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Gingerbread Man Glyph from Mailbox Magazine

For Students 1st - 5th
Follow crafty glyphs to create a one-of-a kind gingerbread man based on personal information such as the color of eyes, number of siblings, and more! 
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1st Grade - Act. 03: T-Shirt Glyph

For Teachers 1st
First graders create glyphs (symbols or icons) which represents them, and read the glyphs of others using a legend to explain the data on the glyphs.
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Jack-O-Lantern Glyph

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this Jack-o-Lantern glyph worksheet, students use the legend to draw a Jack-o-Lantern that illustrates their own personal information. Students then write about the person the illustrated Jack-o-Lantern represents on the last page.
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Jack-O-Lantern Glyph

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students create a jack-o-lantern glyph that accurately represents his or her answers to a series of questions. The completed jack-o-lanterns are displayed in the classroom and the class interprets the data.
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Mesoamerican Carving Project

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders are introduced to the use of glyphs and relief carving by Mesoamerican cultures. They complete worksheets, view PowerPoint presentations, participate in a Webquest and create an original glyph carving in sandstone.
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Gingerbread Math Glyph

For Students Pre-K - 1st
For this math activity, learners follow the glyph directions to decorate the gingerbread man pattern. They make eye, feet, a mouth, and legs by following the patterns.
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Art-seal Glyph

For Students 1st - 3rd
In this directed drawing seal glyph worksheet, students follow directions to draw a seal. Detailed , multi-step directions are given. Students draw features according to specific preferences.
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Simple Symbols

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students recognize and use the word "symbol" and create a glyph using symbols about themselves. The reverse of the Texas quarter serves as inspiration for this instructional activity.
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Snowman Glyph

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this artistic activity, students follow the directions to the coloring of a snowman glyph and then show their pictures to their classmates.
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All About Me Glyph

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this all about me worksheet, students practice following the instructions to filling in a glyph with a variety of colors to create an all about me glyph.
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ARTIFACT to ART to GLYPHS

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students study the development of early Latin American civilizations in unit one. The second part of the unit is based on early image-making attempts from the Cro-Magnon to the Peruvian Incas. Students create their own weavings using a...
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The Ancient Maya

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore the culture of the Mayans through a variety of activities. In this lesson about Maya, students analyze pictures in books and on websites, produce scale models of Maya architecture, and create Maya mosaics. Students study...
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Mesoamerican Codex Books

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders recreate Mesoamerican Codex Books using brown paper bags, paints, glue, an iron, and books on Mesoamerican Glyphs in this 5th grade activity in the Art classroom. Resource links and book references are provided for...
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Communicating Feelings through

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders use subjects, themes, and symbols to communicate meaning in their own works of art. They describe the origins of specific images and ideas and explain why they are of value in their artwork and in the work of others.
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Maya Lesson Plans

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Mayan cities may have mysteriously disappeared, but the culture still thrives today. Maya lesson plans bring the culture alive.
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Mesoamerican Codex Books

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders use visual art as a form of communication as they create a codex book based on their knowledge of Mesoamericans.
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Khan Academy: Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza

For Students 9th - 10th
The Codex Mendoza, commissioned by Viceroy Mendoza, contained information about the lords of Tenochtitlan, the tribute paid to the Aztecs, and an account of life "from year to year." Read descriptions and view pictures of the codex in...

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