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People at Work
Students observe people at work and draw them in pencil or charcoal in high contrast values.
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Learning Styles/Holistic Lesson Plan
High schoolers, in groups, research a music composer of their choice. They create a video showing the composer's life in which students act in it. They also create a pamphlet for a future band concert for that composer.
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A Night in Tunisia
Students discuss musical instruments common to jazz and compare several songs by various artists. They identify musical grooves common to jazz music. They compare a string quartet to a traditional jazz group.
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Whatsit?
Students create something useful and/or decorative from throwaway items brought in from home.
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Primary Structural Forms: Post and Beam
Students examine the three primary structural forms of architecture. They view photos, take a walking tour of their community, conduct strength tests of post, beam, and arch construction, and analyze the test results.
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Storybook Art
Students read the book Swimmy, by Leo Lionni. They study his method of illustrating and then create an underwater scene of their own using the same method.
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Playing With the Grid
Students examine works of grid art by the painter Chuck Close. They discuss the process of creating a drawing using a grid, view images of grid art, and create a grid drawing.
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Music Technology
Students use their practice book to complete their piano lessons. They examine the history of music and complete pages in a workbook. They create their own music by using the computer.
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Chinese Art: Botanical Motifs
Students are introduced to Chinese Art and how artists used botanical motifs. They look at slides of motifs and then create a watercolor themselves. A functional motif will be created by them and they have to provide its meanings to...
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Real-World Linear Equations
Eighth graders practice technology skills through the use of a spreadsheet and a discovery lesson focusing upon linear equations. The technology allows for the visual changes to be displayed for different lines of equations.
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Introduction to the Panpipe
Students examine the panpipe and the cultures that use them in their music. They view photos of Peru and Bolivia and discuss their cultures, listen to recordings of music that includes the panpipe, and construct a panpipe using PVC...
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"Viennese Musical Clock"
Fourth graders learn about musical patterns as they play a game called fudge. Students are assessed based on whether they were able to identify and play a steady beat, use the appropriate form, and clap the rythmic patterns.
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Rainbow Fish
Young scholars listen to a story about tropical fish and view photographs. Using a piece of construction paper, they draw a fish and add eyes, a mouth and fins. They also add colorful scales to make the fish their own and place it into...
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Tissue Collage Vase
Fifth graders create a collage vase with tissue paper. Using the vase, they cover the material with tissue overlapping with other pieces. They use Mod Podge to get the wrinkled look of the tissue paper and make three dimensional...
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Tempera/chalk painting
Third graders investigate and accurately interpret with cupporting evidence the artwork of Claude Monet. They choose what they will paint. Students draw a rough draft on paper. They produce interseting looking "brush strokes", where...
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Positive/Negative Shapes, Shamrocks And Matisse
Learners create Shamrock mobiles or art pieces using positive and negative shapes, card stock, glue, and the techniques used by Henri Matisse. The lesson includes many resource links and is a great project for St. Patrick's Day.
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Chinese Dragons
Students discover the world of the Chinese dragon by creating their own festive dragon using texture, line, shape, pattern, and color. This lesson is ideal for the early-elementary classroom and includes a recommened reading list.
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Clothespin Magnets
Students decorate letter, clothespin magnets using basic art supplies in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Teacher preparation should include cutting out letter shapes for each student and connecting clothespins prior to the...
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Japanese Fan
Students discuss Japanese culture and the functional and artistic uses of fans and create paper fans using watercolors, popsicle sticks, and tape in this Art lesson for the elementary classroom. Can be used as an introduction to...
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Penguins, Penguins, Penguins
Students create "juice bottle penguins" using paper mache, water-based paints, water, and recycled juice bottles. This lesson is intended for early-elementary students and is great as a post-activity for a lesson or unit on Penguins or...
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Face It!
Learners experiment with proportions and drawing in this excellent Art lesson for grade 5-8. The lesson includes a PowerPoint slide show and requires the use of the educational software entitled "MatchWho". Students are required to use...
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Eurovision
Young scholars explore Europe's comples cultural identity. Students consider if one song could represent all pop music tastes of Europe. In groups, young scholars plan an evening of entertainment. They design posters to promote the...
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Musical Instruments - Percussion
Students research and analyze various percussion instruments from different countries and cultures in this Music lesson for the upper-elementary classroom. Emphasis is placed on internet research and hands-on drumming techniques from...
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Picasso Portraits
Students investigate the style of art known as cubism. They study Picasso and create a cubism portrait. Students work in partners to survey the basic symmetry of the face and head. They research the progression into cubism that Picasso...