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Media Collage

For Teachers K - 12th
Students create "media Collages" out of labels from boxes, bottles, and cans, and other found objects in this Art instructional activity for all ages. Adaptations are included for younger and older students. Lesson also includes a...
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Whimsical Wooden Santa

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners create wooden Santas using small blocks of wood, paint, holiday materials, doll hair, glue, and berry leaves in this Holiday art lesson for the elementary classroom. The lesson includes resource links and a finished example of...
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PASS the Arts

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore math and art concepts, create digital art examples of the concepts, and incorporate these works into a PowerPoint portfolio with explanation and analysis.
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Enlightening Explorations, Part III

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders continue their examination of light. In groups, they make rainbows and examine the spectrum of visible light. They travel between various stations recording their observations about the behaviors of light. To end the...
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Area and Perimeter of Geometric Shapes

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine how to calculate the perimeter and area of given geometric shapes. They use specific shapes to create a picture using a software program. They determine the area and perimeter of the shapes used in the picture.
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The Very Hungry Caterpillar

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study about the stages of metamorphosis of a butterfly and then listen to and participate in the story The Very Hungry Caterpillar. The students then listen to the story in French and translate the French food words to English....
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Creating Space

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners use simple lines and shapes to draw objects, figures, or animals.They explore the process of printmaking and making multiples, use repetition of simple shapes to create complex images, and inquire about a contemporary artist's...
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Stuffed Newspaper Butterfly

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students examine the parts of a butterfly. They use newspaper to build a replica of a butterfly. Students stuff the butterfly and paint it. They display the finished product.
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Coconut-Shell Cup

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners research and discuss the social ritual of drinking chocolate in viceregal Mexico. They explain its cultural and historical and geographical roots. Students create their own "drinking" vessel from papier-mache. They experiment...
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Underwater vision

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students hypothesize what they expect to see on the fabric under each different color or light. For example: under what color light do they expect the fish to be brightest before looking at an ocean scene.
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Termite trails

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students observe termite trail-following behavior. Termites tend to follow lines made on paper by ballpoint pens because the ink contains a chemical that is similar to the trail pheromones used by termites to lead colony members to food...
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Contrast- Printmaking- The Fin Art of Science

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners explore the art of printmaking. They discuss relief prints and the art of fish printing (Gyotaku). They view examples of the artwork of Gyotaku and also observe the various characteristics of different species of fish. Finally...
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New to School Student Booklets

For Teachers K
Students create a book about their school experience entitled, "(Student's name) Goes to School." They identify who their friends are and discuss and list them as one page in their booklets. Students also listen to a story read by the...
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Skates

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students gain understanding of structure, characteristics, and basic needs of living things and their role in world, identify parts of skate, observe details of skate's body and skate egg case, and identify unique characteristics of skates.
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Painting Sheep

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this painting craft worksheet, students follow the directions to use paint and flour or wallpaper paste to create a sheep. Students use a cardboard "comb" to make whorls in this art project from Northern Ireland.
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Painting a Landscape

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this landscape painting worksheet, learners follow the directions to create a picture of hills, a ploughed field, trees and hedges. There are no picture examples; students read the step by step instructions.
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Mirror Trees

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this painting worksheet, students fold a card in half and following the instructions, paint a tree and its mirror image. There are no visual clues on the page; students read each step to follow. This page is from Northern Ireland.
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School-Home Links: Compound Words

For Students 2nd - 3rd
In this compound word worksheet, students use the compound words listed in the word bank to complete the sentences. Parents and guardians must sign the worksheet.
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Summer Water & Sand Activity: Go with the Flow

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students discover different materials that help to transport water in order to develop their observation and problem solving science skills. In this water lesson plan, students first brainstorm about different ways that water can be...
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J. Paul Getty Museum Education Staff

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students will examine a manuscript page from a Flemish bestiary and discuss how it was used to teach ideas about Christianity. In this Christianity lesson plan students study the given manuscript and then compare the stories from the...
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Mud Painting

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Learners invent mud mixtures to paint with. In this mud painting lesson plan, students experiment with different mixtures to develop the perfect mud paint. Learners paint a picture.
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Underwater Vision

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Young scholars use colored lights and fabric to study an underwater ocean scene. In this light study lesson, students draw a picture using colored markers and hypothesize what their drawing will look like using filters. Young scholars...
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Line Painting Flowers

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students study the watercolor and acrylic work of Geoff Slater and create their own versions of the art. In this line painting instructional activity, students study examples of Geoff Slater art and focus on his line paintings. Students...

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