$5 - $10 6th Grade Other (Arts) Activities

These mixed media projects are based on Gustav Klimt’s artwork Tree of Life.  Let the metallic colors and vivid imagery inspire your students’ creativity as they explore different materials in these cross-curricular projects. 

This lesson is highly engaging, multidisciplinary, and uses a variety of materials that can be modified for what you have on hand.  Set up stations and let your students choose a project, rotate through and complete multiple projects, or design their own using these projects as inspiration.  This project is designed for upper elementary (3rd-5th grade) students but can be easily adapted for middle school.

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 13 pages. It includes:

• Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 3 projects
• Suggestions for project variations for each project
• Cross-curricular and literacy connections
• Information about artist Gustav Klimt
• Image of original artwork Tree of Life including source reference
• Ideas for including assessment
• Scavenger hunt list for artwork Tree of Life
• National Core Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas) for 3rd-5th grades

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Down in the Art Room

How to have better mornings is a yoga and mindfulness lesson plan that you can repeat over and over.

With breathing, mindfulness, and yoga poses, start your day off on the right side of the bed (or classroom)

20 movie correlated activities for use with The Greatest Showman with Hugh Jackman (2017) to help students understand ELA concepts and history/social studies fact based events of P.T. Barnum and The Greatest Showman. Includes: Be a Hollywood Producer and cast the movie Design a movie poster Create a Movie Marquee Visual Plot Map (4 Stages of the Movie Plot) Interview with a Star (2 pages) Write a Newspaper Article and Teen Mag Article (Audience) Character Chart Graphic Organizer CRE Character Analysis Writing Ringmaster Chant & Rhyme Transformation Pros & Cons (Compare & Contrast) I'm Unique (Traits Chart) Fact or Fiction (Real Life Facts vs. Movie Facts) P.T. Barnum: Just the Facts (History) Barnum's Legacy (Design your own...) Barnum Festival (Design a statue) Barnum Poetry Lots of creative, engaging activities to showcase students' talents and build upon strengths while reinforcing concepts. Fact based information to encourage students to think critically and problem solve while using movie and media for cooperative learning. Great for centers, differentiation, flipped classes, homeschool, G/T, pre-Ap, history, and ELA.

Practice worksheets about the elements of art - line, texture and form. Students are given some information about each element and then given the opportunity to mimic/practice the element!

Could be a great refresher exercise in class for students, or easily left for a sub assignment when a substitute is present as well. Needs minimal supplies to complete!

Included: 1 PDF for each practice worksheet.

Each element has 2 versions that are included in order to allow students at different levels to practice a variety of skills.

• Color: Practicing making the element of art AND practicing using a variety of color mediums, like colored pencils
• Black and White: Practicing the element of art and practicing using graphite, pen or other grayscale mediums

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Teach your students or kids to draw animals with this step by step Worksheet for kids by “The Fun Sheep”, It is Perfect for school classroom activities, drawing classes, or as a school holiday activity for kids of all ages

What comes in the product:

- 27 Animals To Draw + plus a blank page to practice

- 28 pages

- 8.5" x 11" inch paper Size

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You need this St. Patrick's Day Activity Bundle to get through the chaos of the month of March. It's chockful of games & coloring activities, including Would You Rather and a challenging maze that will keep elementary and middle school students busy when they finish their work! Perfect to help celebrate St Patrick's Day!

I made these creative activities because I needed independent work that I could use in my classroom that I knew students would actually LIKE doing!

What's Included:

March Early Finishers Packet This monthly packet features like puzzles, games, and SEL-centered drawing and coloring activities. They'll love the fun games they can play with a partner quietly, or anything from the selection of 20 fun pages of independent, challenging puzzles and creative activities this packet offers!

Would You Rather St. Patrick's Day Edition This class game is a fun way to get your students excited to be in school, create relationships, and get students talking and connected! Questions are fall-themed and related to St. Patrick's Day. All you need to do is project the questions on the board to get the fun started, no other prep is needed!

St. Patrick’s Day Chalk Talk | Collaborative Group Activity This St. Patrick’s Day Chalk Talk is a great no-prep activity that you can use to celebrate the holiday. A Chalk Talk is a way to have a silent discussion about a question**.** This DIGITAL lesson is completed individually and reviewed as a whole group. You will love this well-organized activity that allows students to collaborate with each other interactively, whether it be at their devices working on the same file, or moving around the room! Printable and digital Google Drive versions are included, as well as a printable Reflection sheet that will allow them to reflect on the ideas presented.

St. Patrick’s Day Coloring Pages Help your students celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by being creative as well as mindful with these coloring pages! Choose from 5 different design options. These pages are a cute and fun way for students to express their creativity this St. Patrick’s Day.

St. Patrick’s Day THIS OR THAT Worksheet Have students complete this worksheet, then let them play with a classmate they would like to get to know better. Students will be answering St. Patrick's-themed This or That style questions and can take turns to create and play their own sheet with a partner.

St. Patrick’s Day Maze Check out this printable St. Patrick's Day-themed maze that is just perfect for getting your students into the festive mood, while being challenged. Lead the Leprechaun to the pot of gold! Have students complete this maze as a game to see which students(s) can finish first! Answer key is included!

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This project aims to help your child/students practice their research skills. They will pick one of the "realms" or regions based on the realms represented in the Nutcracker Ballet (when visiting after Marie/Clara rescues the Nutcracker/Prince). Children/students can practice following instructions and requirements by following the assignment's instructions. Two options are available to complete the report. 1. Predesigned Research Page or 2. Written Research Report (with introduction and conclusion). An optional presentation extension is available for students to create a project based on architecture, dress, or food research done on their report. Rubrics and student instructions are available for each report/and the Presentation.

What is Included: 12 Pages

• Goals and Instruction Page for Teachers (1 page)
• Student Instructions/Requirements (1 page)
• Student Report Pages (2 pages)
• Rubric For Report on Student Report Pages (1 page)
• Student Instructions/Requirements for Presentation (1 page)
• Rubric for Presentation (1 page)

Pair this with the Nutcracked novel study, the Nutcracker and The Mouse King picture book study, or other Nutcracker Christmas School Activities. A complete 20-Day Christmas School Unit is available as a bundle through my website or TeachShare storefront.

Great beginning of year project for upper elementary (4th grade and up) and middle school students! This plaster project has everything to start a successful year in the classroom - high student engagement, multiple project variations to finish plaster colors wheels with different media, worksheets for off-task or disruptive students, plus step-by-step instructions with photos - to guarantee an excellent outcome for your students, even if you have never used plaster before. A bonus for this project is after students make their own color wheel, they can use it for the rest of the school year as they work on other art projects.

If you have not worked with plaster in the elementary classroom, don't worry! This lesson includes specific instructions and tips for successfully using plaster with your students. Also included is a guide for ordering plaster with a formula for determining how much material you need to order.

All of my lessons are cross-curricular and multi-disciplinary. This lesson includes specific ideas on embedding formative assessments and other core subjects in this project.

This project is in a PDF file and contains 18 pages. It includes:

• Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 4 plaster color wheel projects
• Project vocabulary & definitions
• Vocabulary writing assignment for off-task students
• Guide for ordering plaster
• Project variations
• Tips for working with plaster 
• Cross-curricular connections

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I specialize in cross-curricular lessons, and many of my lessons have formative assessments and classroom management tips embedded in them. More lessons and resources may be found at my TeachShare store.

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Thank you!

Deborah

Down in the Art Room

On a smartboard on via personal device, share a morning yoga routine with your students.

We have shared this at school assemblies across the US for all grade levels pre-k-8th grade

The goal for this project is for your child/students to practice using area and perimeter. They will also practice spatial awareness as they plan for elements to fit within the area provided. The different areas they will place on their maps are based on the realms represented in the Nutcracker Ballet (when visiting after Marie/Clara rescues the Nutcracker/Prince)

Children/students can practice following instructions and requirements by following the assignment's instructions.

What is Included: 9 Pages

· Goals and Instructions for Teachers

· Instructions/Requirements

· Example

· Rubric

· Legends Page.

· Elements Page

· Separate 11x14 printable graph page

Pair this with the Nutcracked novel study, the Nutcracker and The Mouse King picture book study, or other Nutcracker Christmas School Activities. A complete 20-Day Christmas School Unit is available as a bundle through my website or TeachShare storefront.

These clay medallion art projects will keep your students busy & engaged while creating both a 2D & 3D project!  This cross-curricular art lesson designed for 3rd- 5th grades and up includes literacy connections (homophones) and is purposely designed so your students may still work on the project while the clay dries! 

This highly engaging student favorite project includes everything needed for a successful project and includes social-emotional learning (SEL).  It is perfect any time of year and may be used with seasonal designs if desired. 

This resource is in a PDF file and contains 16 pages.  It includes: 

• Cross-curricular lesson with detailed instructions and photos for 3 clay medallion 2D/3D projects
• Suggestions for project and material variations 
• Guide for creating clay medallions
• Cross-curricular and literacy connections
• Information on homophones and how to incorporate them into the lesson
• Tips for project success
• Tree bark reference photo in 2 different sizes
• National Core Arts Standards and TEKS (Texas) for 3rd-5th grades

This lesson may be used with or without stations.  With 2 different methods for creating medallions and 3 different 2D background projects, it is simple to differentiate, let students choose their own projects, or even mix and match components from other projects to create a project unique to each student. 

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I specialize in cross-curricular lessons. More lessons and resources including bilingual labels may be found at my TeachShare store.

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To be notified of new products and resources in my store, click here.

Thank you!

Deborah

Down in the Art Room