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Arts & music Common Core RH.6-8.7 activities
Project Based Learning, End of Year Create Your Own Map, Create Your Own Country
Are you looking for a project-based learning activity for GEOGRAPHY or MAP SKILLS in your Social Studies classroom? Or an engaging way to blend Social Studies with ELA? This Make Your Own Country project will enthrall your students as they make a country based on what they know and believe should exist! A perfect Project Based Learning experience for the end of the year!The PBL has students using geography, writing, and art. Students review map skills by creating a unique country with 20 lan
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4th - 7th
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Integrated Arts Writing Prompts: Symbolism / Jean Michel Basquiat distance learn
Integrating the arts into Language Arts is such a powerful way to engage visual learners and pique interest in your students. This bundle includes 6 of Jean Michele Basquiat's paintings with corresponding prompts centered around symbolism. Why does he include words in many of his paintings? What would you title his most famous work, Untitled? Some of his life story is provided to give context. My students have gone bananas for Jean Michele and will write away about anything involving his "edgy"
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
Renaissance, Medieval, Classical Art History Activity & Fun Virtual Field Trip
Oh No! The Uffizi Art Museum has been bombed! This activity is based on true events. You and your students will be pros at deciphering the difference between Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance art. Just like after the bombing, the artwork is disorganized, and students will use clues to determine which pieces go with which era (Classical, Medieval, or Renaissance). Recently completely revised, this lesson is an incredibly versatile art investigation lesson set that will get students to compare
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6th - 12th
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Cave Art Paintings - Lascaux Cave History and Art Lesson
Lascaux Cave History and Art LessonLascaux Cave is located in southwestern France and contains some of the most well preserved cave art in the world. Students will have fun learning about the history of the cave in a short PowerPoint presentation and then creating their own cave art drawing. About The Art ProjectUsing brown construction paper or grocery bags, students will create their own prehistoric drawing. This is a simple, yet engaging, art lesson for kids, perfect for elementary aged stu
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2nd - 6th
Create A City | Project Based Learning | PBL City Activity
Create a city with this project-based learning kit. This packet helps you and your students jumpstart a "create a city" project. Over 20 pages of templates to help guide your class through the process of designing the layout and design of their city including roads, businesses, homes, parks, and more. This kit also includes some learning experiences including discussing how to select a mayor for your city (You could run a campaign in your classroom!), writing instructions for navigating through
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4th - 6th
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The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt Collaboration Poster | Ancient Egypt
Infuse your social studies lessons with art using this collaboration poster of The Great Sphinx of Giza, Egypt. Decorating your classroom bulletin board has never been easier for you or more fun for your kids! Your students will always remember what piece of the Sphinx they helped create. There are two poster options included + a bonus coloring page. Poster #1 has the colors assigned to it. You will need crayons, colored pencils, or markers in yellow, orange, blue, light blue, brown, and black.P
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2nd - 8th
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Byzantine Icon Art Research and Activity
This is a FUN and ENGAGING activity to do within your Byzantine Empire unit study! This activity takes students through a detailed Power Point on the icons of the Byzantine Empire. Then, students will have the opportunity to complete an art project on an icon of their choice! There are 10 different formats to choose from! You can have your students choose their medium...Colored pencils, oil pastels, water colors...Either way, they will turn out GREAT and makes for a CREATIVE classroom wall d
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4th - 11th
South American Foods - International Foods of South America for Global Cuisine
This no-prep Global Foods lesson introduces your students to the foods of South America! As you click the countries on the continent of South America you are brought to 2 dishes for each nation that are some of the most popular. Many of the slides contain videos about the foods discussed. Students learn about native ingredients and watch videos about the dishes in each region. This resource also includes questions for students to answer in Google as well as a recipe for llapingachos! This can be
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8th - 11th
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Back to School Collaborative Posters for Team Building with Extension Activities
Create 3 meaningful bulletin board or hallway displays for your classroom with this set of collaborative posters! Similar to a quilt project, each student will complete a section of the poster to form a student-created display. This set of collaborative posters is a great team-building activity for the first week of school. Click the preview button for a closer look!This zip file includes::: Complete poster sets for creating 3 different posters :: 3 sizes to fit your class needs (18 pieces, 24 p
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5th - 8th
Amanda Gorman, "The Hill We Climb" Quote Collaborative Poster for Bulletin Board
Create a meaningful bulletin board or hallway display for your classroom with this collaborative poster! Similar to a quilt project, each student will complete a section of the poster to form a student-created display. This poster features a quotation from Amanda Gorman's inaugural poem, "The Hill We Climb." A reading passage with questions are also included.This zip file includes::: 3 poster sizes to fit your class needs (18 pieces, 24 pieces, and 36 pieces):: Detailed student instructions:: Va
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5th - 8th
How to Make Mexican Paper Marigolds (Day of the Dead, Halloween, Cinco de Mayo)
In Mexico the marigold or cempasúchil is also called the flor de muertos ("flower of the dead") because people use it to decorate during the Day of the Dead celebrations on November 1 and 2. This festive flower is also used as a decoration on Cinco de Mayo and in other traditional celebrations.
In this easy craft, students make festive marigolds out of tissue paper.
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K - 12th
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How to Make Papel Picado (Day of the Dead, Halloween, Cinco de Mayo)
In Mexico, cut tissue paper or papel picado is a traditional decoration for Cinco de Mayo, the Day of the Dead, national holidays, weddings, funerals, and many other celebrations. These festive, brightly colored sheaths of paper hang from banners strung along balconies, across streets and buildings, homes, and squares.
In this activity, students create papel picado banners using colored tissue paper. This is a good activity for the art room, for holiday units, or to complement Spanish language
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K - 12th
The Black Plague Middle Ages Activities and Worksheets (Google)
The Black Plague Worksheets and Activities Is your class learning about the Black Plague in the Middle Ages?In these independent activities, students will complete the guided research activities in the Black Plague worksheets. Students will also research the spread of the plague and plague doctors during the Middle Ages. The worksheets are no prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will be able to understand and master concepts in World History in a fun way that
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Islam and the Middle Ages in Europe Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
Intro to Italian Renaissance City-States and Art Interactive Google Slides
This Intro to Italian Renaissance Art mini-unit interactive Google slides resource includes activities, podcasts, and videos focusing on Italian Renaissance City-States and Art. Links to resources needed to complete each activity are included.This resource is editable. Instructions on how to edit are included.This resource would be appropriate for the following courses:ArtGeography and World CulturesWorld HistoryEuropean HistoryCLICK HERE to watch a video demonstration of this resource.SAVE! Thi
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7th - 10th
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Also included in:Â Geography Store Growing Bundle
Aztec Codices Art Project Reading and Questions (Google)
Aztec Codices Art Activity Is your class learning about the civilizations of the Mayans and Aztecs?In this fun and creative project students will examine examples of Aztec Codices and will answer guided questions on the artwork. Students will then create their own codices portraying their life history and their family. The activity is low prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will be able to understand and master concepts in World History in a fun way that all
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Islam and the Middle Ages in Europe Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
!Ninja Turtles Teach the Renaissance!
Leo, Don, Raph, and Mikey...those are the original four turtles. With this lesson you have students read through 6 historical figures from the Renaissance. Students will analyze the importance of each person, evaluate their impact on history, and then create a brand new turtle. It may sound silly, but it hits the three highest levels of Bloom's Taxonomy!
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Introductory powerpoint: I have this set to music from the tv show, but didn't upload the music files for copyright
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6th - 8th
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Create Like...Art History Bundle
Art History, creativity, and hands-on fun! Students will be able to identify famous artists and their artwork. They will then complete a hands-on creative project relating to that artist. Artists Lessons Included:1. Leonardo Da Vinci2. Salvador Dali3. Georgia O'Keefe4. Michelangelo5. Monet 6. Picasso7. Pollock8. Rembrandt 9, Van Gogh 10. Vermeer 11. Warhol 12. Munch Included in each lesson:1. Step-by-step lesson plan2. FREE Video links and Informational Article3. Student WorksheetsCheck out my o
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4th - 12th, Higher Education
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Italian Renaissance Art Map Activity (Google Compatible)
Italian Renaissance Art Map Is your class studying the Renaissance in Europe? In this engaging activity students will identify prominent artists of the Italian Renaissance, the cities they worked in, and well-known works of art they created. Students will complete the fill-in-the-blank map activity along with guided response questions. The project is low prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will be able to understand and master concepts in World History in a
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
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Byzantine Mosaic Art Activity (Google)
Byzantine Empire Mosaic ActivityIs your class learning about the Middle Ages and the Byzantine Empire? In this fun and creative project Students will understand the process of making mosaic art by reading about the Byzantine Empire’s mosaic artwork and by creating their own mosaic piece. The activity is low prep, easy to use, and google compatible.With this resource, your student will be able to understand and master concepts in World History in a fun way that allows them to enjoy Social Studie
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5th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in:Â Islam and the Middle Ages in Europe Unit Plan (Google Compatible)
S.E. Hinton - Author Biography - Music in the 1960's - Protest Song Connection
Exploring 1960s Culture and Literature: S.E. Hinton's Biography, Nonfiction Article, and Protest Song ConnectionDescription: Dive into the rich cultural landscape of the 1960s with this comprehensive educational package designed to engage your students in critical thinking and meaningful connections. This product includes three interconnected activities centered around S.E. Hinton's biography, a nonfiction article on the impact of music in the 1960s, and the iconic protest song "For What It's Wo
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6th - 12th
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A Virtual Field Trip to Lascaux (Paleolithic Cave Paintings)
Virtual field trips are a great way to bring events from the prehistoric world to your students! This activity will help your students to analyze Paleolithic cave paintings as a source of information to understand part of prehistoric times before written records were created.The activity is a hyper doc with: -a link to an article (Mr. Donn)--an website to explore more about Paleolithic cave paintings (Kiddle)-a virtual tour (augmented reality) of Lascaux Cave (Musée d'Archéologie Nationale)-8 q
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4th - 7th
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Product Design: Create Your Own Cereal or Food Box
Intro into Product DesignThis project explores product design and introduces consumer appeal.Using this set, your class will design their own cereal or food box while discussing product design, target consumer audience, logos, and consumer cost.Supplies needed:PaperCardstock or scrap chipboard (empty cereal boxes) PencilsAny coloring mediumRulersSample food boxes
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5th - 12th
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MS-ETS1-2
, 3-5-ETS1-3
Hamilton Musical: Complete Unit
Wow! This unit is a student favorite! This product bundles 7 lessons that can be used as a collection or each lesson can be used in isolation. The complete unit is included in paper hard copy format AND in the form of a powerpoint that can be easily used by your students in google slides. Each lesson includes student based activities that directly align with 8 different songs from the incredibly popular, Hamilton Musical. Student interest is peaked when the power of music is brought into the cl
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5th - 12th
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Analyzing a Renaissance Painting Worksheet (Answer key included)
This exercise will serve perfectly for your Renaissance Unit! It's impossible to discuss the Renaissance in the classroom without discussing the role of Art and the artistic advances of the period, that's why presenting to students the most relevant pieces of the period is essential. In this activity, students will be able to dive into the Madonna of Chancellor Rolin by Jan Van Eyck, an important piece of Northern Renaissance to identify and describe how the artist portrayed values of the period
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8th - 11th
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