Introduce your young learners to opera by dressing up as Mozart and recounting some of the fascinating details of his life and music. After exploring the Metropolitan Opera's site for kids, the class listens to a reading of Kyra...

It's not about what you look like on the outside! A study guide for the stage adaptation of The Ugly Duckling reminds learners that being cruel to those in need is not helpful—and that we all belong somewhere.

This may be a lot to ask of a high schooler, but then again, who knows? Pupils work in groups to explore, write, and then perform an original opera. They view versions of The Magic Flute and La Traviata, then compose a plot, characters,...

Explore word structure by participating in a vowels and consonants activity with young readers. They will read words their teacher points out in class and pronounce them correctly. Then they identify the words they say which have a...

Students explore Shakespeare's use of poetic conventions, examine the first meeting between Romeo and Juliet and gain experience in close readng and the interpretation of verse structure and imagery.

In this unicorn activity worksheet, learners complete 6 worksheets all containing unicorn activities. These include: coloring, doing a maze, drawing, completing a word search and a connect the dots activity.

Students analyze the sculpture "Rearing Horse" by Adriaen de Vries. In this visual arts instructional activity, students examine the sculpture and then draw and sculpt animals from life, trying to capture a moment frozen in time.

Engage your kindergarteners in a center-based instructional activity which provides experience and exposure to the connecting and symbolic levels of subtraction. This excellent instructional activity has many wonderful activities and...

Who is Carl? Carl is a little monster that will help your learners draw and create in any way imaginable. Get those kids to activate creative and imaginative thinking skills with a really fun app. There are endless options that can...

Third graders create paper mache globes with balloons. They label the 4 oceans on their balloons with reference to large wall map, classroom globe, and Encarta Virtual Globe CD-ROM projected on large screen TV with Tvator or other...

Fifth graders recognize the characteristics of poetry. In this poetry lesson, 5th graders listen to poetry by Dionne Brand and discuss the meaning of the poems. Students construct their own poems and present them as an assessment.

In this cave painting worksheet, learners make their own painting of an Ice Age beast utilizing the authentic colors of red, black and yellow.

Students create textural animal sculptures. They explore how to accent their pices to make it look metallic.

Students explore Carnival. In this Puerto Rico Carnival lesson plan, students discover the history of the cultural celebration as well as the significance of the elaborate masks worn for the festivities. Students create their own...

Students research the art of John Baldessari. In this art history lesson, students examine Baldessari's drawing of a beetle and discuss the characteristics of these bugs. They write a story from a bug's perspective and create their own...

Fourth graders explore weather patterns by completing an Internet project. In this water cycle instructional activity, 4th graders read assigned text including a Magic School Bus book about precipitation and water. Students complete a...

Students watch Bugs Bunny cartoons, discuss the role of classical music in them, create musical parodies, and discuss Bugs Bunny as a Pop Icon.

Students create a "Noh"-style mask, based on Japanese Noh theatre masks. They experiment with different colors of modeling clay and explore ways to show facial character.

Third graders study the forces of push and pull on motion

Students learn the historical context of mask-making explore the elements of the art form.

Fourth graders draw a magic mask with special powers based on one aspect of health. They write 1-2 paragraphs descibing the mask's special powers. Then they scan the images using a computer software program and write a new paragraph on...

Third graders create paper mache globes, paint them and label the oceans and the continents. In groups, they research a biome, write about it and create an artistic visual representation of the biome and present it to the class.

Pupils contrast and compare the definition of beauty in Tang dynasty China with that of America today in this high school Social Studies lesson. The lesson concludes with a small group activity.

Art projects are great when they apply to other subjects. First study insects, their parts, and their habitats. Then have little ones create a dragonfly. They use clothes pins, raffia, pipe-cleaners, and paint to construct their...