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Arts & music Common Core RH.6-8.7 resources
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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Famous Artist Research Project
Famous Artist Research Template and Project: A fantastic research project for middle/high school students! Students will use the easy-to-follow research template to learn more about a famous artist. The student will research their artist and design a poster to use in an oral presentation in class. Grading rubric is included! You have the option to assign the artists or let each student choose their artist. Included with this resource:Student Assignment Handout (Project description/expectations
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5th - 10th
Also included in: Art Education Resource Bundle ( Buy all 3 -- Save Money )
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 Art Show and Newspaper Project
This fantastic, interactive project has students analyzing some of the most famous art and artists of the Renaissance by rotating around the room with a "reporter's notebook". Students then use their notes to create newspapers detailing the art and artists as if the art show was taking place at your school!The download includes:6 stations with art and background info on Renaissance artistsA "reporter's notebook" sheet for note takingNewspaper templateLesson plan directions with video linksEditab
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5th - 10th
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Also included in: Renaissance Art and Literature Complete 1 Day Lesson Bundle
MUSICIAN BIOGRAPHY Project a Middle School General Music Research Project
Introduce your students to biographical research with this musical artist research project. Using any music genre or musical period, your students will become familiar with famous musicians’ careers through carefully guided research. They can organize their findings into a presentation with the provided Google Slide or create one from scratch.As a middle school teacher, I have discovered the need for careful guidance to help students keep their information and sources organized when doing resear
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7th - 8th
Also included in: MUSIC RESEARCH PROJECT BUNDLE for Middle School General Music
Renaissance, Medieval, Classical Art Comparison Activity & 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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Middle Ages Meme Project and Stations Lesson Activity for Medieval Europe
This Middle Ages Feudalism lesson plan has students analyze primary source images and then create a Meme that illustrates medieval life. Included is a full lesson plan detailing how to structure each part of your class. There are introductory video links and a background reading on the medieval illuminated manuscript images to get started.Next, students receive a worksheet to move through 12 stations, each with a beautiful primary source image depicting life in Europe during the Middle Ages. Stu
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7th - 10th
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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 Culture Collage Project with Rubric | Cultural Traits PBL | Microsoft
Create culture collages! This project challenges students to showcase a culture & its unique traits in a fun way. The activity can be adapted to a student’s own culture or any world culture. Directions, brainstorm charts, rubric & project examples are included! Choose whether students make digital or paper collages. Finished projects are always super creative! Your purchase has editable, print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or
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3rd - 12th
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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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ANCIENT ROME: World History Travel Brochure Research Summary Project
Have you ever wanted to take your class to Ancient Rome? Now you can without spending a dime! On this virtual field trip, students will become the travel guides. Through summaries and pictures, students will create a travel brochure that highlights 10 major locations of the Ancient Roman Empire. This creative project includes writing, research, and graphic design. What's Included:Student instructions to help explain all aspects of the projectA map of the Roman Empire to locate each stop of th
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5th - 12th
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
Create a Culture Collage Project with Rubric | Cultural Traits PBL | Google
Create culture collages! This project challenges students to showcase a culture & its unique traits in a fun way. The activity can be adapted to a student’s own culture or any world culture. Directions, brainstorm charts, rubric & project examples are included! Choose whether students make digital or paper collages. Finished projects are always super creative! Your purchase has print & interactive, digital versions of the materials. Made for traditional in-class learning or digital 1
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3rd - 12th
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The Day of the Dead: Art & History (Halloween) PowerPoint Presentation
This 10- to 15-minute PowerPoint presentation surveys the history and artistic traditions of The Day of the Dead, or El Dia de los Muertos.
This PowerPoint would make a great introduction to Halloween or other fall art room projects (see my products), as well as cultural units in Spanish class.
In Mexico and other parts of Latin America, people celebrate the Day of the Dead on November 1st and 2nd. El Dia de los Muertos is a time to remember and celebrate family members and friends who have d
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3rd - 12th, Adult Education
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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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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)
Greek Vase Research Activity | Research & Guided Notes - Print and Digital
A study of Ancient Greece is not complete without learning about Greek art and pottery. Specifically, Greek vases! Many students are surprised to learn that there are different types of vases and they each serve different purposes! With a variety of activities designed to keep students engaged and learning, this resource is perfect for both in-person learners AND remote learners, too! Students will get a chance to research Greek vases and get creative to design their very own, which makes for a
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6th - 8th
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
United States 50 States Map Student Created (Big Wall Map) With Guides FUN!!!
The purpose of this activity is to teach students American state geography (and have fun) through the student-created cooperative map of the United States. You, and your students, will love creating your BIG 50 state United States map!MATERIALS: *Student guides (included) *Electronic completed maps (included) *25+ sheets of computer paper *Art materials (tape, pens, markers, crayons, rulers)THE MAP: The completed map is compo
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3rd - 11th
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Mayan Empire Hieroglyphic City Emblem Activity
Mayan Empire Hieroglyphic City Emblem Activity* Art * Social Studies-History * Writing *This quick and fun activity teaches students what Mayan hieroglyphics are and how the Mayas used them to create city emblems. After the reading, students will sketch their own city emblem glyph based upon their own city using their own creativity! If you need help with this product, please contact me.I hope you enjoy!Spedtopia© 2021
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4th - 8th
Thanksgiving Digital Escape Room - Middle / High School - no prep
Students love working their way through these interactive, fun Escape Rooms. This Digital Escape Room on Thanksgiving includes five challenges. There is absolutely no Preparation for the teacher!Students can work through in groups or on their own. They move from room to room until all questions and activities have been completed correctly. This escape room has been created using Google Forms and is self checking.A scenario is presented that sees the students embark on an exciting adventure where
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9th - 12th, Adult Education
Also included in: Thanksgiving Fun Bundle: Engage, Escape, and Color! Middle to Highschool
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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