Young scholars learn about and create koru art. In this cultural art lesson, students read M?ori legends and learn about M?ori koru designs. Young scholars practice forming a koru shape, and, when ready,draw a large koru on cartridge...

Students find differences in handprints in a cooperative effort to make a rainbow.  In a rainbow painting lesson, students use their hands to create the different levels of the rainbow. Students may choose their colors.

Students examine how to shade a picture of a building.  In this sketching a local abbey, students compare an abbey to their Church to find the differences in the architecture.  Students practice techniques of shading their...

Students select an instrument and create a musical composition. For this musical composition lesson, students invent an original piece of music that is 16 measures long. Students hum and record their pieces.

Students participate in paper marbling. In this paper art instructional activity, students use shaving cream and paint to create unique patterns on paper. Students mix shaving cream and paint together then lay paper down in the...

Students look at the geometry in an artwork. For this art history/geometry lesson, students research the artist Charles Sheeler and look at his painting Stacks in Celebration. They find the different types of lines, angles, and...

Students explore the concept of skipping down while reading music.  In this skipping down lesson, students review how to step up, skip up, and step down when reading music.  Students then learn how to read music by skipping...

Students perform a skit.  In this performance and creativity instructional activity, students brainstorm ideas to be performed such as playing basketball, cheerleaders, roller skating and doing the dishes.  Students perform a...

Students make bookmarks by cutting cardboard into strips about 5 inches long by 1 1/2-2 inces wide. In this art lesson, students then glue their pictures on the strip.

Students pour bubble solution in pans and add different colors of food coloring to each pan. In this art lesson, students dip their bubble wand into the pan and blow bubbles onto the paper. Students use all of the colors making a...

Students create a paper chain link out of the red, green and white strips of paper. In this art lesson, students staple or tape the rings. Students also staple a square on each link with the numbers 1-24 written on the squares. Students...

Students color a picture with bright crayons. In this art lesson, students brush a thin coat of water color paint over the picture with the paint only sticking to the uncolored areas.

Students create an Easter Basket stuffer. In this holiday art lesson, students melt crayons together over a small cooking pot and pour the melted crayons into a candy mold. Students let them dry and are able to color with the...

In this color identification worksheet, students draw a line to match the color of the object to the word. There are three matching problems to complete.

In this basketry activity, learners fill out short answer questions using their workbook about basketry in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 3 questions total.

In this painting worksheet, students fill out short answer questions using their workbook about painting in order to get a merit badge. Students complete 8 questions total.

In this music worksheet, learners use their workbook to answer short answer questions about music and instruments. Students complete 4 questions total to get their merit badge.

In this maze learning exercise, students calculate the most efficient way for Cat in the Hat to find his lost birthday hat. Students illustrate their way through the maze.

Students observe negative space in drawing. In this negative space lesson, students discover that sketches include negative space or background. Students produce a drawing while paying attention to the negative space.

Students discover how to sketch a face. In this sketching lesson, students explore the steps to construct a facial drawing. Spacing and symmetry of facial features are explored.

Learners explore basic shapes in art. In this sketching instructional activity, students discover that art is created from basic shapes. Learners determine the basic shapes in a picture and recreate the image.

Students explore one point perspective. In this perspective lesson, students discover how to create illustrations with vanishing points. Students create an original piece of art.

Students inspect two point perspective. In this perspective lesson, students explore drawing with two vanishing points. Students create an original piece of art using two point perspective.

First graders read the Poem "The Elephant" by Shel Silverstein and create a descriptive web in the shape of an animal. In this cross curricular music lesson, 1st graders recite a poem with rhythm, then listen to the song "The...