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Mehndi Art Gloves

For Teachers K - 12th
Class members get a chance to practice the art of Mehndi as they use markets to apply patterns to a latex glove.
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Visual Elements in the Giant Kites of Guatemala: Shape, Rhythm, and Color

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Students view pictures of and discuss geometric shapes included in kites from Guatemala. They discuss the repetition of shapes and how that creates a motif. Students draw three concentric arches across their paper. They create a design...
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Triangles, Quadrilaterals, Pentagons and Hexagons: Color Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this geometric shape worksheet, student identify shapes in a geometric collage, write the number of sides for each and color them designated colors.
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Sculpture in Relief

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders create an abstract wall relief that incorporates the use of free form shapes, lines, movement, & color. They use oak tag, toilet paper holders and glue to create their sculptures.
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Hands-on Outdoor ABCs

For Teachers All
Students go on a walk outdoors in the fall and collect items that start with different letters of the alphabet. They discuss the different textures, colors, shapes (including alphabet shapes), etc. that they found.
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Color It

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this shape recognition worksheet, students follow the instructions as they color cylinders, spheres, cones, cubes, and prisms the appropriate colors. Students also respond to a short answer question.
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Spring Egg

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students create their spring egg out of construction paper. They design and complete a pattern on their egg made of pastel colors. They share their egg design with the class.
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Fruit Color Wheel

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students create color wheels using painted pictures of fruit in this fun and decorative Art lesson about color mixing, primary, and complimentary colors. It is suggested that younger children be provided pre-drawn fruit shapes for this...
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Tissue Paper Designs

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the colors in the color wheel and complete a tissue art activity that includes a minimum of three different colors from the color wheel and two colors that are opposite each other on the color wheel. They discuss...
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Haring All Over

For Teachers 3rd - 12th
Students view a web site showing various artworks by Keith Haring. They discuss pattern and design through line and color. Then they create an original artwork using color, shape, line, and pattern.
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Shapes, Colors, and Sizes

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this complete sentences worksheet, students study the multiple choice word options. Students use the words to write a complete sentence about shapes, colors, and sizes. Students write the words on the blank lines.
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Fall Triangle Tree

For Teachers Pre-K - 2nd
Students create leaves for a fall bulletin board. In this shapes lesson, students use triangular construction paper shapes to make leaves for a classroom bulletin board.
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The Giant Barrel Sponge

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students study barrel sponges. For this science and art lesson, students discuss what sponges are, create their own sponge, and share what they created with the rest of the class.
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Making a Paper Kite

For Teachers K
Students listen to a read aloud of Pat Hutchins, The Wind Blew. They create a kite using construction, paint, tissue paper, and yarn.
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Word Recognition

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students recognize and spell color and shape words. For this color and shape words lesson plan, students reinforce their vocabulary and spelling skills.
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All Mixed Up

For Teachers K
Students identify and sort words into the basic categories of color and number. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a worksheet imbedded in this plan to gain practice sorting number words.
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Between Worksheet

For Students Pre-K - 2nd
For this between worksheet, students color shapes that are in between other shapes. Students complete 4 problems total on this worksheet.
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Going to the Zoo

For Teachers Pre-K
Students choose a map and follow directions to get to the zoo. In this physical education and map skill lesson, students follow a color map to get to the zoo. Students walk, jump or use other movement skills to reach the zoo.
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Rollie-Pollie - - Ceramic Art

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students are introduced to a variety of sculpting techniques: rolling, pinching and scoring. They practice utilizing additive and subtractive processes in making simple sculptural forms to depict bugs. Each student also interprets...
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Sorting By One Atrribute

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Learners use different color items to sort by color and different attributes of the manipulatives given to them. In this sorting lesson plan, students also write a journal entry or draw a picture of their activity.
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Cross-Stitching a Frog Bookmark

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify symmetry and create their own frog design. Students apply hand-eye coordination in placing their designs of cross-stitch netting. Students identify with new textures. Students present and analyze their design once...
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Exploring Rocks

For Teachers K
Students recognize differences in the size, shape, texture, and color of different rocks. In this rocks lesson plan, students also learn and repeat back how a volcano erupts and make one out of a toilet paper tube.
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Cracking the Mirror of the Past

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Young scholars compare and contrast two pieces of artwork in regards to their nastalgic elements. Using the internet, they research local religious institutions in their area and note their function in society. They also compare and...
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What Am I Wearing?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Learners in an ESL classroom review the type of clothing worn during the four seasons. On the board, they examine a circle with smaller circles representing each season and identify the type of clothing to be worn in each. They work...

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