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7th grade visual arts resources for GATE
Kaleidoscope Lettering Symmetry Project - Designs with Names or Inspiring Words
Kaleidoscope Lettering uses the concepts of bilateral (reflective) symmetry, tessellation, and positive/negative space to transform a name, initials, or an inspiring word into a unique design that looks much more complicated to create than it actually is! This project was so successful and so well-loved by my students that I did it year after year... until I figured out we were doing it the hard way! Here I’m sharing my new and improved method that is faster, easier, and virtually mistake-proof!
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4th - 7th
California Missions Overview Informational Reading & Activities
Most information on the California Missions is too detailed, difficult or overwhelming for 4th graders. Our Mission Overview Text is engaging for kids and works as a companion for individual mission projects. This flexible but comprehensive unit works for shorter time frames and includes all necessary background information, a writing assignment based on the text, and a visual arts component suitable for classroom display.Topics covered: Purpose of California missions, construction and locations
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3rd - 7th
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
Photo Analysis Unit - Media Literacy and Analyzing Photographs (Print & Digital)
Extend your students’ media literacy skills with this Photo Analysis unit. Students develop a vocabulary for analyzing photographs and art (Elements of Art and Principles of Design), strengthen understanding through nonfiction readings and practice activities, and complete individual analyses. Key Takeaways for students:✅ Analyzing photographs is like analyzing a text✅ Elements of art are like figurative language for photographs✅ Photographers consider audience, context, and purpose This collect
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7th - 10th, Higher Education
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Theatre Lesson Set Design Lesson Rendering For Fairy Tales Grades 6 to 8 Fantasy
Part of a Bundle Do your students lesson need concrete ideas and not abstract? Let’s begin there then and use fairy tales as our focus. OVER 350 SOLD! This two-day lesson on set design acquaints your students with the art form. Students learn a little bit about set design and draw a rendering of a fairy tale setting thus becoming set designers themselves. Lastly, they write a detailed description of it. Note: This is part of my fairy set design unit, too. If you purchase the set design unit,
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6th - 8th
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Theater Sub Plan! Drama Costume Design Lesson Fairy Tale Characters Fantasy
Bundle Fairy tales are very popular at present. Why not capitalize on your theater students' interest in them with this costume design lesson? Students can really let their imaginations soar and explore different settings (modern, the fifties, western, apocalyptic, furturistic, etc.) for their own costume designs while learning sound instruction created by a very knowledgeable and experienced veteran teacher. No gimmicks here. Even great for a substitute to teach! This two-day low prep lesso
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6th - 9th
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Drama Set Design Drawing Construction Fairy Tale Theater Arts Grades 6 to 8
PART OF A BUNDLE Got reluctant middle school students in your class who don't understand theater's power of imagination? Try set design. Anyone can teach set design with the right resources--I promise! During this five to eight-day unit on set design students learn about the history of set design, famous set designers, develop a critical eye about what makes up an award- winning set design, create a ground plan for a fairy tale story of their choosing and draw a rendering. In addition, the stude
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6th - 9th
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Gifted and Talented Unit: Photography Project/ Theme: Emotions
Imagine:Students will brainstorm as many emotions that they can think of. (Fluency) Provided, is a series of 10 photos with no faces. Students must select an emotion that best categorizes each image and record it on the response sheet provided. For example, photos with bright warm colors and a lot of light might represent happiness. Blurry photos might represent confusion, or a photo with a singular object might represent confidence, independence, or lonliness. There is no one right answer t
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4th - 8th
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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
Beginning of the Year Collage DIGITAL
This is a fun, digital activity that students can work on from home or at school! Students add information reflecting their own personalities and life to create a personalized collage. This is a great getting to know you activity as well as an awesome keepsake for the parents to have! The pdf file is also available for students to complete in the classroom on paper.
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1st - 8th
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Also included in: Digital Growing Bundle
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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Vibrobots: A fun and engaging builder's lab on electronics, art, and robotics
Your students will love designing, building, and testing these inexpensive and creative robots that wiggle their way across their desks. They can compete with them in races and battles and even use them to draw artistic patterns. Using materials purchased from discount stores, each robot can be built and rebuilt for less than $2.00.
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6th - 9th
ART PROJECT BUNDLE Choice Board Independent Project PBL Genius Hour Digital
30% OFF WITH THE BUNDLE...This easy-to-follow, NO PREP, FULLY-EDITABLE resource gives you everything you need to provide your students with an ART INDEPENDENT PROJECT CHOICE BOARD! Students can complete projects using the provided Choice Board, or you separate the activities so that you have 4 art units with this resource! Simply print out or post the Student Directions, Student Answer Sheets, and Student Tracker and GO! Students will follow the Design Process/Creative Problem-Solving Cycle to R
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4th - 12th
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
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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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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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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Math & Art Project-Based: Kandinsky, Literacy, Circumference & Problem Solving
This math and art project is an integrated project to be used in reader's and writer's workshop, and math class. Students read a mini-biography of Wassily Kandinsky, use a viewfinder to view his "Color Study: Squares with Concentric Circles" and complete an art response to it. In addition, students read famous quotations of Kandinsky's using a quotation biography, Read-Think-Wonder and Step Inside thinking routines. Students also complete an exploration of circumference, and solve a patterni
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5th - 7th
Frank Lloyd Wright Project Based Learning | STEM | Digital and Printable
Get to know one of America’s best known and influential architects!>>Simply PRINT & Go for the classroom or CLICK & Share for Distance Learning<<The CLICK & Share activity is the perfect setup for quick and engaging project-based learning in digital format.Please click on the PREVIEWS for an idea of everything that is included!Students will develop an appreciation for the architect, Frank Lloyd Wright. They will learn about his architecture and design theories. Frank grew
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4th - 7th
NAME ART (Beginning of Year or Term)
Beginning of the year - FUN and funky name art. Take the stress out of a start of the year/ term task with this fun, graffiti art project.A3 size art work at the end.12 slides in total.Links to resources to support app suggestions.Step by step instructions. Easy to follow. High success rate.My classes (I have done this a few times) LOVED it as it made art fun and non-threatening for them. art - pastel - colour mixing - brick walls - graffiti fontsSuitable for many ages. Level 2 Arts Curriculum N
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4th - 7th
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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