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Exploring Our Connections To Jewish Life

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students participate in a instructional activity about the Jewish culture and explores the connections of family or congregational education. They self-reflect about the times when they feel connected to the religion of Judaism. Students...
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Free Form Stencil Drawing

For Teachers 5th - 11th
Students investigate the use of patterns and how they are used with stencils in order to create personal works of art. They write the story that is created with the repeating of a pattern. The final composition must be made from 3...
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Cross-Stitching a Frog Bookmark

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students identify symmetry and create their own frog design. Students apply hand-eye coordination in placing their designs of cross-stitch netting. Students identify with new textures. Students present and analyze their design once...
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Best Design of a Floor Plan

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Learners participate in this continuation of the Design Your Space lesson. Using their completed classroom floor plans, students discuss the pros and cons of each floor plan and select the plan which has the best use of space and...
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Comparing Cultures Through Symbols

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine symbols used by the Plains Indians. Using examples of African art, they discuss what symbols they use that relate to the Native American symbols. They compare and contrast the two cultures and discuss as a class to end...
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Constellation Companions

For Teachers 3rd - 10th
Students research the star composition for a constellation after a brainstorming session suggesting why humans have organized the night sky into constellation patterns. They use the research to create their own constellation and myth...
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The Heart Symbol

For Teachers K - 2nd
Pupils investigate the symbol of the heart and how it is used to represent the relationship of friendship. They look at samples of the heart set in different contexts in order to compare and contrast them. Students answer some key...
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Nouns

For Students 3rd - 4th
For this nouns worksheet, students learn what a noun is and pick the correct noun to complete a sentence. There are five sentences to finish.
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I Dig Your Art, Man (or Woman)

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders write a thesis regarding a modern artist of their choice for a 15-20 multi-media presentation. In this lesson students create a Power Point, video, or some other visual representation studying an artist or modern artistic...
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Time Capsule and Other End Of The Year Activities

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students develop hand/eye coordination and fine motor skills as they use scissors and other materials to make a time capsule. In this time capsule lesson, students use paper, scissors, glue, and other materials to develop these skills.
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The Edge of the Lake

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders explore the geography of Nevada. In this map-making activity, 2nd graders use salt dough to create a relief map of Nevada. Students label the landforms and bodies of water that are studied and specified in the activity.
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Recycled Robots

For Teachers K - 1st
Learners create recycled art. In this visual art lesson, students use recycled products to assemble robotic pieces of art. Learners also write stories about their robots.
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Fruit and Vegetable Portraits

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Pupils create complex forms from simple items. In this portrait lesson, students examine the work of artist, Giuseppe Arcimboldo and compose self-portraits using vegetables and fruits as features on the face.
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Khamsa Good Luck Hands

For Teachers K
Students study the use of symbols in cultural art and create a collage of their hand prints. For this symbolism and art lesson, students learn about the use of symbolism in cultural art by studying the Moroccan art design called a...
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Making Puzzles

For Teachers K - 8th
Students create their own puzzles. In this visual arts lesson plan, students follow the provided steps to create their jigsaw puzzles made from card stock.
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Pattern Value Portraits with Light

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students use the elements of art and principles of design to explore value. In this color value lesson, students use the portrait of a a face to help them understand color value, tints, shades and tones.
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Draw Like an Egyptian

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students discover the cultural history of Egypt by illustrating Egyptian figures.  In this art history lesson, students analyze the Egyptian styles of figure drawings and emulate that by creating their own illustrations using an...
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Weathervanes in the Wind

For Teachers Pre-K - 3rd
Students investigate wind and weather by creating a weathervane.  In this environment lesson, students identify the purpose of a weathervane and observe weathervanes in action on their campus.  Students create a weathervane and...
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Bubble Art

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students add color to the bubbles. In this art lesson, students lightly blow the bubbles onto the paper and then the paper dries. Students enjoy making an easy art project.
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Combining Technology with Literature

For Teachers K
Students develop a picture using the computer with an education computer program. In this technology lesson plan, students draw a picture on the computer based on a book that they have read.
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Learning with Technology and Literature

For Teachers K
Students practice their reading comprehension by utilizing computers. In this education technology lesson, students utilize a drawing program such as Microsoft Paint to draw pictures based upon the story they read, The Very Quiet...
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Patchwork Adventure Poetry

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders explore poetry by completing a worksheet.  In this poetry lesson, 3rd graders create a quilt using images students have drawn based on imagery.  Students practice using vocabulary from the poem "Adventures of...
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Trees In Nature And Art

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Young scholars study the use of trees in art.  In this investigative instructional activity students create art using leaf rubbings and develop a classification method for trees. 
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How Big Should My Picture Be?

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students explore water color techniques. In this water color lesson, students examine how to size their drawings. Students discover that water color painting works best on a smaller scale as they create an original piece of art.