Lesson Plans

Study the complex, geometric ornamentation of Islamic art. Discover intricate, authentic Zillij designs using math and a

Discover the joy of cooking ethnic recipes! Compile a multicultural class cookbook using metric measurements.

Poems and pictures portray our gratitude for Earth's natural resources.

Hear, read, write, draw and talk about scientist and inventor Thomas Alva Edison.

Heroes and heroines are people who step up to help in stressful, challenging times. Students connect with helpers by cre

Celebrate workers in one's school! Honor volunteers and staff with handmade certificates, medals, or ribbons. Let them k

Create a mini Model Magic® YOU! Students think about body postures as they make a sculpture of themselves doing some of

Students use everyday classroom materials to create a head and shoulders self-portrait with a large, unfolding hug.

See the world in a new way--with the breads people eat. Explore cultural attributes and world populations with a pictogr

Work together as a class to write a script for a play and act out each scene. Students design backdrops on the classroom

Collectively, the seasons create a rainbow. Students identify and draw natural elements from each season. Combined toget

Natural phenomena are endlessly fascinating! Create a model of an erupting volcano and let off some steam.

Teach students to ask questions of the text as they read. Encourage their familiarity with the five Ws using a search-an

Children often need to make difficult choices in order to help their families. Read a picture book about such a child in

Discover the beauty of the Great American Seal. Recreate this national emblem with Crayola™ Color Sticks™ Colored Pencil

What is a tsunami? Find out more by creating a picture based on the Japanese painting The Great Wave.

Create a classroom book! Combine short narratives with art to make a compelling piece of original literature.

Who’s eating these flowers? Why do the leaves have holes? Find out which insects are feasting at The Leaf Café!

In perfect lines and rhymes the story of Madeline, by Ludwig Bemelmans, tells the tale of twelve little girls through ra

Make up a story or tell one you already know by illustrating it on recycled CDs! Students create a traditional Sioux sto

Create an educational poster about the historical women of the U.S. space program called The Mercury 13.

A weaving activity demonstrates the art of crafting a story, layering patterned strips to build a dynamic mat of colors

Is a picture worth a thousand words? Use art to make a point with a political cartoon.

Introduce young students to maps by having them create their own map with lines for roads printed with car wheels.