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Seeing through Touch

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students explore solid objects using touch. In this art lesson, students are blindfolded and given a 3 dimensional object to explore with their hands. After the object is removed, students draw what they think the object looked like....
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SKYPE Pals

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils use the program SKYPE to speak to a pal in a Latin American country and describe their life and compare and contrast it to the other's. In this SKYPE lesson plan, students create digital presentations about life in North Carolina...
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Painting Modern Life

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students compare and contrast modern life art in the works of Hilaire-Germain Edgar Degas and Paul Cezanne. In this art analysis lesson, students compare and contrast the two paintings. Students complete image based discussion. Students...
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Examining newspapers

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students compare and contrast tabloid and broadsheet papers. In this journalism lesson, students examine how techniques and form differs from one type of publication to the other. The culminating activity is for students to take what...
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The Hopi Indians

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders read and look at maps of the Hopi Indians and compare and contrast their lives with the Hopi Indians. In this Hopi Indians lesson plan, 4th graders learn about different cultures and answer short answer questions.
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Region Reality

For Teachers 8th
Eighth graders compare and contrast world regions and explore the theme of world regions. In this world geography lesson, 8th graders name regions in the U.S. and mark them on a map. Students discuss the cultural and physical...
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Kate and the Beanstalk Lesson Plan

For Teachers K - 3rd
Young scholars read the story Kate and the Beanstalk in order to compare and contrast this fractured tale to the original fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. In this fairy tale reading lesson plan, students first discuss the plots of...
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Paul Revere's Ride-Fact or Fiction?

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Students discuss Paul Revere's ride. In this social studies lesson, students read Paul Revere's Ride and compare the differences between the poem and the historical event.
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Community of Fun

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discuss communities and why rules are important. In this community lesson plan, students compare and contrast communities with and without rules and play with parachutes and balls.
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Ribbon Wand Dancing

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students construct a ribbon wand which, through the use of line, color, contrast and shape can be used to better express a given emotion. They create a dance using the ribbon wand.
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Big Clown Face

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students use complementary media to fill up the art space with repeated shapes. They use a water and wax technique to manipulate the surface of the artwork.
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Climate

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Young scholars study zoanthids. In this science and art lesson plan, students use line to create texture and how to use colors to create value. Young scholars share their beautiful mat zoanthids with the rest of the class.
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Communities Across the US

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore communities. In this communities lesson plan, 3rd graders discover different types of communities. Students compare and contrast communities.
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Identifying What is Different

For Teachers K Standards
What is the same, what is different, and what does it all mean? Introduce the concept of identifying similarities and difference to your Kinder class using the I do, we do, you do, instructional approach. You'll provide structured...
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This Place is Just Like the Other

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students write paragraphs that compare and contrast the geographical characteristics of Arizona and the Southwest region. In this geographical characteristics lesson plan, students complete a diagram and discuss how Arizona differs from...
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Psychedelic 60's

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners examine the Pop Art of the 1960s. Using the internet, they become experts on the subject through research. They compare and contrast the literary work to the art work during this same period and examine how the culture of the...
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Rise of the Modern City

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Students investigate the industrial developments of the twentieth century and the development of urban environments. In this industrial art lesson plan, students compare and contrast graphics and analyze industrial developments on...
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Materials and Process

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students examine the variety of materials an artist uses when drawing and consider the impact of the material choice. In this art analysis lesson plan, students consider the different materials used to make various drawings. Students...
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Total English Upper Intermediate: Making Comparisons

For Students 5th - 8th
In this making comparisons worksheet, students expand 8 prompts as they write complete sentences that make comparisons. Students also use comparative and superlative adjectives to compare the places the describe.
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Still Life Painting: Arranging Nature

For Teachers 10th - Higher Ed
Students display the two still-life paintings they created along with their artist’s statement, write a review of a peer’s work, and discuss all of the paintings in a group critique. In this still life art lesson, students view the...
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Quiz: Comparisons

For Students 6th - 8th
In this making comparison worksheet, students write 16 sentences comparing the items pictured and using the clues words that are provided.
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Nature Walk

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students explore nature artists and participate in a nature walk. In this art/nature instructional activity, students discuss things artists use from nature then talk a walk to find some of the same things. Students look for...
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The City and the Country

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this city and country life worksheet, students list the advantages and disadvantages of living in the city compared to living in the country. Students then put 25 words under the column in which they belong: city or country.
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Coin Art 4-6

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the historical figures and symbols of U.S. patriotism depicted on the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter coins and learn that artists designed the portraits and other images on the coins. They research Texas symbols and...