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The Classical Period

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders are introduced to the classical period in music history. After listening to examples, they identify and describe the characteristics of music during this time period and research the main composers. Using the internet,...
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Working with Clay

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders investigate how to work with clay after examine the book "Being Friendly to Trees." They make a clay square which they decorate with leaves that they find while taking a nature walk. They glaze their artwork and then...
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Making a Kamishibai Stage

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students research and analyze Kamishibai, a form of Japanese storytelling with exciting endings dating back to the 1920's. They recreate a Kamishibai stage to perform their stories with story cards. Performing this task helps to engage...
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Interpreting Music Data Rubric

For Students 8th - 9th
In this interpreting music data rubric worksheet, students use this rubric as an assessment tool. It is designed to evaluate the students' music presentation.
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Keith Haring Lesson Series

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders study Keith Haring by creating tee-shirts and a mural. In this art instructional activity, 2nd graders study the life and works of Keith Haring through his symbols. Students then make drawings reflective of Haring's style...
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CEENBoT Takes a Dive

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Learners create a map to scale using technology. In this algebra activity, students navigate through a shipwreck to perform rescues. They use he CEENBoT program to perform the different tasks.
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Creating A Movie

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create and share movies using multimedia tools and the Windows Movie Maker software in this middle-level technology lesson. The lesson suggests the use of an Interactive Whiteboard, laptops, and digital cameras to create the...
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Lullabies From Around the World

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate lullabies from Ghana, Poland, and India. In this music instructional activity, students learn several lullabies from several countries and find the rhythm and pulse within each song.
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Photo Opportunities Lesson plan 3: Cropping

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the concept of creating art outside the frame. In this art instructional activity, students finish artwork as they add their own details to cropped photographs.
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Making Lightening: In Your Mouth

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners look at a lightening demonstration. In this lightening lesson, students bite into a wintergreen candy while looking in the mirror in a dark room. They see sparks in their mouths if they perform the task correctly.
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Jean-Leon Gerome Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students explore works by French painter Jean-Leon Gerome. In this visual arts instructional activity, students investigate the use of perspective in Gerome's work and then make their own drawings that feature the use of perspective.
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Composition Compositions

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students explore composition and symmetry to create their own digital media piece. In this design composition lesson, students visit the online websites and examples of asymmetrical compositions and symmetry. Students sketch a...
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Form and Theme in the Traditional Mexican Corrido

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students examine the traditional Mexican musical form of corridos. In this cross curricular history and music instructional activity, students analyze the lyrics of popular corridos and the corridos' importance in Mexican culture....
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Optical Illusion Vase

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Learners draw an optical illusion. In this optical illusion lesson, students create the optical illusion vase. Learners draw a profile and repeat the drawing in reverse creating the vase image.
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Fraggle Monster Vase

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students create an optical illusion. For this optical illusions lesson, students sketch a monster's face to create the optical illusion of a vase in the positive space. Students create an original piece of art.
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Picasso's "The Dog"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Young scholars draw a dog. In this drawing lesson, students discover how to tap into their right brain dominance by sketching a picture upside down. Young scholars draw a picture resembling Picasso's "The Dog".
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Picasso's "The Butterfly"

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Pupils draw a butterfly. In this drawing lesson, students explore a drawing upside down. Pupils sketch a butterfly while the image is reversed to tap into their right brain dominance.
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Matisse's "La Pompadour"

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners sketch a picture. In this drawing lesson plan, students sketch Matisse's "La Pompadour". In an attempt to tap into their artistic side, learners turn the picture upside down to sketch.
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Soda Pop Straws

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students sketch a still life picture. For this sketching lesson, students create a still life image using a cup and straws. Students create an original piece of art.
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Haring Lampshades

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Students enter a creative competition where they create a Keith Haring inspired lamp shade. In this lamp shade lesson plan, students discuss functional art.
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Different Ways to Travel

For Teachers Pre-K
Students use concentration and imagination to show different ways to move. In this body awareness instructional activity, students show different ways to move to music.  While the music is played students move around the room...
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Archery

For Students 8th
In this boy scout merit badge: archery activity, 8th graders research the topic using websites listed, then answer 5 detailed questions about safety, commands, local laws, equipment, scoring in archery, then select an option and perform...
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Camping

For Students 8th
In this boy scout merit badge:  camping learning exercise, 8th graders research the topic with the websites listed, answer 10 detailed questions about first aid, menu planning, preparations, types of tents, packs and sleeping bags...
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Boy Scout Merit Badge: Nature

For Students 8th
In this boy scout merit badge:  nature worksheet, 8th graders research the topic using the websites listed, answer 4 detailed questions about plants, animals, and the environment, then perform specific tasks of identifying in the...

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