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Multicultural

Free Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Culture, 3-D Paper Bear Projects

 

Exploring other Cultures: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas  Paper Bear Projects (Projects can follow on consecutive weeks) Vocabulary: Symmetry and asymmetry Materials: Glue, scissors, pencil/markers/colored pencils/crayons Directions: Read: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas bear mythology http://www.native-languages.org/legends-bear.htm Bears are symbols of strength and wisdom to many Indigenous Peoples in the Americas …

Multicultural

Free Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Culture, Wampum Bead Project

 

Exploring other Cultures: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas  Wampum Bead Projects (Projects can follow on consecutive weeks) A group project that inspires sharing and team building Elementary school and Middle school age appropriate Vocabulary: Pattern, repetition, jewelry making Materials: Plastic containers, fishing line, plastic tubing, scissors Directions: Read http://www.nativetech.org/wampum/wamphist.htm Shell …

Multicultural

Free Lesson Plan: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Culture, Tent and Canoe Projects

 

Exploring other Cultures: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Tent and Canoe Projects (Projects can follow on consecutive weeks) A group project that inspires sharing and team building Pre-school through elementary school age appropriate  Vocabulary: Pattern, pictographs, diorama, landscape, cone shape Materials: Indigenous Peoples in the Americas Plains tribes pictograph handout …

Mindfulness & Health

Free Lesson Plan: Sandwich Collage

 

Collage Art for Conversations around Food, Food Groups and Health Huge Hoagie or Monster Sandwich Project Collages: A group project that inspires sharing and team building Pre-school through elementary school age appropriate Vocabulary: Basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, and rectangle), all over pattern, texture, repetition, collage Materials: Manila paper (recycled …

Mindfulness & Health

Free Lesson Plan: Pizza Collage

 

Collage Art for Conversations around Food, Food Groups and Health Pizza Project Collages: A group project that inspires team building Pre-school through elementary school age appropriate Vocabulary: Basic shapes (circle, square, triangle, and rectangle), all over pattern, texture, repetition, collage Materials: Large brown paper (large paper bags or butcher paper), …

Literacy Through Art

Connecting Art and Literacy: Bugs and Books Project

 

Duration: 1 hour Level: K-3rd grade Materials: Pencils, erasers, and crayons Procedures: We started the books by folding and cutting them because we had limited time and wanted to offer most of it to encouraging our students’ creativity. We did the same for the bookmarks, cutting them so that our …

Literacy Through Art

Bird Puppets and ESL Practice

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Level: K-8 ESL students Duration: 1-1.5 hour(s) Educational overview: Birds’ migration patterns, speaking techniques, and ESL practice. Goals and Objectives: To express creativity and diversity, learn about birds’ migration patterns, practice speaking techniques and ESL, and celebrate the diversity in our classroom. This project was tailored to a group of …