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1st grade critical thinking art history projects
Simple Self-Portrait Drawing Guide | Grades K-2
Drawing faces can be incredibly intimidating when you are a beginner artist- so I created this simple step by step guide to help even the most timid of artists gain confidence in creating a simple self portrait. In this intentionally simplified drawing guide, you will find the steps to creating a portrait that is illustrative in style allowing everyone to find success and feel like an artist!With easy to follow steps, a fun cartoon style, and minimal written instructions, this visual is perfect
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K - 3rd
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FAIRY TALE STEM Activity Challenges BUNDLE Family STEM Night and Homeschool STEM
These fairy tale STEM activities bring a classic story alive in a hands-on way, exploring force and motion, sound, measurement, kinetic and potential energy, and more using the engineering design process to creatively problem solve. ⭐ Students will join characters like Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Jack and the Beanstalk on 12 engineering adventures, with 48 STEM activities included. They will be challenged to use their problem-solving skills to help the characters solve an engineering dilemma! ⭐Stu
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K - 3rd
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
Where the Wild Things Are Art Project: Visual Texture Art Lesson & Template
Tame those wild things with step by step, directed drawing activities in elementary! Use my Where the Wild Things Are art project to teach visual texture. Imagine these silly monsters in your hallway alongside a writing prompt. The roll a dice game makes perfect last minute emergency art sub plans, too!Can I tell you a secret? It’s hard to get kids writing in ELA. When they’re not invested in it, they can’t connect with what they’re writing about. Mic drop! Art integration in the classroom is an
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1st - 3rd
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Directional Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of directional coding and write their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Directional Coding. They learn 5 vocabulary words: Programmer, Code, Command, Bug, and Debug.Students practice debugging codes before writing their own codes with a partner. After they have completed their activities, there is
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K - 5th
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Back to School (Stage 1 STEM) Bundle: 50+ Icebreaker Activities
Back to School Icebreaker STEM Bundle! Need back to school icebreakers or games that get students moving, communicating, working in teams, and building relationships? Here are 50+ of our favorite basic activities that are low-cost and low-prep for any classroom or subject!Working as a team, they will learn lessons in communication, innovation, hidden assumptions, and creativity that are central to the engineering process. Use as a warm-up, icebreaker, team building activity, or basic STEM and en
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PreK - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Staff
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NGSS:
MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 3-5-ETS1-1
, MS-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-2
Roller Coaster STEM Challenge Engineering Design (Grades K-5)
Roller Coaster STEM ChallengeWho doesn't love roller coasters? Using the Engineering Design Process, student teams are tasked with designing a thrilling roller coaster ride! Students learn about the science of roller coasters including various forms of energy, and then using common materials such as craft sticks, paper, and tape, students need to design a track for a ping pong ball to land safely in a cup at the bottom. The student packet also includes STEM career highlights of civil engineering
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K - 5th
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NGSS:
K-2-ETS1-2
, K-2-ETS1-3
, K-2-ETS1-1
, 3-5-ETS1-3
, 4-PS3-1
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Also included in: Year-Round STEM Activity Bundle (Elementary STEM)
Modern Black Artists Art Projects, Artist Study, Rubrics for Black History Month
Need ideas for Black History Month art projects for your elementary and middle school art curriculum? These engaging, step by step art lessons will boost confidence and creativity. Use fun roll a dice art games to teach modern Black artists like Ringgold, Basquiat, Bearden, Laurent, and Cantrell. Your classes will love them!And, they’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans quickly. No more searching for art worksheets and artist biography handouts online. Art rubrics, exit tic
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1st - 8th
St. Patrick's Day STEM Task Cards (March) - Distance Learning + SeeSaw
This resource includes six St. Patrick's Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet, and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM St. Patrick's Day activities are extremely EASY to set up!! Th
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
End of the Year Creativity Challenges Brain Break Activities, STEM Warm-ups
Unlock creativity in your classroom at the End of the School Year!!Need quick, no prep, end of the year activities to get your students thinking outside the box?!May Creativity Challenges are great for engaging students during morning work, early finishers, or add some creative thinking tasks to your last week of school classroom activities!The goal of creativity challenges is to help students think in different ways. The ability to generate unique thoughts and ideas is known as divergent thinki
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1st - 5th
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Genius Hour Activities
This is a pack of organizing tools to help you get started with genius hour in the primary grade classroom. In the pack, you will find resources that will help you get started and keep your students organized through the process.If you are not familiar with genius hour, you can see it in action here.I wanted to be sure I left most of the process of learning about something for my students to figure out, but I also needed to be sure I provided some structure. That is where this pack comes into p
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1st - 2nd
Intro to Unplugged Coding: Binary Coding
Unplugged Coding made easy!Everything you need to get started with unplugged coding. No robots needed! Students learn the basics of binary coding and create a binary coding bracelet with their own code!Unplugged Coding Process:Students learn the logic and thinking that goes into writing codes using Binary Coding. They learn 3 vocabulary words: Binary Code, Bit, and Byte.Students practice coding and decoding words with a partner. They build their own Binary Coding Bracelet! After they have comple
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K - 5th
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Trick or Treat Guess Who is Under the Sheet | Halloween Craft
This fun craftivity will get the whole class excited for Halloween! Students write down clues about themselves, and their classmates can flip over the ghost to see who it is! This file can also be used as an interactive bulletin board for visitors to admire when they come to your classroom! Bulletin Board Lettering Included!There is more than one way to can create this product:Students can color one of the provided illustrations or insert a photo of the students' head. You can decide to cut out
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Grades:
PreK - 2nd
Passion Projects that are Primary Friendly
Looking for a Passion Project or Genius Hour resource that is primary friendly? You've found it! This resource includes planning pages and note taking pages geared towards younger learners who are just beginning to read. Visuals provide students with the scaffolds and confidence to work independently.
This resource is not a step by step guide to how to implement passion projects or genius hour. If you're interested in how I implement passion projects in my classroom, click here . There are man
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1st - 4th
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Valentine's Day STEM Activities Task Cards + SeeSaw
This resource includes six Valentine's Day STEM Activity Task Cards, an editable worksheet and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These STEM Valentine's day activities are extremely EASY to set up!! They re
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Think OUTSIDE the Box Drawing Prompts ORIGINAL | Doodle Challenges | No Prep
These are challenging and creative drawing prompts that will nurture your artists' creative juices. There are 32 drawing prompts that varies in difficulty and theme and will work well throughout the school year. Also included is a set with name/date pages. This resource is intended for all ages to complete, however I do suggest starting with grades 1 or higher. There are other drawing prompts that are specific to early learners. This is a great way to nurture creative and critical thinking skil
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1st - 8th
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The Mona Lisa by Leondardo Da Vinci Collaboration Poster
The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci Collaboration Poster – 2 options included (with colors assigned and without) plus a bonus coloring page. This art activity is intended to complement/supplement any lessons on The Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci or the Renaissance Period. This collaborative poster is the perfect way to start a unit to cap one off. It is an engaging and entertaining way for students to work together to create a large poster of, arguably, the most famous piece of art in the world!Th
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1st - 8th
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50 MORE Printables for Early Finishers & Enrichment
Keeping your fast finishers and enrichment students engaged just got easier! Never again hear a student say, "I'm done, what do I do now?" Although these are easy prep printables for you, they provide more than just fill in the blank busy work for your students.
This set of activities is based upon one my most highly rated, best selling products. You can see the first set of 50 printables
HERE
Inside you will find critical and creative thinking activities for a wide range and ability of stud
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1st - 4th
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Easter Activity: Ukrainian Pysanky Eggs Art Project, Sub Plans, & Fast Finishers
Ready to ignite your elementary art curriculum with engaging, no prep Spring art projects? This Ukrainian pysanky eggs art lesson will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will love learning about folk art, folklore, and how to make pysanky Easter eggs with a kistka. Moreover, they’ll enjoy the simple pysanky egg patterns.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create art lesson plans based on pysanky eggs of Ukraine. Pair it with the book, Rechenka’s Eggs, by Patricia Polacco fo
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1st - 5th
Year Long Art History Projects: 37 Art Lessons for Elementary & Middle School
Looking to weave art history into your elementary and middle school art curriculum? These roll a dice games based on Pop Art, Modern Art, Black Artists, and various cultures will ignite your art lessons. Each engaging art project makes for great art sub plans because they include art worksheets, artist study handouts, exit tickets, rubrics, and step by step PowerPoint and printables. Kids love them!And, they’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans quickly. Design drawing proje
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1st - 8th
Leprechaun Traps | Simple Machines STEM Project
Leprechaun TrapsThis is a St. Patrick's Day Project where students construct Leprechaun Traps using what they know about Simple Machines. Perfect for STEM!!My students LOVE this project every year!! You can use old scrap materials from your classroom and student donations to build the traps. No need to go out and purchase lots of items. Your students will work in small groups throughout the project and you'll have everything you need to guide and assess them on it. This packet includes:Sample Ou
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K - 3rd
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Winter STEM Activities Task Cards + SeeSaw
This resource includes six winter themed STEM Task Cards, an editable worksheet and a STEM process poster! I've added SeeSaw versions for each activity! The links are located on page two of the pdf document and will take you directly to that specific assignment in SeeSaw. Just save it to your SeeSaw library and assign it to your class! Super simple :-)*****Save Money, buy the bundle!! Click Here! Save 30%*****These activities are extremely EASY to set up!! They require only: - Marshmallows- Rubb
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K - 3rd
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Also included in: Elementary STEM Activities Task Cards for the Whole Year + SeeSaw
Gifted and Talented - Enrichment Activity Bundle
Looking for a way to enrich, challenge, and encourage imagination and critical thinking in your students? Use this bundle to encourage them to think creatively and outside the box!Perfect as an extension lesson for your gifted students and early finishers. This product is differentiated to ensure it meets your students where they are at in their understanding while pushing them to the next level. What's included?(Click the link to get more details about the individual activities!)Finish the Pict
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K - 2nd
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Chris Uphues Hearts Art Lesson: Roll A Dice Game, Art Sub Plan, & Templates
Ready to liven up your elementary art curriculum with fun Valentine’s Day art projects? This Chris Uphues art lesson with hearts will boost student confidence and creativity. Kids will be delighted by his pop art heart murals. Moreover, they’ll connect with his personal style of adding cute doodle faces to t-shirts, patches, and posters.And, it’ll help time-starved teachers like you create lesson plans based on pop art painters like Chris Uphues. During this art project, your class will learn ho
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1st - 5th
Elementary Art Lesson - Georgia O'Keefe
This lesson plan introduces students to the American artist, Georgia O'Keefe, and her colorful, larger than life flower paintings.
The detailed and colorful power point presentation teaches students important information about the artist including where she is from, how she became an artist and what style of painting she is most famous for. Included are step by step instructions (with visuals) that will allow students to create their own O'Keefe inspired flower paintings using basic materials
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Grades:
K - 5th
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