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Art resources 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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Design a Cube City...a study in volume!
Students use isometric dot paper to draw 3-D buildings and design their own cube cities. This project is a great culmination to any study in volume.
Contents:
1. Teaching Notes
2. Student Sheets:
*Learn to Draw Cubes and Rectangular Prisms
*Draw Rectangular Prisms practice sheet
*Design a Mini Metropolis instruction sheet
*Metropolis Information Sheet, a table to collect information on volume and cost (3 options are included so teachers can select the one that best fits their students' needs:
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4th - 6th
Gifted and Talented Six-Word Digital Memoir Project Based Unit
How do you capture a moment from your life in just 6 words? In this project based unit, students will do just that. They will learn about the power of simplicity in writing and the strength a visual adds to words. Your students will be captivated by their own creativity and as a teacher you will learn more than you ever have about your students.
I hope you find this unit enlightening.
This product includes:
>Complete unit in plans
>List of online resources to accompany the unit
>PDF P
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4th - 8th
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A Recipe for Writing a Sonnet (like Shakespeare)
This is a graphic organizer that allows your students to write sonnets that are amazing. I have used this in both a Gifted 4th and 5th grade, and a regular 5th grade and the results were amazing in both. This clearly lays everything out...topic and structure. It can be used all the way up to high school!
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4th - 12th
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
Fall Into STEAM! 10 hands-on, fall-themed STEM challenges for your makerspace
This pack includes everything you need for a fun-filled, STEM-tastic fall! Makerspaces are the perfect environment for allowing your students to explore, create, and engineer. If you don't have one in your school or classroom yet, start collecting now!Included in this pack are:--The 5 W's of a MakerSpace-- A printable MakerSpace Supply Request form for families-- 10 different fall-related tasks/ STEAM challengesEach task is provided in 2 sizes (full page to display weekly, or as a set of cards
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1st - 8th
Illuminated Manuscript
Just in time for St. Patrick's Day or your study of Ireland, this 4th-12th grade unit introduces the student to the history of illuminated and Celtic manuscript. Each process from the making of parchment to the illumination of the text is discussed. Projects include step by step instructions for drawing a Celtic knot and illuminating the first letter of each student's name using acrylic paints (letter patterns provided). Calligraphy handwriting practice sheets are also provided. Great unit for
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4th - 12th
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
Christmas Around the World Presentation Projects
10 projects for Christmas Around the World for students to practice creating presentations in either Google Slides or PowerPoint. There are 2 levels included for differentiation. The facts are the same, but the requirements for the presentation change between the levels. THESE PROJECTS WORK ON SO MANY SKILLS!1. Navigating to a blank presentation2. Adding specific slide types3. Duplicating slides4. Choosing a theme5. Typing6. Adding Pictures (optional)7. Adding transitions8. Adding animations9. A
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2nd - 5th
Also included in: Christmas Tech Skills Activities for the Computer Lab Bundle
The Crayon Man Picture Book Companion and Activities
Save yourself time with this Print and Go Book Companion for The Crayon Man by Natascha Biebow. This story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of Crayola crayons, teaches children in second through fourth grades about the history of one of the most beloved art supplies. ⭐This picture book illustrates that necessity is the mother of invention as it relates that crayons were originally made because children and teachers needed affordable and reliable art supplies. ⭐The Crayon Man encourages children to
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2nd - 4th
Also included in: National Crayon Day: Crayon Fiction and Nonfiction Book Companion Bundle
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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TOTEM POLE ACTIVITY | Thanksgiving | Native Americans | Art Integration
Easily incorporate ART INTEGRATION into your classroom routine with this Totem Pole Reading and Art Activity! It includes everything you need to celebrate and understand the tradition of Totem Poles.The following Native American Totem Pole Art Resources are included:•Totem Pole nonfiction passage•Create a Totem Pole that represents your family •Rubric•BONUS: Video links for background knowledge and extensionSupplies Needed:•Copy paper•Notebook paper•Scissors•Ruler•Art supplies (pencils, markers,
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3rd - 12th
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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Creative Drawing Prompts
Creative Drawing Prompts - Squiggle Line Drawings and "Finish the Drawing" prompts are perfect bell ringers and work for early finishers to get that creative thinking going! Students of all ages love these divergent thinking prompts. There are 20 "Finish the drawing" printables included and 30 different squiggle line drawing prompts. Please check out the preview to see the drawing pages that are included!You will get:What did he turn the frog into? Wizard drawingWhat did he catch? Fishing dra
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Not Grade Specific
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The Oldest Student Picture Book Biography Companion and Activities
Teach your kiddos the story of Mary Walker, the oldest student in the U.S., who learned to read at 116 years old. This Print and Go Book Companion for The Oldest Student, is a favorite to share with your students at the beginning of the year.WHY YOU NEED THIS THE OLDEST STUDENT BOOK COMPANION: ⭐This comprehensive book companion promotes critical and creative thinking. Best of all, it illustrates the values of perseverance, resilience, and lifelong learning.This The Oldest Student Picture Book
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K - 5th
Also included in: Biography Picture Book Companion Bundle - Lit Guides
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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How to Draw a 3D House (2-Point Perspective)
This lesson is designed for students who have learned how to draw basic boxes using 2-point perspective.
This is a two-part lesson that is designed to show students that their quality of their artwork can be improved by applying what they know about linear perspective. The lesson will reveal successful "before and after" pictures.
Part #1: Students (who have been taught the principles of 2-point perspective) will be challenged to draw a house. Most students will revert to old drawing habits
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4th - 12th
Pi Day Activity Doodle and Sketch Coloring Great for Note Taking
A great Pi Day activity! Try these pi doodles for defining circles, radius, circumference, diameter, and pi! Introduce the concept of pi with an interactive activity. This is perfect if you like incorporating doodling, drawing, or coloring into your math lessons, or are looking for a creative way for students to take notes and personalize their learning experience.⭕ What's Included ⭕Multiple Printable Options: choose from heavily filled out to lightly filled out, to pages with various diameter c
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5th - 9th
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Also included in: Pi Day Activities MEGA Bundle Math STEAM Crafts STEM Challenge
Adjectives for Describing Art Poster
This is a page/poster that students can use as a reference when writing about art. Great for teachers of art history, art teachers, and elementary teachers teaching art. Also great for gifted and talented learners. It is a great way for any teacher of writing to incorporate new vocabulary and incorporate art into writing.
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3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education
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Introduction to Principles of Design and Elements of Art - Media Literacy Lesson
Extend your students’ analysis skills by teaching them Elements of Art and Principles of Design. Students can apply their understanding to photographs, paintings, sculptures, and advertisements. These formal elements will allow students to support their interpretations and deepen their analytical skills. Includes observation, vocabulary activities, and an optional quiz. (grades 7-10 ELA, Yearbook, and Journalism)This is the first lesson in my Photo Analysis Unit, and it's great for building a fo
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7th - 10th, Higher Education
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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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Arts education encompasses various disciplines, including creative writing, dance, music, theater, and visual arts. Through arts education, students learn valuable life skills, including creativity, cooperation, discipline, and critical analysis. Additionally, it provides students with positive means of self-expression and empowers them to find their voice.
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- Develop vital social-emotional and interpersonal skills
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- Learn to handle constructive criticism gracefully
- Improve their ability to focus and concentrate
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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