Adjective Chains Students learn to use a thesaurus by making paper chains of synonyms. This is a great arts &...		Autumn Leaf Art Projects Students use brightly colored autumn leaves to create art pieces, in this arts & crafts...
Gardening with Kids Tips for gardening with children.		Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.
Let It Snow! Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a...		Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Pilgrim Fact Cards The Pilgrim Fact Cards were designed to be used with the Pilgrim Study Unit, but are a valuable...
Owl Sculpture Using the Internet and art materials, students will create life-size sculptures of owls.		The First Thanksgiving - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 5 of 7) Students will learn about the first Thanksgiving in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It's beneficial...
Amazing, Bending Wood Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.		Planning for the Voyage - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 1 of 7) Students will be able to identify the reasons the Pilgrims came to the North America.
Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...		The First Winter - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 4 of 7) The first winter that the Pilgrims spent in Plymouth was extremely difficult. This lesson will...
Decoupage Cover a surface with pasted paper cutouts, creating an old fashioned decoupage.		Aboard the Mayflower - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 2 of 7) Present this lesson plan to help students understand the hardships endured by the Pilgrims and...
Stained Glass Sun-Catchers Reinforce students' learning of geometric shapes and colors by making tissue paper sun...		Choosing Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (Lesson 3 of 7) Students will learn about Colonial times and the factors that determined the Pilgrims settling...
Wax Paper Window Art Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.		Life in Plymouth - Pilgrim Study Unit (lesson 6 of 7) After the challenging first winter of 1620, the Pilgrims made great progress in settling...