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Old Blue Maze
In this maze activity, 2nd graders will use visual cues to get from beginning to end. Students will begin at the top of the page working their way down to the bottom.
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Help Sparky Find His Bone
In this maze worksheet, 2nd graders will use visual cues to get from beginning to end. Students will begin at the top of the page working their way down to the bottom to help Sparky the dog find his bone.
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Maze: Help the Knight
In this maze worksheet, 2nd graders will use visual cues to get from beginning to end. Students will begin at the bottom of the page working their way up to the top to help the knight in finding his way to the castle.
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Maze: Show Susie the Way
In this maze instructional activity, 2nd graders will use visual cues to get from beginning to end. Upon completion, students will show Susie the way to her doll.
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Shape Up!
In this visual thinking worksheet, students count all the rectangles in a figure that has both large and small shapes. Students write how many rectangles they count in the figure.
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Which Does Not Belong?
In this visual picture that does not belong instructional activity, students observe several pictures of people and one picture of a dog to determine which picture does not belong. Students circle one picture.
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I Dig Your Art, Man (or Woman)
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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A Different View
Young scholars create art using digital cameras and computers. In this visual art lesson, students look at examples of Andy Warhol's artwork and Pop Art. They create a contour line drawing of their self portrait and manipulate it using...
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Tin Can Telephone
Students make telephones. In this visual arts lesson, students follow the provided steps to create their own tin can telephones.
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Rock Bees
Students create rock bees. In this visual arts lesson, students paint rocks yellow and black to create a "rock bee." Students use instant glue and wire to make the wings.
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Rainbow Dream Catcher
Students design dream catchers. In this visual arts lesson, students follow the provided steps to create their own rainbow dream catchers.
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Marigold Sculptures
Students design paper sculpture. In this visual arts lesson, students follow the provided steps to create their own marigold sculptures from paper products and paint.
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Imagination Express
Students create an artistic response to the book, The Polar Express. In this creative writing lesson, students read the book and visualize an imaginary journey they would like to go on. Students create a train car from construction paper...
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Quick and Easy Tie-Dye
Students create their own tie-dye shirts. In this visual arts instructional activity, students take shirts and wrap a rubber band around a few small areas. They dot these areas with sharpies and then blend them together with rubbing...
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Alternate Histories
Students create a mixed media collage. In this visual arts lesson, students look at the work of Jane Ash Poitras. They create their own collage that shows their personal and collective history and experiences.
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Corn Sayings
Students create corn sayings. In this visual arts lesson, students use kernel corn and other art materials to make autumn message artwork. A game, a song, a craft, and a recipe are all included with the lesson.
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Tree of Life Mandala Print
Students create a Tree of Life. In this visual art lesson, students explore mandalas. Students investigate the concepts of balance and symmetry while designing their own unique Tree of Life.
Digital Dream Lab's Art Game Swatch Out!
Why did we create an art game? Teachers reported to us that students struggle in art the most with composition of colors. For example, students often think "pink" is composed of random colors or that pink is its own color, instead of...
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Visual Arts: Using Imagery
Students extend the colors, shapes, textures and lines of an unknown composition to create perspective in their drawings. Using oil pastels, they work in pairs to create a long continuous artwork of imagery inspired by sailing vessels...
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Rainforest Mural
Whether you are an art teacher or a teacher looking for a great project to finish off a unit on the rainforest, this instructional activity is for you. Here are some great teaching tips and instructional practices that can help you and...
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Kandinsky - Inspired by Music
Who is Wassily Kandinsky? Introduce your young artists to the wonders of abstract nonobjective art through music. They'll listen to music as they cut, paste, and paint emotional works of art. The activity suggests the use of soothing...
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Glass Jar Sand Art: Inspired by Navajo Sand Painting
Sand has been used as an artistic medium for centuries and can be found in cultures across the globe. The class examines sand art created by the Navajo people. They mix tempera paint and sand to create their colors, and then fill jars,...
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Shaping the View: Composition Basics
Students examine the elements of composition in various artworks. They analyze and discuss paintings, explore "The National Gallery of Art" website, identify the shape of compositions in paintings, and draw a diagram.
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Tell Me More
Fifth graders demonstrate research techniques in addition to endeavoring to display focus and stay on topic. Using books and stories, they gather, organize, and share information about a topic. Additionally, they explain to the class...
