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Yellow Days: Studying Vincent van Gogh's Painting

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students revisit the color yellow and are introduced to van Gogh, the painter. In this visual arts lesson plan, students study Vincent van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers" and identify the color yellow. Students create their own...
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The Wonderful World of Colors

For Teachers 1st
First graders imagine what life would look like in one color, then many. They play a game with colored cards where students call out the names of colors. They match colored cards with objects of same color. They read "The Color Box."
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Exploring Rocks

For Teachers K
Students recognize differences in the size, shape, texture, and color of different rocks. In this rocks lesson plan, students also learn and repeat back how a volcano erupts and make one out of a toilet paper tube.
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Kente Cloth

For Teachers K
Students explore patterns and identify, extend, and translate color patterns. They discuss the origin and function of Kente cloth from Ghana, and discuss the patterns they see in students' clothing. Students color in a variety of...
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Basic Shapes Exercise

For Students K - 2nd
In this basic shapes practice worksheet, students examine 5 shapes, color them, and write the correct word for each shape on the provided lines. A word bank is included.
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Cracking the Mirror of the Past

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars compare and contrast two pieces of artwork in regards to their nastalgic elements. Using the internet, they research local religious institutions in their area and note their function in society. They also compare and...
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Tissue Paper Designs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the colors in the color wheel and complete a tissue art activity that includes a minimum of three different colors from the color wheel and two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. They discuss...
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Sizes Worksheet: Tall and Short

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In this shapes worksheet, students look at the eight shapes on the worksheet and draw a line from the tall shape to the short shape to match up the shapes. Students color each shape a different color.
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Squares and Circles

For Students K - 2nd
In this squares and circles worksheet, learners color the squares orange and color the circles yellow. Learners color 6 squares and 5 circles.
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Shapes and Colors- Square Pyramid

For Students K - 1st
In this geometric shapes worksheet, learners recognize the square shapes in a pyramid picture. Students trace the squares and color them each a different color.
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Different Shapes

For Students Pre-K - K
In this shapes worksheet, students color all the big shapes blue, the middle sized shapes yellow and the small sized shapes red. Then they cut out all the shapes and sort them from big to small.
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ESL: Shapes, Colors and Sizes Spelling Quiz

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this ESL shapes, color and sizes worksheet, student complete a spelling quiz, choosing the correct spelling that matches a shape given at the beginning of a row.
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Shapes and Colors

For Students K - 1st
In this shapes and colors worksheet, students analyze a picture of a house that is made with squares, rectangles and triangles. Students follow the directions to trace and color each of the geometric shapes they find in the picture.
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Shapes and Colors Practice- Squares

For Students K - 1st
In this geometric shapes worksheet, students learn to recognize the square shape. Students analyze a picture of birthday packages and trace the squares and color them red.
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Hidden Picture

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this subtraction worksheet, learners solve the 18 problems inside a lobster puzzle shape. Students color the shape red if they have regrouped; the shape is colored blue if regrouping is not necessary.
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Paper Mola - Reverse appplique

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate mola artwork from Panama. They discover the choices necessary to create a successful piece. Students understand the color and shape choices necessary for this art form.
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Count and Trace the Shapes

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this counting and tracing shapes worksheet, students trace 13 shapes with specific colors. Students count how many ovals, rectangles, triangles, squares and circles there are and put their totals on the lines provided. A very good...
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Shapes

For Teachers K - 1st
In this shape recognition worksheet, students explore shapes. Students look at a picture and find all of the different shapes in the picture. There are three shapes, triangles, circles, and squares, to find.
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Letter Bb

For Teachers K - 1st
In this letter B worksheet, students color and cut out pictures that begin the b sound and paste them inside a large B shape. Students cut and paste sixteen b sound pictures.
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Modern Mosaics

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners create individual mosaics to decorate the classroom. They explore the elements of shape, texture, color, and pattern by identifying how the artist manipulated tesserae to create the mosaic.
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Sudoku: shapes

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this Sudoku worksheet, students complete Sudoku 9 x 9 game boards with different shapes that they cut out. Students complete 9 game boards total.
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How Many Shapes Do You See?

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In these counting the shapes worksheets, students count the shapes on each page and fill in the number circles that match the number of shapes. Students color or attach stickers to fifty-six circles.
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What Shape Am I?

For Teachers 1st
First graders analyze characteristics of geometric shapes. They identify, describe, and create simple geometric figures. They analyze characteristics of geometric shapes and determine the defining attributes of a circle,...
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An Introduction to Acids and Bases

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Young scholars explore acids and bases. In this lesson about acids and bases, students do an experiment to test certain items to determine what they are. Young scholars use cabbage and litmus paper as indicators. Students understand how...