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Computer Applications: Using Paint Shop Pro

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers refine their knowledge of HTML, placing special emphasis on using graphics in their pages. They become familiar with the program Paint Shop Pro and develop original graphics using Paint Shop Pro that they can use on their...
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Gravure Printing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students work independently and in cooperation in a shop setting to explore the various applications, materials, and techniques used in gravure (intaglio) printing. They receive instruction and hands on experience in the gravure printing...
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Shakespeare: Standing on the Bookshelves of Giant

For Teachers 6th - 11th
A phenomenal lesson on Shakespeare! Middle and high school learners create WebQuests about the texts and authors that Shakespeare himself studied when he was in grammar school. They use a variety of media in order to create dramatic...
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Jazz Music and the Crisis Over School Desegregation

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers will learn to appreciate the civil rights movement with a focus on Little Rock, Arkansas. They will also acknowledge Louis Armstrong's unparalleled contributions to American music.
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Make and Shake a Snowglobe

For Teachers K - 5th
Students make a holiday or seasonal snow globe to give as a gift. Make it, then shake it! Students use small jars with lids. They use a glue gun or silicon glue to attach a small plastic toy to the inside of the lid. When the glue is...
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City Streets: A Fold-up of a Street Lined with Buildings

For Teachers 5th - 8th
After walking in a nearby neighborhood, have your class create this amazing city street pop-up. They study the facades of the buildings they see, focusing on geometric line, shape, and architecture. They then draw, cut, and create a city...
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Family Quilts Keep us Warm

For Teachers Pre-K - K
Students explore families and culture. In this family and culture lesson, students discuss their families and their similarities and differences. Students read the book The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco and create their own quilt...
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Night and Day: A Digital Art Lesson based on Monet's Rouen Cathedral Series

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Think about your favorite place ... now, think about what it looks like at different times during the day. How does the change in lighting affect the colors you see? Young artists explore the tools available in digital art software to...
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Four Seasons

For Teachers K - 3rd Standards
Celebrate the changing of the seasons with this collection of arts and crafts activities. 
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Drawing Two

For Teachers K - 2nd
In this number 2 worksheet, young scholars practice tracing the number 2 four times, writing the number 2 two times and drawing 2 wheels on the picture of a car.
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Winter Syllables pg. 2

For Students K - 1st
Come December, practice syllable counting with the appropriate time of year! Using the winter theme, readers identify the winter picture, clap the number of syllables, and place the correct number of cotton balls next to the four...
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Philanthropy Play

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore the concept of philanthropy. In this service learning lesson, students simulate and role play people involved in the act of helping others.
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Quantifier Exercises

For Students 4th - 6th
In this quantifiers online interactive learning exercise, learners complete 12 sentences by supplying the appropriate adjective that completes each one grammatically correct. Students rewrite 10 sentences using negative quantifiers....
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Greek Vase Patterns

For Students 2nd - 5th
In this patterns worksheet, students complete 4 Ancient Greek patterns on the lines provided. They then decorate the blank vase on the page and write about what is happening in their picture.
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Clip-Away!

For Teachers Pre-K
Students demonstrate how to cut paper using scissors. In this fine motor skills lesson, students use paper strips and scissors to practice their cutting skills. Students put their clippings into an envelope to bring home.
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Ready-to-Go! Blank Board Books

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners create a board book from a blank template. Using a specific theme, they decorate their book to show an idea. They share their creations with the class and receive constructive criticism.
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The All About Me Poster

For Teachers K - 1st
Students discover the literary genre of biographies.  In this creative writing lesson, students write about their own life experiences and personal stories.  Students create a poster about their lives, a biographical...
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Transportation

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students explore basic transportation vehicles, specifically air, land, and water vehicles, name six different modes of transportation, identify four different kinds of train cars, and three differences between two different modes of...
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Impressive prints!

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Students explore Inuit artworks and legends, and create prints of a fictional animal. They familiarize themselves with the concepts of positive and negative spaces through printmaking techniques.
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Architecture Beyond the Industrial Revolution

For Teachers 8th
Students learn about well-known international architects and how they influenced the United States.
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A Sensory Walk

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students define and give examples of five senses, compiling a list of sensory words to be used in a written descriptive paragraph.
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Rincon History Museum

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students visit the Rincon History Museum in California. They discover different periods in the state's history and discuss. They view the art and explain what can be learned from it.
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Writing a Play about Immigrant Life in America

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Learners research why immigrants came to America and the processes involved in the settlement. They write a script for a short play explaining the causes for immigration and situations that immigrants found themselves in.
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Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Vases

For Teachers 6th - Higher Ed
Students construct a fabric vase as shown in the book, "Fast, Fun & Easy Fabric Vases" by Linda Johansen. They cut fabric and appliques using plastic templates then iron on fusible interface. Pieces of the vase are then sewn...