Students are introduced to Chinua Achebe's first novel and to his views on the role of the writer in his or her society. It can be used alone or in conjunction with the related instructional activity Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart.

Students listen to the poem Fall Colors and find their favorite Fall color.  In this Fall color lesson, students recognize the Fall color words.  Students make leaf prints with their favorite colors. Students talk about their...

Students create a painting of falling leaves. In this art lesson, students collect fallen leaves and paint over them using tempera or water color paint to make an outline. Students continue painting the leaves until their paper is...

In this leaf press worksheet, students glue or draw a picture of a tree in the left column. Students then press a leaf between sheets of newspaper and heavy books. When dry, students glue the leaf in the right column. Students than...

Students discuss some of the signs of changing seasons. They are asked how do they know that it is fall? Students use Crayola Crayons, to rub patches of traditional fall colors on white construction paper. They fill the entire sheet with...

An excellent lesson plan about pumpkins is designed for young learners! This thorough plan has terrific suggestions for activities to do using pumpkins, ideas for art projects, books to read, some nice coloring sheets, and a page of...

The pumpkin might be the single most amazing plant for youngsters. It's so big! It's leaves, it's stems, it's fruit! And it is easy to grow! This lesson describes all sorts of wonderful pumpkin ideas. Everything from pumpkin stories,...

Students discover the history of Ancient China, specifically the period beginning with the Qin Dynasty and ending with the fall of the Ming Dynasty. They study the building of the Great Wall and the defeat of the Great Khans.

Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this collection of arts and crafts activities. 

Student take two sheets (8-1/2- x 1-inches in size) of orange construction paper and hold then together as they cut out the shape of the body (not the stem) of a pumpkin. They should end up with two identical pumpkin shapes. They then...

Learners creat owls through the use of slabs of clay with pinched beak and tufts. They use a clay tool or nail to add shape to mak wings. Students use shells, and other items to create texture. After the creations have dried, learners...

First graders discover the two color families and how artists use the colors to express mood or feeling. Students paint pictures using water colors of an apple tree and include background, middle ground, and foreground in their scene.

Students explore using descriptive words to describe physical appearance. In this appearance lesson, students look at pumpkins and discuss how there is not a perfect pumpkin. Students also hypothesize about what the perfect pumpkin's...

Students discuss emotion, draw pumpkin faces and write about the way their pumpkin is feeling. In this emotions lesson, students make pumpkin faces and match pumpkin seeds to a card with seeds.

Students engage in a creative project to excite them to perform further research in to the concept of pumpkins and how they are grown. The construction of the pumpkin is done with scissors and construction paper. The lesson has an...

Students create paper corn cobs. In this fall craft lesson, students cut yellow construction paper into corn cob shapes and green paper into husks. They glue colored popped popcorn onto their corn cob shape. 

Young scholars incorporate paper crafting techniques combined with sticks. They use burlap and buttons to give themselves plenty of room for self expression when creating these not so scary scarecrows. They line the finished scarecrows...

This series of investigations lead students to have a greater understanding of the pumpkin and give them a chance to experience scientific study.

Students construct haunted houses with open doors and windows around cropped milk cartons in order to hold their Halloween goodies. They practice the skills of following directions and using art media and tools appropriately.

Students complete activities with the story Spookley the Square Pumpkin. In this holiday lesson, students listen to the story and create their own Spookley pumpkin with Popsicle sticks and paints. They use their character counts traits...

Pupils create works of art from pumpkins. In this art lesson, students decorate pumpkins in fun and goofy ways. Pupils use their imaginations while decorating.

Early childhood students will develop listening skills as they read "Nuts To You" by Lois Ehlert. In this lesson students will learn about Students will learn facts about different types of squirrels and their behaviors. There will be a...

Learners discuss the subject and meaning of examples of visual art. They analyze various paintings found on the Metropolitan Museum of Art website, answer discussion questions, complete online interactive activities, and write an essay.