'Tis the season to be joyful, merry, beautiful, and red! Test young learners' knowledge of parts of speech with a festive coloring instructional activity. As they identify which words are nouns and which words are adjectives, they color...

Students create hanging christmas decorations using plastic lids, glue, various colors and shapes of glitter, and tinsel in this early-elementary school Art instructional activity. The instructional activity is ideal for the holiday...

Students develop a podcast as they retell the story of The Polar Express. In this early childhood lesson plan, students experience technology by creating a podcast. Students also create illustrations to be scanned for the podcast.

Learners make "leprechaun dust" in this short art lesson using Jello instant pistachio pudding, small jars, milk, and spoons. Ideal for celebrating St. Patrick's Day with early-elementary students. Can be combined with the reading of a...

In this comprehension instructional activity, students answer short answer and discussion questions for the story Arthur's Lost and Found. Students complete 14 questions.

Students create "clay pot" snowmen using clay pots, glue, mitten scraps, paints, and markers in this early-elementary Art lesson. The lesson may take 1-2 days depending on the amount of time it takes for the undercoat of each snowman to...

Learners create Christmas wreaths using Christmas material or fabric and coat hangers in this holiday lesson for the elementary classroom. Modifications would need to be made to accommodate older or more advanced students. Emphasis is...

Students create foam ornaments and/or miniature trees using fun foam, glue, buttons, rick rack or pasta, and gold string in this early-elementary school Art activity. Suggested adaptations for younger and older students are provided.

Students create rice and glue holiday wreaths in this Art lesson ideal for the 1st or 2nd grade. The lesson can be adapted for older or younger students and includes an ingredient list and step-by-step directions for siccessful...

Students create "Shamrock Men" using construction paper, pre-cut patterns, glue, and scissors in this lesson that celebrates St. Patrick's Day. The lesson was originally create for a Special Education class but could be adapted for...

Students create wooden Santas using small blocks of wood, paint, holiday materials, doll hair, glue, and berry leaves in this Holiday art lesson for the elementary classroom. The lesson includes resource links and a finished example of...

Second graders identify the traits of good writing in poems and stories in the six lessons of this unit. The traits analyzed are used to improve the student's own writing skills.

Young scholars create small "Shamrock Puppies" using colored construction paper, crayons, and glue in this pre-Kindergarten lesson plan celebrating St. Patrick's Day. The lesson plan includes a resource link where printable patterns can...

Students create "toilet paper tube" snowmen using toilet paper rolls, paints, pipecleaners, construtcion paper, wiggly eyes, and markers in this winter-time activity. The lesson is intended for the early elementary classroom.

Young scholars create wooden "Starflakes" for the Holiday season in this excellent lesson suitable for the elementary level Art class. Resource links are provided for introuctory activities involving basic snowflake creations and ideas...

This site offers free step-by-step lessons on how to draw various types of cartoons including animals, characters, cars, Christmas, Disney, Manga, Superheros, landscape, and much more. General information about drawing cartoons is...