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Many people around the world saw the aurora for the first time during the May 10 geomagnetic storm - the largest storm since 2005!
Engaging vocabulary review Ideas & activities that can be used with K-5 students! Five fun & collaborative vocabulary instruction ideas.
Fun and engaging vocabulary and word work ideas and activities. Here the some freebies and other ideas for your 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade classroom.
For a few years, I've done an abstract project involving line, color, and sweet lil' second graders. Recently, I saw images of artwork by Jean Dubuffet that reminded me of said project. So this year, I've incorporated the two. There are other Dubuffet lessons out there; I found the following before re-styling my own: Dali's Moustache Kids Artists Hands, Head 'n Heart in the Artroom Prior to seeing his work, I didn't know much about Dubuffet. If you're in the same boat, check out the following references that really helped me out: Dubuffet.com MoMA Poul Webb Art Blog Art Smarts 4 Kids Here's what we did. First, we began by filling a 9x12" white piece of paper with a 'controlled scribble,' allowing our imaginations and our pencils dance around the page. The kids did this on both sides of the paper before consulting tablemates to choose their better side. Then, pencil lines were traced with a fine-tip black Sharpie. We erased any peek-a-boo pencil lines. Kiddos colored a few spaces with the Sharpie, while other sections were filled with linear patterns using a white crayon. Everyone's abstract shape was cut out. Next art class, the watercolors came out and the artists went to work! Students were limited to two colors of their choice (like Dubuffet and his limited color palette). Some spaces were left white, while others got the bold color treatment. When works were dry (within a few minutes), they were mounted onto paper. Glue stick glue was put on all edges of the pieces, but pushed down in select locations to create 3D sculptures, a la Dubuffet. They were THRILLED with their (simple) sculptures! And I have to say that I agree--the results are simple yet arresting. Cutting a few of those black lines for more dimension While we worked, we listened to a bit of music that Dubuffet had put together: http://www.ubu.com/sound/dubuffet.html The kids' reactions were quite entertaining! This was a quick two-day project that gave us room to finish any previously incomplete projects (in this case, Gators), and fostered peer helping, as some kids 'got' it more than others. I look forward to finishing this project with my other second grade sweeties!
These sound experiments are fun and engaging! They're perfect science lessons for 1st graders and are aligned with NGSS for teaching sound.
Fun ideas for teaching adjectives and descriptive writing that are just right for October and Halloween week in the primary classroom.
Super fun project for your Pre-k, Kindergarteners, and even 1st Graders. Your students will have so much fun mixing colors, whether they are just learning about color, or revisiting color mixing. This project is very versatile and can be created using a variety of mediums such as watercolor paint, t...
If you're a teacher or a parent looking for high-quality 5th grade math worksheets, look no further. See these 5th grade printable math worksheets for practicing skills.
This post shares 3rd grade literacy center ideas that work with any Language Arts curriculum and last the entire school year + FREE printable
This year along with our calendar notebook we are going to have a copywork notebook in which the girls will copy a few letters or a few sentences every day to review memory work we have already accomplished as well as improve penmanship, and reinforce science, history, Bible, phonics, and other lessons we are learning along
Do you teach elementary music to fifth graders? Are you struggling to teach fifth graders? Here are some tips and tricks to help you out!
3D Monochromatic Cubes Your students will have fun with this art project and presentation that teaches student how to draw a three-dimensional cube and paint a monochromatic color scheme. Concepts in this presentation include: Drawing in three dimensions, value, monochromatic color, tints, shades, color mixing. Detailed step-by-step instructions to guide your students. I teach this lesson to 5th graders and they LOVE it! 3D Monochromatic Cubes
For this self-portrait project, 4th graders learned all about Italian artist Modigliani. I was actually not familiar with this artist until starting my teaching job at EDS and found an old print w…
See unique and creative plant life cycle activities and teaching ideas with hands-on plant needs experiments for kids.
I just couldn't wait to post about our Jackson Pollock guitars! The first day, third graders learned about Jackson Pollock. We read Action Jackson, and got a feel for how Pollock lived and worked. We learned that Pollock dripped and drizzled house paint all over huge canvases in his studio. Next, we did our own abstract expressionist string paintings. We used clothespins to hold the strings this year and it was SO much better than fingers! After that, we did something that Pollock would have hated! We turned our awesome paintings into guitars! Students were given a photo reference sheet that had pictures of different guitars. Everyone was encouraged to create their own designs! This project was a blast for everyone! Learning Goals: I can... - Tell about Jackson Pollock - Use creativity to make my guitar unique - Explain that a graphic designer might help create the look of a guitar!
Are you studying apples in 2nd or 3rd grade? Dive deeper into the life cycle of an apple tree, the anatomy of an apple, and farming processes with these videos, activities, crafts, and worksheets for kids all about apples.
Are you looking for tips and tricks for working with partners in the classroom classroom? Read on to learn all the hacks!
This printable letter B worksheet includes four lines for practicing handwriting the letter B - two lines of uppercase B's and two lines of lowercase b's. There is also a section at the top that includes a picture of a bee your kiddos can color. Letter B worksheets like this one are perfect for kindergartners and first graders to practice letter formation and handwriting skills. They work great in the classroom or at home! To get the most use out of these handwriting worksheets, you might consider either laminating them, or using reusable dry erase pockets.
Looking for an exciting science experiments for 7th graders and beyond?? This list of 15 science experiments will catch your attention and will make you...
These 5 fun 3D shapes activities for kindergarten are a great way for students to learn about shape attributes while having a blast.
Fresh and engaging writing prompts for fifth graders
Covid-19 didn’t stop us from celebrating St. Martin’s day, so we had to make lanterns! In art class I wanted to work following the example of a famous artist with my fifth graders . The…
Mrs. Mount painting a tiny hand. Our 4th grade Dale Chihuly inspired oversized flowers. Some students and their family members taking photos. Finger knit weaving 3rd grade Fall Trees. Th students learned a little bit about perspective by adding trees in the foreground, middle ground and background. 3rd grade tiered cakes inspired by artist Wayne Thiebaud. "All about ME" word collages. This was a mixed media project using recycled dictionary pages, magazines, yarn, texture sheets and foil. Our P.E. teacher, Mr. Quarando painting a student's face. Ms. Knight painting a student's face. These are some cool mustaches! 4th grade copper name plates Matthew peeking through our SCREAM mural, inspired by Edvard Munch! Show me your best SCREAM face! Mrs. Mount painting away. Special guest, Mrs. Winiasz face painting at the art show! Our Principal, Mrs. Schwartz painting a student's hand :). Some parents checking out our awesome finger knit weaving.
Layout stage before the final felt
These human body for kids activities allow children to learn about the heart, muscles, lungs, 5 senses, bones organs, cells, and so much more!
