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Critical thinking art cultural activities for Google Apps
Chinese New Year Art Project: Chinese Ming Dynasty Vase Art Lesson & Sub Plan
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with engaging, no prep Chinese New Year art projects? This Ming Dynasty vase lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by production of the cobalt blue porcelain ceramics. Moreover, they’ll enjoy playing a roll a dice game to make a vase of their own!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on ancient China. During this art project, your class will learn about pottery, earthe
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5th - 7th
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Ancient Greece Art Lesson: Roll A Greek Vase Middle School Art Project Templates
Ready to liven up your middle school art curriculum with an engaging, no prep Ancient Greece art lesson? This Greek vase project will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by the durability of their pottery which featured athletes from the ancient Olympics. Moreover, they’ll enjoy the roll a Greek vase game to make their own!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on Ancient Greece. During this art project, your class will learn abou
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5th - 7th
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EDITABLE Spanish Culture Through Music Latinoamerica | Cultural Research
This Spanish culture lesson is now editable and ready to go for digital or print environments! This cultural resource is a great intro to Spanish activity to get your students engaged with the language and culture from the very first week! Appropriate for all levels, even Spanish 1. Differentiation between levels of middle and high school Spanish classes is easy; the activities serve as an introduction to Spanish culture through music. Spanish Culture through Music: Lyrics & Activities for C
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9th - 12th
Also included in: Spanish 1 Mega Activity Bundle
Kente Cloth Paper Weaving Art Project & Art Sub Plan for Black History Month
Ready to teach a Black History Month art activity that’ll keep elementary art kids engaged? This kente cloth art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be excited to learn how to craft a paper weaving. Moreover, they’ll enjoy learning to decode symbolic kente cloth colors!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on the history of Ghana. During this weaving art project, your class will learn the different ways men and women wear kente cloth. Us
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2nd - 5th
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Visual Pepeha - New Zealand Teaching Resource
A step by step powerpoint lesson on how to create a beautiful digital and visual pepeha.Included:Links to digital pepeha platform and pastel blending techniques YouTube Front-loading questionsVariety of visual pepeha for inspirationExamples of work by our tamarikiAssessment rubric30+ slidesNZ Curriculum linksMāori valuesIf you love this resource, please leave a review here in TPT, or share the ataahua work of your tamariki on the NZ Primary Art Ideas Facebook page and reference this resource - c
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3rd - 6th
Black History Month Art Project: African Djembe Drum, Exit Slips, Art Sub Plans
Ready to teach a Black History Month art activity that’ll keep elementary art kids engaged? This African djembe drum art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be intrigued by the community aspect of creating a single djembe drum. Moreover, they’ll enjoy painting their own drum!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans that connect art and music. During this art project, your class will learn what’s required to create a drum, from cutting the logs to
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1st - 3rd
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Hmong Vase Art Lesson, Exit Slips, & Self-Assessment Rubric for Art Sub Plans
Ready to ignite your elementary art curriculum with engaging, no prep art projects for Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month? This Hmong folk art lesson will boost confidence and creativity. Students will enjoy learning about the tradition of making story cloths. Moreover, they’ll find the Hmong symbols intriguing.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on the rich history of the Hmong people of Southeast Asia. During this art project, your class
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2nd - 4th
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Culturally Responsive Morning Meeting Slides | Morning Meeting Activities
A picture is worth 1,000 words therefore use powerful pictures to have powerful morning meeting discussions with these morning meetings slides. Compatible with Google Slides, Google Classroom and Seesaw. This powerpoint contains over 90 pictures with prompts to discuss with your students. Now includes pandemic pictures to engage students in the conversation about living in a pandemic. A Whole Year of picture prompts! Watch video to see the entire presentation:Culturally Responsive Morning Meetin
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PreK - 1st
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Ndebele Houses Art Project, Worksheets, & Art Sub Plans for Black History Month
Ready to teach a Black History Month art activity that’ll keep elementary art kids engaged? This Ndebele Houses art project will boost confidence and creativity. Kids will be amazed by their painted house designs and hidden meaning of the chosen colors. Moreover, they’ll enjoy making their own Ndebele house craft!And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on the Southern Ndebele. During this art project, your class will discuss the Ndebele traditions including b
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3rd - 6th
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Editable Spanish Project Music Research | Spanish Culture Project
This editable "Estudiamos La Música" Spanish culture project is perfect for any upper level Spanish class. Students are prompted to research a Spanish style of music, and to present their findings to their classmates in a creative and comprehensive way. You can edit all text to truly customize this project!Overview:This research project calls students to create a presentation on a type of music/dance that originated in a Spanish-speaking country. Students will choose a famous style of music from
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10th - 12th
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Also included in: Spanish Activity and Project Bundle | Culture Through Music Research
Art Museum Virtual Hispanic Art Gallery in Spanish
An art museum virtual Hispanic art gallery filled with over 20 images of Hispanic art! Virtual Spanish Art Gallery for Spanish classes - This interactive, virtual art gallery tour of 6 Hispanic artists is perfect for Spanish students of Novice-Intermediate levels. You can use it for distance learning, socially-distant learning in the classroom, or in-person project-based learning. During the art museum virtual gallery, they will navigate through the various rooms in the art gallery. They wil
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Hispanic Artist Spanish Lessons Bundle Pack - 5 Units
Dia de los Muertos Sugar Skull Art Project, Template, Writing Prompts in SPANISH
Need a Dia de los Muertos art project for your bulletin board in November? Imagine these calaveras de azúcar (sugar skull) drawings in your hallway with a writing prompt. The step by step drawing tutorial and PowerPoint also makes perfect no prep, emergency art sub plans for elementary art, Spanish, and social studies teachers.A fun roll a sugar skull game, ‘you pick’ worksheet, and digital spinners helps kids choose patterns. Moreover, boost their confidence and creativity. And, it’ll help cash
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4th - 7th
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Frida Kahlo: La Casa Azul Virtual Field Trip
Take your students on a virtual field trip to learn about Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo. A great addition to your Women's History Month learning, your students will deepen their understanding of her life, artistic works, and contributions through this tour of her home and studio, La Casa Azul. This trip combines Google Earth™ 360° views, websites, informational text, video, and visuals, with everything set up in Google Slides and ready to go!This virtual field trip covers::: Who was Frida Kahlo?::
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5th - 7th
Also included in: Latin America Virtual Field Trip Bundle (Google Earth Exploration)
Culture: Famous Spanish artists and paintings - English
This differentiated cultural activity allows students to view images of 8 different famous paintings by Spanish-speaking artists, and choose 4 that interest them to research further. Each picture is linked to a short video describing the painting with 4 questions. I deliberately chose videos rather than readings so that students cannot just copy and paste! The videos and questions are in English, so students can easily complete them independently. Click here for the Spanish version for more adva
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6th - 12th
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Alma Thomas- Black/Women's History Art Lesson & Painting Project (Step-by-Step)
This google slides presentation is an introduction to the life and work of African American Expressionist Painter, Alma Woodsey Thomas. The presentation is 20 slides long and is suited to the art education of students from K - 5th grade. The first few slides give context to the societal context that was relevant to Thomas and to her art-making, highlighting and offering a brief summary of The Civil Rights Movement. Examples of her work are then shown and the art form of Expressionism is defined.
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K - 5th
Also included in: Black History Month - Art Lesson Package - 3 Mini Lessons
Introduction to Modern Sculpture Art- What is Sculpture? - Art Lesson
This introduction to modern sculpture art presentation covers all of the basics of 3D art using modern, colorful, and interesting artists. It includes elements of art, video links, conversation starters and fresh new artists to look at. Every picture is also a link to the site that it came from which helps you find resources live as you move through the presentation. It covers the definition of Sculpture, Functional vs Non functional, In the Round, Relief, Earthworks/Land Art, Kinetic, Installat
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8th - 11th
WHAT IS BIAS // Intro lesson for primary grades // Anti-racism series
In light of recent news, it is imperative that we have healthy discussions around racism and bias in our classrooms. However, when dealing with young children, we must proceed with caution.This resource explores the basic understanding of bias with an intro lesson, discussion, and activity. Included in this resource- Video resource created for this product- Interactive slides- An anti-bias and anti-black approach to talking about bias based on the educational framework of anti-racism.- Guided in
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Anti-bias & Anti-racism bundle for primary grades// All units combined
Aaron Douglas - African American Art Mini-Lesson & Art Project (Step-by-Step)
This google slides presentation is an introduction to the life and work of African American Painter, Aaron Douglas, who was a key player in the Harlem Renaissance. The presentation is 20 slides long and is suited to the art education of students from Kindergarten - 8th grade. The first few slides give context to the societal context that was relevant to Douglas and to his art-making, highlighting and offering a brief summary of the Harlem Renaissance. Through analyzing his work, students learn a
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K - 8th
Also included in: Black History Month - Art Lesson Package - 3 Mini Lessons
Graffiti & Street Art Project- Ready to Go Slides, Demos, and Resources
Every year, my art students look forward to our Graffiti unit! Teaching graffiti has so many possibilities! Opportunities include teaching about public art, controversy in art, technique, skills, meaning making, communication, art history, and all of the elements of art. This lesson plan is in the format of a Google Slide Show. It has 60 information packed slides that will guide you through a successful Graffiti drawing lesson with tons of options for variation. It starts out with basic informa
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7th - 10th
African Masks: History and Art Project (Google)
This presentation explains the influence African art had on Picasso's art. It covers Picasso's art and the masks that he directly borrowed from as well as the characteristics and purpose of 16 masks from different regions of Africa. There are project directions and student examples included! This is a great resource for students working remotely in synchronous and asynchronous learning platforms. Thank you for shopping and enjoy!CLICK HERE to view additional resources from my store.CLICK HERE to
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2nd - 12th, Higher Education
Also included in: African Art Bundle (Google)
Womens History Month Google Slides | Daily Slides About Women In History
Let's learn about some of the incredible women who have paved the way for us today and continue to do so! Women's History Month is a perfect time to highlight the women who have done so many incredible things for our history. Broaden your students knowledge and interest by simply exploring one woman a day! This would also work by sharing it with your students and having them to follow up research - Make it a PROJECT! These slides are perfect for in class or virtually. You can learn about one wom
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PreK - 3rd
Ohio's 4th Grade Natural Resource PBL Activity: Make a Blueberry Pie & See Ohio
Engage 4th grade Ohio students in this hands-on, project based learning activity that will strengthen their knowledge of Ohio’s natural resources and map skills. Based on the popular book, How to Make a Cherry Pie and see the USA, students will be presented with the challenge of making blueberry pancakes using only ingredients found in the Buckeye state! They will utilize higher level thinking skills as they identify the natural resources needed, the location in the state where they are found in
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3rd - 6th
Also included in: 4th Grade Social Studies Projects Bundle
Native American Buffalo Skin Art Lesson Plan
Students integrate literacy with history and art by (optionally) reading "The Legend of the Indian Paintbrush" and creating their own 1-2 sentence story using teacher-determined pictographs on a cutout "buffalo skin".Grades:This can be taught K-2nd, though I'm sure could be made more challenging for upper elementary studentsMaterials:PencilsSentence starter strips or scratch paperProjector (if want to share student artwork)Paper examples, teacher examplePicturesCut (long) light brown constructio
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K - 2nd
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MAY - Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Lessons: K-2 (2021)
Greetings to all!Almost the end of a school year and this month is dedicated to Culture and Diversity! May has themes of culture and diversity while incorporating Social Emotional Learning. I hope you enjoy this month as they are similar format to the ones in the past. May's month theme is called: Celebrating Cultures and Diversity. This month focuses on cultures, diversity, inclusion, health and celebrating all students in the class. (Please see preview)May's theme days is:Mindful MondayGrati T
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1st - 3rd
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By teaching the arts, teachers can also instill a lifelong appreciation and enjoyment of various art forms, encouraging students to continue exploring and participating in creative activities throughout their lives.
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