Students locate and identify statues in their local community. They write what they would see or hear and how they would feel if they were statues. They illustrate their stories.

First graders read the book, RAINBOW FISH and view a few pictures of different types of fish. They discuss putting certain shapes together make up objects and talk about and demonstrate straight and wavy lines, thick and thin lines....

Students investigate how to design a jacket that can be worn in extremely cold temperatures. They use the internet to research materials and different types of designs. As an extension to the lesson students go to a sporting goods store...

Students take pictures through out the school year. They make a PowerPoint presentation to show off their best photos of the year. They make a CD of their PowerPoint an keep it as a portfolio. They share their presentation with the class.

Pupils examine the role of texture in various fashion designs. After watching a PowerPoint presentation, they identify the different types of textures they saw in photographs. To end the lesson, they create a portfolio using their...

In need of a high school band lesson? This resource includes a warm up, objectives for learners to focus on, and notes for each part of the song being played. These notes are specific to the learners it is written for, but may give you...

Students research zoo animals and plants native to each zoo animal's environment. They measure and cut stencils of animals and plants to use in printing a cover for a zoo animal report. They locate photos of both and create a classroom...

Young scholars research distinctive homes and habitats of the past and present using electronic and library resources. They then design innovative new homes and habitats for the future, synthesizing information discovered from research.

Students create a crayon resist painting after exercising. They participate in an exercise session of dance and movement, discuss how they feel after exercising, and create a painting using watercolor crayon resist techniques.

Young scholars observe the design of buildings, either first-hand within their communities or with photographs. The design relief tiles representing buildings studied and use the vocabulary of design elements and construction materials...

Students discuss find out about the four types of musical instruments. They identify several instruments of each type. Students listen to a simple rhythmic music. They follow along with its notation. Students identify treble and bass...

Learners create a motivational star banner to inspire the writing of poetry. As a class they read poems, songs, and quotes about stars and night skies, view and discuss "Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh, then create a star banner on...

Students explore and display textures of tree bark in a patterned arrangement of positive and negative space. They make crayon rubbings with various colors and arrange them in an original repetitive pattern. They glue finished designs to...

If you are teaching music and need a resource to demonstrate melodic and harmonic intervals, you're in luck. This hand out describes and shows what melodic and harmonic intervals look like on a staff. 

For this making a peace wind stock worksheet, young scholars explore and experiment on how to design and create a peace wind stock to symbolize their feelings about peace.

Learners will need to listen closely as you dictate a rhythm. They will use the instructional activity to correctly write the dictated rhythm by placing note heads on the spaces provided.

For this drawing worksheet, students examine the first picture in each box and draw the missing details in the second picture in each box. They compare the pictures of a dog in the first set, and the pictures of a squirrel in the second...

A straightforward digital photography lesson that is a practice in cloning. Learners take a photograph of an individual and then a group of classmates. They insert the individual several times in the picture to make it look like several...

Students create an airborne sculpture with a partner based on the sculpture The Cheyenne. For this sculpture lesson plan, students discuss the difficulties in creating an airborne sculpture.

Engage your class in photography with this series of activities! Beginning photographers research and explain elements of photography, camera equipment, and careers in photography. After the research portion, learners complete one of two...

Break the ice or warm up your class with the very interesting Peanut Butter Song. Students will sing about all of the silly places they like to put peanut butter. For instance, on their shoes, socks, shirt, and head. Note: Having fun...

"The Carnival of the Animals" is a piece written by Saint-Saens, and is full of descriptive sounds that help tell a story through music. Included here are a set of images that represent the animal sounds in the piece. 

Little ones can listen and follow along with the images to practice making rhythmic patterns. They clap and play to a variety of simple beats. This is a great way to build coordination, listening skills, pattern recognition, and music...

Your class can actually sing and clap along with this slideshow! Discuss the concept of rhythm or pulse, as it is called here. Learners will then clap out the rhythm to the songs, Fre-re Jacques and Row, Row, Your Boat.