y and Z worksheet, students practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.
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Lowercase and Uppercase Q, R, S and T Worksheet
In this lowercase and uppercase Q, R, S, and T worksheet, learners practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.
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Lowercase and Uppercase U, V, W, and X Worksheet
In this lowercase and uppercase U, V, W, and X activity, students practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Worksheet - I, J, K and L
In this uppercase and lowercase I, J, K, and L instructional activity, students practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter in each row and then circle the letter that is the lowercase version.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Worksheet - E, F, G and H
In this uppercase and lowercase E, F, G, and H instructional activity, students practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter in each row and then circle the letter that is the lowercase version.
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Lowercase and Uppercase M, N, O and P Worksheet
In this lowercase and uppercase M, N, O, and P worksheet, students practice recognizing letters as they look at the uppercase letter and then circle the correct lowercase letter that matches in the box.
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Uppercase and Lowercase Worksheet-- Q, R, S and T
In this letter matching worksheet, students draw lines to match upper and lower case examples of the letters Q, R, S and T. These are Zaner-Bloser style.
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Match Uppercase and Lowercase- Letters K, L, M, N, and O
In this letter matching instructional activity, students draw lines to match upper and lower case examples of letters k, L, m, n, and o. This is Zaner-Bloser style.