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Category: Curriculum
Create a Pinwheel Art Lesson
Lesson To utilize the winds of March to teach about wind power demonstrated through pinwheels. Recommended Ages Preschool to Elementary Materials Square piece of colored cardstock or sturdy construction paper, about 8″ x 8″ Ruler Scotch tape Pencil with full eraser Thumbtack Directions 1. Begin the class by discussing energy …
Book Writing and Illustration Lesson Inspired by a Chinese Tale
Lesson To recite a story with an important moral and have children either recreate this story or make a similar on that follow the same themes. Recommended Ages Preschool to early elementary Prep Choose a story with an important lesson at the end. For this example, Lowanu the Wise Woman …
Barnyard Origami Lesson
Lesson To show love for mankind and animals by having students build their own barn with different animals. Prep Create a PowerPoint that has the instructions to build an origami house and other animals. The best way to do this is to go on google images and look up how-to’s …
Puppet Show Art Lesson: Be Kind to Eachother
Puppet and Puppet Show Lessons – Part 1 (Two class project) Lesson To have students create puppets with clear differences and have the class later perform a play about accepting the differences. Recommended Ages Preschool to elementary Prep Create a puppet from a brown paper bag with a trait that …
Collection Jar Collage Art Lesson Plan
Lesson To have students showcase what they value through developing collaging skills and remembering acceptance. Recommended Ages Preschool to elementary Prep Have enough white computer pages with a jar drawn on them. Also bring in different pages from magazines and catalogs that have things the children in their age group …
Drawing a 3D Hand Lesson Plan
Lesson To teach not judging by having students create art based off the outline of their hand. Recommended Ages Preschool to elementary Prep Provide an example of a 3D hand. Start by tracing your hand. Start creating the lines horizontally. Have the lines outside of your hand be straight, arch …
Chinese New Year Dragon Lesson Plan
Lesson To have the class cooperate and work together to build a dragon structure in honor of Chinese New Year Recommended Ages Early elementary Background Information Chinese New Year centers around the mythology that the beast Nian would come to villages to eat livestock, crops and villagers. Nian was discovered …