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Visual arts pdfs for GATE under $5
Haiku Tunnel Books: Art & Haiku Writing Project using Postcards for Prompts
Tunnel books are unique and fun! A tunnel book is a three-dimensional movable book that you read by looking through it. Originally from the mid-18th century, tunnel books are enjoying new popularity as an art form in their own right. The tunnel books you've seen may look complicated, but I've developed a method that simplifies the process so that students from 3rd or 4th grade and up can be successful making tunnel books of their own. We'll use a postcard as a prompt for writing an original haik
Wanted: Creature Creator! STEAM Activity for Gifted Students or Enrichment
Your advanced or gifted students and fast finishers will LOVE this S.T.E.A.M. activity integrating Science, Art, and Engineering! Watch your students' creativity ooze as they design an original creature for the New Zoo. Focusing on animal adaptations, this product guides students through the design process of brainstorming, planning, illustrating, labeling, and building. Differentiation made easy- let me do the work for you!
Want a fresh schoolwide enrichment program that's not just for the g
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K - 6th
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California Missions Poster Project
Students can use this project with any California Mission. Minimal Prep! Students will use higher-level thinking skills to complete. We have included a list of several resource websites for your convenience, but we especially love our own kid-level Mission texts available in our Thank A Teacher store.This 4th grade-geared poster project includes a rubric based on a 100 point scale. Students flex their research skills and their creativity to make this cool poster which doubles as a great display
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3rd - 4th
Explorer Timeline Project Using a Graphic Organizer
TEXT NOT INCLUDED This foldable graphic organizer can be used with any explorer unit. Students research explorers using outside sources, then complete this foldable project. It can be used as a component in an interactive notebook or displayed on a bulletin board. Choose which explorers you want to assign to students. I assign five for my 4th graders. This product includes 22 images of the most commonly studied explorers of North America.Follow us at:www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/thank-a-
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: 4th Grade California Social Studies Projects All Year
Dog Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions | Art Project | Word Search
Who doesn't love PUGS?Dive into the history of Pugs with this fun and engaging informational text activity. Students will use reading comprehension, word banks, a quiz, and more to explore the breed's origins and characteristics. This art project is perfect for a dog-themed bulletin board as well!Did you know that National Pug Day is held every October 15? It is one of many dog and cat holidays founded by Colleen Paige and was launched in 2012.The resource is easy to use; just print, gather some
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4th - 7th
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Making Inferences with The Golden Rule
Challenge students to identify the theme of the iconic painting The Golden Rule by Norman Rockwell through multiple "readings," close observation of details in the painting, and discussion of the cultural and historical context of the artwork.What's IncludedSlideshow with the Norman Rockwell painting, versions of the Golden Rule from around the world, and a quote about the painting from the artistDiscussion questions with background/support for the teacherDiscussion question cards (for use in ji
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5th - 8th
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Create a Culture Student Project | Gifted and Talented
Get your students thinking creatively! This project can be tackled in small teams or individually. Your students will use their imagination and creativity to invent their very own culture. The packet included will walk them through illustrating and writing about the following aspects of their invented culture.
- climate and geography
- language
- education
- architecture
- religion and beliefs
- economy
- clothing
- artifact list
Writing frames and a rubric are included.
This project is perfec
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PreK - 8th
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Media Literacy Lesson - Analyzing Photographs - How to Write an Analysis
Develop your students’ media literacy skills and literary analysis skills with photographs! Students approach analyzing photographs much the same as Literary Analysis, but it activates a visual intelligence that can be applied to a wide range of art and media. This lesson focuses on how to write an analysis of a photograph. Students will be able to:✅ Introduce a claim about a photograph✅ Cite evidence using visual observation✅ Clarify that evidence in paraphrase✅ Explain how the evidence support
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7th - 10th
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Emergency Sub Drama Lesson| Set Design The Rendering| Christmas
Great for a substitute! This set design lesson with a holiday theme was created for gifted upper elementary or middle-grade students or a beginning drama class. Students read a short holiday story or poem, and draw a rendering of their choosing becoming set designers themselves. HOW DO I USE THIS LESSON IN MY CLASSROOM? It could be used as part of a drama unit, art lesson or in conjunction with reading one of the short stories I mention below. This resource was updated and added to on Decemb
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5th - 7th
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Spinning Tops: STEAM Challenge
Update (6/14/2017): The size of this pdf has more than tripled! If you've already purchased and downloaded, be sure to grab an updated copy!
This would make a fabulous STEM activity to end the school year...especially if your school has banned fidget spinners! On the day that I announced that we would be using fidget spinners for a math activity, I learned that the gadgets were now banned. I started from scratch, making a new activity to inspire students...this time, with tops that THEY create!
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3rd - 5th
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Solar Eclipse Figurative Language Flipbook
This is a great way to teach or review figurative language. There are 4 different pieces of figurative language related to the main subject (solar eclipses.) Students need to identify the type of figurative language, explain their choice, write their own sentence using the piece of figurative language, and finally create an illustration for the figurative language. There is also an assessment that goes along with the flipbook regarding the figurative language (and the definitions of each) that w
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3rd - 5th
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The Art In Me Worksheet Retro Style
This high quality 300 dpi file is great for any application! PDF digital download.***No refunds on digital items***YOU WILL RECEIVE:-1 PDF File with 1 License for one teacherINSTANT DOWNLOAD:This is an instant download. You will NOT receive any physical items.Your files will be ready to download immediately after your purchase.More information about Etsy downloads can be found here https://www.etsy.com/help/article/3949TERMS OF USE:-No refunds on digital products. Please contact me if you exper
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Creativity Activities Creative Thinking Printables for Enrichment Jan-March
Use these creativity resources to foster creative thinking and have your students thinking outside of the box! Creativity belongs everywhere, especially the classroom! Creativity motivates students to learn, promotes risk taking and problem solving, lights up the brain, assists with emotional development, and gives students an opportunity to learn with FUN! These creativity challenges are designed to encourage FEFO:Flexibility - Seeing ideas from different points of viewElaboration - Adding deta
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2nd - 6th
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Art Social Change & Advocacy Project
Art Social Change & Advocacy Project:
Students read short explanations and facts about eight different world issues. They may research these (and others of their choice) more extensively, if desired. Students choose an issue they care about, and create an art poster that persuades others to create social change. Their artwork will creatively advocate for their cause, as well as inspire and educate others.
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5th - 10th
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Linear Relationships Art #1 - Graphing Straight Lines - Project Based Learning
Linear Relationships Art #1 - Graphing Straight Lines - PBL, Project Based LearningThis math art project embodies the principles of project-based learning, merging mathematics with artistic expression to engage students in a multifaceted educational experience. Students will graph 18 linear equations, meticulously tracing each line then creating intricate oblong shapes within spaces created by the lines. The project culminates in a vibrant display of color as students fill in each unique shape,
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7th - 11th
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Creativity Activities Creative Thinking Printables for Enrichment April - June
These creativity activities will promote creative thinking in your classroom and encourage your students to think outside the box every month!Creativity belongs everywhere, especially the classroom! Creativity motivates students to learn, promotes risk taking and problem solving, lights up the brain, assists with emotional development, and gives students an opportunity to learn with FUN!These creativity challenges are designed to encourage FEFO:Flexibility - Seeing ideas from different points of
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2nd - 6th
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Scratch Art
Andy Warhol Inspired Art Lesson Plan
Get your students' creativity flowing with this art lesson plan! Andy Warhol is one of the most influential, iconic artists of our time and this project is the perfect way to introduce children to his Pop Art style. Use commonly found art materials to create this masterpiece.
Digital Download Includes Three PDFs:
PDF #1: Lesson Plan
• Supplies Needed
• Detailed Directions
• Learning Objectives (Skills Learned)
• Vocabulary
PDF #2: Letter to Families
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PreK - 12th, Staff
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Thanksgiving Depth & Complexity GATE Frame
This is a Depth & Complexity GATE Frame for Thanksgiving. Frames are great activities for promoting and practicing critical thinking and creativity. The concept of the frame comes from a GATE strategy. The document is designed like a picture frame, with 4 writing sections (the 4 sides of a frame) and the center section (the glass of a frame). Each writing section focuses on one of the Depth & Complexity icons, which include things such as critical thinking prompts, questions, and vocabu
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4th - 6th
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Twos Day Digital Animation Project | 2s Day | 2/22/22
Stop Motion Animation goes Digital with this Twos Day Digital Animation Project! Students add the provided graphics to make the 2s Day scene. Then they duplicate the slide and make a small change over and over (about 25 times) to animate the scene. Once the stop motion animation is complete students publish it to the web and can optionally make it into a GIF using a website tool. DESCRIPTIONStop Motion is typically done with physical objects and a camera. This project is a little bit different.
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4th - 6th
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Food Truck Menu Design Challenge
***Edit for distance learning- Teams could meet as small groups on zoom, could be done individually, or could be done with siblings.*Rubric includedDay 1: Food Truck ResearchMaterials: 1 copy per student. Chromebooks/computersResearch different food trucks in your area. Take a look at their menus. Respond to the prompts on the research document. Day 2: Design BrainstormMaterials: 1 copy per studentStudents brainstorm what types of food they might want to include in their food truck menu. Day 3:
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3rd - 8th
Also included in: NGSS Engineering Design Challenges Bundle
Emergency Sub Plans for Art: Design Your Own Money & Piggy Bank
Print and Go! Sub plans for non-art majors. Design your own money and piggy bank It is a high interest. This is also a good activity for Art on a Cart! This packet includes a letter to the substitute teacher, the standard, a KWL graphic organizer, an artists' design sheet, and success criteria. Both an English and a Spanish version to support bilingual classes. Hope this is helpful for your classroom! Feedback is appreciated! : )
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1st - 5th
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All About Me Cube
Students are asked to teach their peers about them by completing the cube. They will express their uniqueness, creativity, thoughts, and interests…this is a great getting to know you/back to school activity!Check out another cube activity!EMOTIONS/STRESS/MENTAL HEALTH CUBE ACTIVITY
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4th - 9th
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Do you want to change a snowman?
In this activity, the students take an ordinary snowman and change it via the SCAMPER method.
SCAMPER is a mnemonic that stands for:
Substitute.
Combine.
Adapt.
Modify.
Put to another use.
Eliminate.
Reverse.
There is a rubric included. Teachers may need to provide materials depending on the snowmen the children create.
Grades:
K - 8th
Gordon Parks - Media Literacy Biographical Article - Black History
Extend your students’ analysis skills with this media literacy lesson. This resource contains an informational text about Gordon Parks, a photographer and editor. Students use the context of Parks’ life and his stated goals to analyze one of his most famous photographs. Then, they write a scaffolded analysis. This media literacy lesson is perfect for:✅ 7th-10th ELA✅ Yearbook and Journalism✅ Black History MonthThis is a lesson in my Photo Analysis Unit, and it's great for teaching students to int
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7th - 10th
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