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Wish Boxes
I love these are lesson ideas! Young artists practice the art of Calligraphy and Origami. They make gift boxes with good wishes. This plan includes an excellent component that shows exactly how to fold the paper in order to make the box,...
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The Art of Illustrator Eric Carle
First graders use two-dimensional and three-dimensional media and techniques to communicate ideas, experiences, and stories in works of art. They use media and tools in a safe and responsible manner
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Rainsticks
Students create a rainstick decorated with repeated patterns of shape and color, out of paper towel tubes.
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Hands and Feet of Many Colors
Students perform activities that involve color and shape discrimination. They play games to practice memory skills. Students recognize body parts to participate in activities.
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Constructivism (Line and shape)
Students use the element of line to create a composition, then apply a printmaking technique to create a composition.
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Create a Fan Design
Students design fans with organic shapes and contrasting colors. They recognize t'aeguk design as a visual element of Korean culture.
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Leaf Stencil Design
Students design a pattern from a single shape and use overlapping to create color blends. They experiment with the effects of using a stencil.
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Problem-Solving Strategy: Find a Pattern: Practice
In this tessellation worksheet, 7th graders use patterns to draw tessellations for the given shapes and colors. Students solve five problems.
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Interior Design, Lesson 4
Students choose furnishings and accessories based on color, line, pattern, texture, shape, and mood. They discuss how interiors are affected by furniture arrangements and traffic patterns and examine furniture and make a grouping of...
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Sort Objects
In this sorting objects worksheet, students learn to sort and count objects. Students then answer questions based specific button shapes and colors.
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Unique Monique: Building a Community of Unique Individuals
Students recognize that each student is unique and has special talents. Students develop a puzzle piece that describes them and their particular talents. Students share their pieces and post on a bulletin board.
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Ocean Life
Third graders create an ocean fish environment. In this ocean life activity, 3rd graders create an ocean environment from clay. Students paint their sculptures with realistic colors emphasizing contrast, texture, and patterns.
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Dig Into Soil
Students discuss what is found in soil. In this science lesson, students observe the soil outside and write down information in regards to location, vegetation, and topography. Students experiment with the soil and its many properties...
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Photosynthesis
Students recognize the importance of plants as they perform an experiment involving photosynthesis. Students determine the optimum wavelength of light for photosynthesis by exposing plants to different colors of light, collecting data,...
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Atomic Musical Chairs
An engaging activity enlightens young chemists in this activity on atomic structure. They play musical chairs through a series of concentric circles that represent electon orbitals. A laundry basket in the middle holds the protons and...
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The Bear Facts
Students explore various kinds of bears and gather information about them. In this research and habitats lesson, students chart their bear information on large posters with illustrations of their bears. Students map the...
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Resonant Rings
Physical or earth scientists construct this clever contraption to demonstrate how size effects frequency. Several paper rings of various sizes are taped onto a board and shaken to create vibrations. The resonant frequencies are easily...
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What Comes Next?
In this early childhood math practice worksheet, students examine 3 patterns and draw the shapes that come next in each. Students also create their own pattern using 2 different shapes and 3 different colors.
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Mondrian Style Painting
Students create "Mondrian style" paintings in this 4th through 12th grade Art lesson. Emphasis is placed upon learning the styles and art techniques of Piet Mondrian and abstract art. The lesson includes a link to an interactive art...
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The Sky
Students view artwork that contains scenes of the sky, and create images of the sky that express their moods and feelings.
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See What I Hear
Students examine relationships between music and color, emotion and imagery, listen to different passages of music, and visually depict what they hear.
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Friendship Quilt
Third graders name different kinds of shapes and then discuss what they know about them an what they would like to learn using a K-W-L chart whole group. They listen to the book, THE GREEDY TRIANGLE and then retell it to the class. They...
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A Planet Full of Animals
Students explore a variety of animals that live on our planet. The shapes, sizes, colors, movements, and coverings of the animals are observed. The similarities and differences in the animals are grouped according to common traits.
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Van Gogh Self-Portrait
Students explore using digital cameras to take their own photograph and then download them to the school's Dell computers. They then utilize the Tool Factory Workshop program to manipulate the photograph to only a few basic colors and...