ArtThink lessons and activities show how interrelated art is with other disciplines, such as language arts and social studies, and teaches us that there are many way to look at and understand a piece of art. The glossary does more than...

Site for teachers who are seeking to integrate art and printmaking with language, communication and social studies. It is based on Chicano and Mexican use of the print to make social statements.

Chava Wolf is a Holocaust survivor whose paintings and poetry can be used to study the difficult subject of the Holocaust. Students will analyze her art and gain an understanding of art related concepts as well as her experience...

Art unit in which students draw their homes and share these drawings with students in a foreign country Includes unit description, list of materials, and links to lesson plans.

This lesson plan relates the opera Aida to current events in the Middle East for a music or art class. Contains links with information, assessment ideas, extensions and more.

Studying the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg, we see a reflection of American culture. Click his name to a full biography and timeline.

Students meet both language arts and social studies objectives in this interdisciplinary unit on customs and cultures. In part 1 of the unit students practice research and writing skills to create a slideshow. In part 2 of the unit...

Many survivors chose to release their feelings about the Holocaust through art. This artwork can be used in the classroom to create a more vivid way of understanding the Holocaust. Students will analyze and interpret some of this artwork...

Students research and create a brochure project on an endangered species of their choice integrating aspects of math, science, social studies, art, reading and writing. This project allows the students to make connections across the...

Students explore Chinese culture while creating unique pieces of calligraphy with watercolor paint. This two-part lesson plan includes an assessment rubric and a list of sources to use as a reference.

If you are researching the Central Pacific Railroad or the importance of photography in the recording of our social and technological history, this site is for you. You will find plenty of topic photos and good information about the...

Mapstats is a unique cross-curricular site that uses maps to teach about monochromatic color.

Annenberg Learner provides free online workshops for teachers in the areas of the arts, social studies, language arts, math, science, and educational theory. These are suitable for continuing education. These workshops can be used...

An annotated list of Youtube educational videos designed as teacher resources for a variety of English language learner topics. Science, social studies, language arts and math are the featured subjects.

This resource explores instructional practices for persuasive essay writing in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies classes. It uses original content from the Texas Adolescent Literacy Academies: Focus on...

This resource explores instructional practices for using think-aloud in English language arts, mathematics, science, and social studies classes. Think-Aloud examples are provided in both science and math. Download and print a resource...

When teaching about an event such as the Holocaust, using varying teaching methods helps to bring a deeper understanding of the human victims of this atrocity. Students will read seven poems pertaining to the Holocaust, view artwork...

This activity engages students developing a newspaper. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the term "revolution" as they create their newspaper.

For this lesson, students will recognize and examine the lives of Alabamians who have impacted the lives of others and the history of the state with their notable contributions during the first half and last half of the twentieth...

Use this activity from Crayola as part of your Kwanzaa celebration. The lesson plan incorporates social studies and visual arts as learners learn to create the traditional Adinkra weaving patterns used on Kente cloth. Combine several...

This readers' theatre of Verna Aardema's Bringing the Rain to Kapiti Plain crosses the curriculum to incorporate language arts, social studies, and science objectives. Students will become familiar with the text of the story and then...

With this resource the students will learn about the culture and origin of the native American people, the Kutenai.

This is a phenomenal resource. It allows the user to create a reading list of quality children's literature based of choices such as reading level, type of book, genre, ethnicity, gender, etc. In addition, one can determine if a book won...

Nice lesson plan for grades 5-6 that explores poetry and personal expression through the work of Gwendolyn Brooks. Has lots of activities but could easily be modified for time. Has nearly everything you need to do the lesson!