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The Water Cycle: Revising the Drafts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners explore states of matter by concentrating on the ways in which water moves between its solid, liquid, and gaseous states in a variety of Earth environments familiar to the students. Learners represent these movements in dance.
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Bowls of Reconciliation

For Teachers K - 12th
Students decorate bowls designed around a chosen theme. The project is based around Bellvue Museum's Israeli/Palestinian relations exhibit. While the theme may be too sophisticated for younger grades, the theme can be modified as needed.
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The Painting Ballerina

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students read one or two chapters from The Painting Ballerina, then pick a scene or idea from the story that is very vivid in their imagines and draw it. They display their finished works and talk about them as a class.
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The Painting Ballerina

For Teachers 1st - 8th
Students read the book "The Painting Ballerina" by Gloria M. Buono, discuss the book, and use images from the story to create their own artistic paintings. Emphasis is placed upon literacy and creative exploration in this...
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Create-a-Composition

For Teachers 2nd - 6th
Students creatively express themselves by creating simple pieces of music.
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Illustrating Endangered Species

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars conduct research to answer the questions for each section. They critique a work of art using the levels of art criticism. Also they prepare gathered facts for a final presentation.
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Make Your Own Sketchbook

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students create individualized art "sketchbooks" by decorating pieces of cardboard and fastening blank sketch paper inside in this middle-level Art project. The lesson includes ideas for choosing weekly sketchbook "assignments" for the...
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Truly Terrific Tessellations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders discover how the use of pattern is evident in dance, math, and visual art. They create a tessellation pattern, as well as a square dance that show an understanding of the principles of design (balance, repetition, rhythm,...
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Romare Bearden

For Teachers K - 12th
Students examine and discuss a collage by the artist Romare Bearden. They analyze the impact of jazz on art, listen to jazz, and create an original collage.
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The Latest Style

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars create a contemporary collage of a Northern Renaissance theme/story in an exciting group project. Through in-class examples and student work, the art of the Northern Renaissance is studied and analyzed.
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A Capital Contest

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers analyze Ghiberti's Gates of Paradise and the competition for their design in which Brunelleschi's design was refused. The instructional activity concludes with students creating new doors for the U.S. Capitol Building in...
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Pathways to the Future

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers draw a pathway and create a movement phrase along that same path using specific movement vocabulary. The phrases are performed in class and rubrics are used for assessment. Meets State standards for the arts.
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North Carolina Textured Landscape

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders explore the artistic ideas of landscape, foreground, middle ground, and background through a creative painting project. While this is written for North Carolina, teacher may adapt for any state/region.
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Creating An Understanding of the Past/Through The Art of George Catlin and Native American Artifacts

For Teachers K - 6th
Students explore Native American culture. They observe and discuss the paintings of George Catlin. Students examine the lives of the Pawnee Native American Indians during the time period of 1830-1840. Numerous cross curriculum activities...
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Teaching with Nature

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students participate in a nature walk to learn about their natural environments. In this nature study lesson, students brainstorm a list of things to look for on their nature walk. Students go on the nature walk and locate objects they...
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Models of Succession

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students create a model city in order to understand the effects human habitats have on the environment.  In this environment lesson, students examine the effects human habitats have on the environment.  Students create a model...
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Proverbial Picture Pages

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Examine the meaning of the word proverb, and then choose proverbs from a list. The list is not provided, but there are several resources listed here to find a variety of proverbs. Then have your learners explain the meaning of each...
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Mastermind

For Teachers 1st - 6th
Students observe the differences and similarities between "masterpieces" and mass-produced objects. They analyze the value of masterpieces and mass-produced items. Students persuade panel members to accept items that they recommend into...
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Halloween Tales

For Teachers K - 5th
Give your pupils different Halloween story starters and ask them to complete the tale. They use a word processing program to load, enter, save, and print text, recognize the benefits of word processing, and demonstrate proper keyboarding...
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General Lesson Plan for Documentary Lens

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Use this general lesson guide to inform your instruction surrounding a documentary. The lesson is made up of five activities. The activities are intentionally general because they are designed to adapted for specific films. While the...
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Types of Journal Writing

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Examine with your class the practical uses of journals and discover how journal writing can help academically and personally. Pupils discover the different types of journal writing and decide which style works best for them.
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EPub--Stuart Little

For Teachers 3rd
Following a detailed activity and reading guide students will better grasp their reading of the book Stuart Little. They visit a series of web sites to gain a mouse's perspective then create a Mouse Movie with an iPod camera and Keynote....
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Check it Out...Nonfiction Can Be Fun!

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Organizing information gathered for a research topic can be a challenge. Read aloud notes you have collected on a topic and use suggestions offer by the class to categorize and sort this information. Partners then follow this pattern,...
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Finding the dress code balance

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils write a persuasive essay, expressing their opinions of how the school dress code should be changed. Students investigate their own school's dress code, developing their own opinions of whether the dress code should be more or less...