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Holidays: Mother's/ Father's/ Grandparent's Day
In this ESL/ language arts worksheet, students read sentences about Mother's Day, Father's Day and Grandparent's Day. Students then choose the best words to fill in the 12 blanks.
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Papa's Got A Brand New Bag
Students design and promote technological devices for Father's Day gifts that reflect evolving social trends. They consider the new image of dads cast by today's media and advertisements and its influence.
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Poetic Teapot Card
Students recognize the role of loved ones in their families and the many things their parents and others contribute to their lives. They write an acrostic poem about their mother, father, or other important person. They then make a...
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Valentine's Gift Day Vouchers
Learners design and create a gift voucher. In this Valentine's Day gift voucher lesson, students determine chores or ways they could assist their loved ones and add these to a booklet. Learners decorate the cover and prepare the gift for...
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Peter Max Style Ties
Here is a rare example of an art lesson which can be used K - 12. Learners view prints of Pop artists. They discuss Pop artists such as Andy Warhol, and Peter Max. They cut tie shapes out of oak tag, and design ties in Pop art style....
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Dad's Magnetic Personality
Students create a gift honoring Father's Day. For this Father's Day lesson, students examine the meaning of fatherhood and explore the history of this tradition. Students create a picture collage over a template of their father's initials.
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Father Time
Students create a memory book and acrostic poem for Father's Day. In this Father's Day lesson, students appreciate unique things their fathers do for them. Students create an original project for their father.
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Giving with Imagination
Demonstrate gift giving as an act of caring about someone versus gifts for show (or gifts from the purse). Elementary learners practice giving gifts from the heart by creating a poem for someone special to them.
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Message to Mother
First graders write sentences to their mothers and include them Mother's Day gifts made with paper cups, a balloon and newspaper.
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Valentine's Day Booklet
Learners create a Valentine's Day booklet. In this creating a book lesson, students write and illustrate their own book describing love.
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Box O' Love
Learners create a Valentines Day poem using an empty cereal box as their canvas. In this poetry lesson, students create their poems using rhyming words and create sentences.
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Creating Coasters
Students discuss ways to care for the environment by creating a product from recyclable materials. For this arts and crafts project, students utilize yarn scarps and plastic lids from a drink to create a coaster for drinks. Students...
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Pencil Holder
Young scholars construct a pencil holder. In this visual arts lesson, students create a pencil holder from a soup can, glue, and spray paint. Young scholars decorate the pencil can with decorations. They can use this pencil holder as a...
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Tissue Paper Puzzle Art
Get creative and use a tissue paper collage to make wonderful window hangings for the classroom. You'll find the materials list, objectives, and instructions needed to complete this fun activity. This project encourages eye-hand...
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Hand Vase: Ceramics
Ceramics can be a wonderful medium. The class creates fun and funky hand shapes vases inspired by Aboriginal art forms. This would be a great project to do just before Mother's Day.
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Holiday Paper Projects for Kids
No matter what time of year it is, there's a holiday craft to make! Kindergartners construct several holiday craft projects in a series of holiday art lesson. They complete several paper projects such as 4th of July flags, Thanksgiving...
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I Appreciate You
Students listen to stories about the time before they were born. After listening to their parents, they choose a special day in which they are king or queen. They work with their parents to create something unique to them. They give...
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Sula/Song of Solomon/Tar Baby
Students answer assigned questions as a group, write individual essays, complete a research project, and complete a writing project.
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Picture Frame Craft
Use craft sticks to make a picture frame for parents. A great activity that can be themed for many occasions.
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Caring Coupons
Ask your students to name "caring acts" for their parents and make coupons for their parents to use. They will think of caring acts their parents would appreciate and create original coupons of those acts to present their parents on a...
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National Turkey Off to Disneyland
Students share their holiday traditions, then read about an American Thanksgiving custom. In this current events lesson, the teacher introduces the news article with a discussion and vocabulary activity, the students participate in a...
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Opposites Practice #1
In this online interactive opposites worksheet, learners respond to 12 multiple choice questions that require them to identify antonyms of the bold-faced words in 12 sentences. Students may submit their answers to be scored.