A great cross-curricular project for any art classroom, this activity encourages young artists to consider color, pattern, texture, shape and line in their depiction of a historical figure. After researching a historical figure of their...

Reinforce the concept of one-to-one correspondence with a Valentine's Day-themed counting and color sorting activity. Scholars sort foam hearts by color—red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple—then count and place them on a number...

Now these are learning activities full of fun, art, and cultural exploration. Kids consider the art of storytelling through comic book images. They then look at the Tale of Genji as it was written in the 11th century. They discuss...

Students create drawings using oil pastels that convey cultural, social and historical meaning. Drawings are evaluated on use of color planning, contour drawing, color blending, line and pattern.

Students discuss Guatemalan Easter rituals and customs. They comprehend Guatemalan traditional color and design. Students create a mixed-media representative piece using paper mosaics, layered crayon, and glitter glue. They celebrate...

  Students collect several 'diversity beans' and sort them into piles based on the color of the beans and if they believe they will enjoy the flavor concluded from the outside appearance.  In this diversity activity, students...

Young scholars recognize elements of art such as texture, shape line and color.  For this elements of art lesson, students create a still life picture with oil pastel or crayons.  Young scholars define elements of art...

Young scholars explore neighborhoods. In this color and social studies cross-curriculum lesson, students listen to Harold and the Purple Crayon by Crockett Johnson, then compare and contrast neighborhoods. Young scholars mix primary...

Young scholars classify themselves according to the six skin types. In this biology lesson, students explore the causes of human skin variation. They present their findings in class.

First graders investigate the color spectrum by painting their own pictures. In this artistic expression lesson, 1st graders discuss their own families and create ways to express their culture and family history on a picture quilt....

Students discover the multicultural contributions to New Orleans gumbo through participation in cross curriculum activities. In this multicultural diversity and New Orleans history lesson, students shade regions of a map according to a...

Middle schoolers have a bushel of fun as they engage in activities and research core facts about apples. Packed with suggestions for in-class activities and out-of-class research, the colorful 6-page packet is sure to satisfy hungry...

While it may not be possible to take an entire class to Egypt and explore the ancient wonders, it is possible to engage your young historians in activities that ask them to research these and other antiquities and place them on their...

Young scholars use St. Patrick's Day activities to explore symmetry and words. In this lesson about St. Patrick's Day, students experience the Irish culture by learning about the Irish shamrock, and learning some Irish words. Young...

In this Egyptian artifacts worksheet, students study photographs and information from the Birmingham Museum. There are 23 pages, each with a color photograph of an actual artifact and background information. There are no questions.

In this Easter coloring learning exercise, students cut out and color sixteen Easter pictures. Students practice mixing the pictures up and matching them with their identical pair.

Students examine brown and white eggs to represent how people are all the same on the inside. In this character education lesson, students view two kinds of eggs and examine them closely to determine if one egg is the "better" egg....

Students create an Easter egg that displays at least one secondary color, one primary color, and one motif of design.

After being read a story, the students attempt to identify one individual difference, and one thing about themselves that is similar to other students in the class and one thing that makes them special. For the art lesson, students...

Learners are introduced to the beauty of silk painting. They create a colorful leaf-print sun catcher that glows when placed in a window. Each student experiences the mixing of the colors and tie a link with Asian cultures, science and...

Students watch the PBS program "In the Mix" about teen immigrants. They discover the number of immigrants in America and their problems moving to this country. They answer questions as the film plays.

Students examine and develop artwork that shows women's roles during different eras. For this women's role lesson, students look at artwork that shows women at work during the mid-nineteenth to early twentieth century. They design a...

Students explain the concepts of market system, command and mixed economy. They describe the differences between needs and wants. They compare and contrast different government and economic systems.

Students design printing blocks with patterns cut with scissors and/or Speedball Linozip Cutters. They print colorful repeating, alternating or tessellating pattern designs of difficulty appropriate for their age level.