Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Wax Paper Window Art Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.
Let It Snow! Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a...		Autumn Leaf Art Projects Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts...
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...
Owl Sculpture Using the Internet and art materials, students will create life-size sculptures of owls.		Thankful List Teaching students to free-associate and generate a list of things they are thankful for is a...
Weather Station With a student-made weather station and/or the Internet, students measure weather in a variety...		An Illustrated Astronomy Glossary Students will create an illustrated glossary of astronomy terms.
Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Decoupage Cover a surface with pasted paper cutouts, creating an old fashioned decoupage.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Herbs in the Classroom Grow herbs indoors all year by creating a mini-greenhouse.		Similar and Different Students discuss the ways in which they are similar and different. This is a great activity to...
Stained Glass Sun-Catchers Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun...		Substitute Teacher Information Filling in these sheets will provide your substitutes with the necessary information to run...