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...
Let It Snow! Celebrate winter with an arts and crafts activity. Each student will create a snowperson for a...		Clay Hanukkah Menorah Students make a clay menorah as a way of learning about Hanukkah.
Sunflowers, Van Gogh, and You Students will taste sunflower seeds, plant sunflowers, research Vincent van Gogh, and paint a...		Holiday Paper Chains In this arts and crafts lesson, children make paper chains with symbols from various holidays,...
Animal Defenses An article with photos of some of the innovative means animals have developed for attack and...		An Illustrated Astronomy Glossary Students will create an illustrated glossary of astronomy terms.
Owl Sculpture Using the Internet and art materials, students will create life-size sculptures of owls.		Bio Poem Handout Use this template when writing a bio poem, a great format for students to write creatively...
Amazing, Bending Wood Use popsicle sticks to show students how wood bends without breaking.		Strides for Women Posters Students research the lives of accomplished women and create posters displaying the...
Flower and Leaf Press Students press flowers and plants with heavy books to make lovely decorations. Then, they use...		Squiggle Drawing Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.
Decoupage Cover a surface with pasted paper cutouts, creating an old fashioned decoupage.		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...
Wax Paper Window Art Students create window art by ironing crayon gratings between wax paper.		Getting to Know Your Student Send this letter home to parents to help you know your students better.