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Mola Mural

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students, after researching the traditional mola art of the Kuna Indians, explore and experiment with colorful fiber arts associated with the Kuna Indians. They work as a class to create a vibrant Mola Mural to showcase contemporary and...
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Lee & Low Books

First Come the Zebra Teacher’s Guide

For Teachers 1st - 5th Standards
Accompany a reading of First Come the Zebra written and illustrated by Lynne Barasch with a teacher's guide equipped with before reading, vocabulary, and after reading activities. Additional social studies,...
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How to Win a World War

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
High schoolers are have begun to learn  the art of diplomacy with each other, but do they understand how diplomacy works at a global level?  The second in a series of four lessons, guides scholars in evaluating primary sources....
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Pardee Home Museum

Geography of Alaska

For Teachers 5th
A unit on the 49th state covers a variety of topics from the geography of Alaska to Native American myths.  Academics work to analyze information found in primary source materials including old newspaper articles and artifacts....
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Changing the World: Social Entrepreneurs Part One

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Young scholars analyze the purpose of a social entrepreneur. In this entrepreneurship lesson plan, students create a "help wanted" advertisement and graphic organizer to provide information on how a social entrepreneur seeks long-term...
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Social Studies: Cultural Collage

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students define and discuss cultural aspects and family origins. By citing examples of traditions and customs from other countries, they develop an understanding of cultural influences on society. Finally, students create collages...
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Worksheet
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Where Do You Work?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this language arts and social studies worksheet, students read 20 clues about a person's occupation. Students use the word bank to locate where each person works. Example: I am a nurse. I work at the ___(hospital).
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Lighthouse Scavenger Hunt

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students investigate Florida lighthouses. In this landmarks lesson, students go on an Internet scavenger hunt for facts about Florida lighthouses. Students work in pairs to visit suggested websites and find out answers to printed...
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Hit the Trail

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students read about the history of cattle trails and complete language arts, math, social studies, and more activities about barbed wire. In this barbed wire lesson plan, students read poetry, research changes over time, draw cattle...
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Monkey and Rabbit Together

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Engage young ones and explain grammar with the folk tale Monkey and Rabbit Together. Using a list of verbs from the story, young readers work on verb participles and proper speech habits. The story itself is not included. Social studies...
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Inuit Sculpture

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Kids in grade four through eight research Inuit artists and art styles. After a critical look at Inuit sculpture, they use those forms for inspiration as they create one of their own. They practice using the subtractive method of...
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Yale University

The Harlem Renaissance: Black American Traditions

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Aaron Douglas, Meta Warrick Fuller, Palmer Hayden, William Johnson, and James Lesesne Wells, the painters and sculptors of the Harlem Renaissance, are featured in a unit study of artists of the Harlem Renaissance.
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Presidential Picture

For Teachers 1st - 12th
Students create miniature portraits of George Washington using a primary source image, watercolor pencils, colored pencils and white drawing paper. This Art lesson can be used as an introductory lesson on George Washington in a U.S....
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Bamana Chi Wara Headdresses

For Teachers 4th - 12th
Pupils create African headdresses out of styrofoam blocks and black paint using information gathered from the Bamana Chi Wara style of headdresses. This Art lesson can be adapted for many different levels.
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Paper Molas

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Delve into the history of textile art using this resource. Learners discuss the history of molas, a type of textile art made in Panama and Columbia, and talk about the importance of this process in the Kuna culture. Then, they create...
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I Like Me and I Like You

For Teachers K - 4th
Learners use the book "I Like Me!" to create a context for investigating self-concept (how one feels about self). They have the objective of realizing their rights and responsibilities. Students work in small groups conducting interviews...
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Water: The Flow of Women's Work

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students view photographs, read, and reflect on their own environments to gather information about gender roles in Lesotho and the United States. Students role-play gender role related scenarios and write about their reflections on the...
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N is for Natural State

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
For any pupils who live in the state of Arkansas, this would be a fabulous educational experience to help them get to know their state better. Through the use of activities in literature, art, mathematics, science, social studies, and...
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Intel

Starquest

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Almost every ancient culture observed the stars and saw pictures in the patterns. Studying stars allowed them to guide travelers, determine when to plant crops, when to harvest food, and the stories surrounding the images include some of...
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Facing History and Ourselves

Interpreting the Works of Samuel Bak: Self Portrait

For Teachers 10th
Tenth graders explore the life of Samuel Bak.  In this World History lesson, 10th graders develop a methodology for examining and analyzing works of art. Students examine art from the Holocaust and describe the experiences that the...
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An Art-To-Art Discussion

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Learners analyze a work of art from a variety of cultural perspectives, and give their own personal evaluation of the work.
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Storytelling: Using the arts to enrich the curriculum

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students examine storytelling in a cross curricular unit. Language arts, social studies, science and math are all incorporated in this project as well as technology through the use of Hyperstudio.
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Facing History and Ourselves

Interpreting the Works of Samuel Bak: Interruption

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students examine the works of Holocaust artist Samuel Bak. In this Holocaust lesson, students analyze and interpret the works of Bak that feature his first-hand childhood experience of the Holocaust.
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Jewish and German Art

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students draw a self-portrait in pencil with shading.  In this Holocaust instructional activity, students discover Hitler's idea of art and compare it to the art of the Jews during the Holocaust period.  Students discuss...