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Clothing-Based Bias

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students investigate stereotypes attached to clothing. In this teaching tolerance instructional activity students explore how the way someone dresses can influence other people's perception of that person. Students discuss what groups of...
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Clothes

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this parts of speech online interactive worksheet, students choose the appropriate multiple choice word to describe 9 pictures of clothing. Students type in a word to describe 3 additional pictures of clothing. Students fill in...
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A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing!

For Students 7th - 8th
In this language arts worksheet, pairs of students brainstorm as many "clothes words" as they can and complete a variety of activities associated with clothing and clothing idioms. An interesting language worksheet.
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Galaxy 4 Unit 2

For Students 4th - 6th
In this clothes online interactive worksheet, students listen to a tape and write out the 6 different types of clothing they hear. Students view 8 pictures of figures wearing different types of clothing and then fill in...
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Design Diaries

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Young scholars consider their interest in interior design and comment on popular trends. They explore reactions to prolific design ideas that become mundane by reading and discussing the article "Flash in the Can: Designs Soon...
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4-H Line & Design Activity Page

For Students 7th - 10th
What a great activity for students. This 4-H activity sheet has students organize their bedroom, and make clothing, focusing on line and design.
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ARTSEDGE: Creating Costumes

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Young designers examine famous monarch portraits and costume books, create a design for the emperor, examine fabric samples and choose a type and color for their costume. They sketch the costume and present it in a class fashion show.
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Marketing to Teens: Gotta Have It! Designer & Brand Names

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Advertisers want us to believe we would be accepted if we wore the right clothes or owned the right stuff. This assumption forms the heart of an exploration of the impact of advertising on teenagers. A safe classroom environment would...
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On the Cutting Edge

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Introduce the background of design and designers and their role in communicating their thoughts to others. In groups, you can assign participation in a writing cluster on various designers and write paragraphs to submit to magazines. To...
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Categorizing Objects

For Teachers K
Kindergartners practice the important skill of placing things in their correct categories. They must discern between items of clothing and items of food. The use of the Inspiration 7 educational software is effectively used in this...
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Clothes Cloze

For Students 4th - 6th
In this clothing cloze activity worksheet, students read a 5 paragraph selection and fill in the blanks in the piece with words from the provided word bank.
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Describing Clothes and Shopping

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this clothes and shopping activity, students label clothes, rewrite sentences, fill in verbs to sentences, and more. Students complete 6 activities.
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Geo Jammin' By DeSign - Day 1, Lesson 1: Math in Motion

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders, through large screen monitor, study geometric design. They participate in a diagnostic assessment in which they use pnecils, scissors and paste.
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Color Graphs and Poetry

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore color as they create graphs, write poetry, and examine varied interior designs. They respond to writing prompts describing their favorite color. Students collect data and create a bar graph based on a class survey. They...
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Preschool Coloring Page - Dress

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Art and sights words are combined in this coloring worksheet featuring a drawing of a dress. Preschoolers through first graders will enjoy coloring this picture while also practicing the name for a clothing item. Simple in its design,...
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Color and Write

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this color and write worksheet, students color indicated clothing items. All items are given a predetermined color. Finally, students draw a picture and write a description of their own clothing. This one page worksheet contains...
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Creating Community - A Function Of Design

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students discuss the physical and human impacts of community design. They identify traditional neighborhood design elements and evaluate them with features of conventional suburban development.
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King Arthur: Man or Legend

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Young scholars research the Legend of King Arthur. In this King Arthur lesson, students explore him as he is presented in stories, poems, and art. Young scholars compare and contrast the real life of King Arthur versus the...
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Symbols of Our State: Arkansas

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Here are a series of lessons designed to assist early elementary learners to discover the symbols of Arkansas. They learn about the state flag, insect, state seal, state bird, flower, tree, and gem. A booklet (emedded in the plan), is...
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How Does Your Garden Grow?

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young gardners read and listen to books about seeds, plants, and the growing process. They plant seeds in plastic cups to observe the process of root-growing and plant formation. The whole class walks through a field to collect seeds...
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Sequence of Events: The Watershed

For Teachers 4th - 7th
Class members simulate a watershed with a painters drop cloth, placing objects underneath to create landscape variation, making "rain" with a watering can, and using red drink mix powder to track the path of precipitation. They observe...
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Powers of Persuasion

For Teachers 3rd - 6th Standards
Did you know that clothing and textiles can be recycled, just like glass, paper, aluminum, and plastic? Pupils are introduced to textile recycling and design persuasive posters or letters that raise awareness about this unique...
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Primary Source Set: Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
What did Jo write her stories with? How did the March sisters dress? A primary source set designed for Louisa May Alcott's Little Women prompts learners to look over images of household items and clothes from the 1860s before...
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Objectivity

For Teachers K - 1st
Help young readers examine historic artifacts to determine if they were designed to help people survive or to create enjoyment. They identify objects that were designed to help people to survive and to enjoy themselves. Then compare and...