Kids create their own hooting owls using the template provided and art supplies. Pair the activity with the book, 10 Hooting Owls as suggested here, or on its own as part of a unit on owls or nocturnal animals. 

Investigate North Carolina pottery history by creating clay animal whistles, a traditional leisure activity in the region. They research a particular animal and jot down its attributes to include in their project. Find step-by-step...

Laissez les bons temps rouler! Create your own festive Mardi Gras masks with a lesson that provides background information on the celebration and instructions about constructing the masks.

Create clay whistles with your elementary or middle school young scholars. The project is outlined in great detail here, complete with step-by-step photographs, finished examples, a materials list, student handouts, and a rubric....

Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this collection of arts and crafts activities. 

Make cute ladybugs with egg cartons and pipe cleaners! After you read some facts about ladybugs, use different materials to make some ladybugs for your classroom.

A reading of Dr. Seuss's My Many Colored Days provides a great intro for a discussion of colors and how they can represent emotions and moods. Kids share the feelings they associate with various colors

The 24 activities detailed in this packet are designed to get kids up and moving with a minimum of chaos. A great resource to have on hand for drama classes and content courses.

Take time to appreciate the beauty in the anatomy of animals with this cross-curricular art and science activity. After viewing examples of fish-themed artwork, children complete the included worksheet by labeling the...

Students make recycled animals. In this Earth Day lesson, students use recycled materials to create artistic animals. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.

Students create a matching game. In this matching activity, students cut and paste pictures of animals onto paper. Students write the sounds the animals make on seperate paper and cut them out. Students mix the cards and match the sounds...

Students color poster board or cut out animals form construction paper mounting on poster board. In this art lesson, students separate heads from the bodies and cover the body cards and the heads with the clear contact paper. Students...

Students make thumbprints with stamp pads. In this art lesson, after making their thumbprints students put eyes, nose, mouth, hair, legs and arms on the thumbprint.

Students put unwanted, but in good shape, toys in a box. In this art lesson, students write a tag that shows they enjoy brightening up someone's day and give the toys t someone who needs them.

Students create crayon scratch designs. In this craft lesson, students use crayons to color a sheet of paper and then scratch their own designs using a paper clip.

Lead young scientists to discover insects outdoors. After investigating, students will record observations, learn about these fascinating creatures, craft, and role play.

Students participate in a play. In this Christmas lesson, students act out the Nativity. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.