Construct an Ancient Roman City & Find the Volume & Surface Area of Its Buildings: 7th Grade Lesson Plan
Teach your students the real-life application of volume and surface area by designing and constructing their own cities!
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Using Formulas to Find the Area of a Triangle: Sixth Grade Math Lesson Plan
Let your students make the connection between hands-on methods and using the mathematical formula to find the area of a triangle!
Continue ReadingUsing Units & a Formula to Find the Volume of Rectangular Prism: 6th Grade Math Lesson with Chocolate Boxes!
Teach your students a fun way to understand volume by letting them create their own chocolate company boxes!
Continue ReadingFinding the Surface Area of 3-D Shapes with Boxes & Wrapping Paper: 6th Grade Lesson
Teach your students to understand the concept and use a formula to find surface area of real-life objects. In this lesson your students will explore …
Continue ReadingCreate a Pumpkin Patch Pastel Painting: Middle School Seasonal Art Lesson
Introduce your students to the beauty of painting with warm lights and cool shadows! This art lesson is appropriate for middle or high school …
Continue ReadingCreate a Fall Painting with Complementary Colors
Teach students to use naturally complementary colors to create fall paintings.
Continue ReadingPaint with your Senses: Middle School Impressionistic Watercolor Painting
Show your students the joy of using color to paint beyond what they see with their eyes! Students will experiment with watercolor and painting sounds …
Continue ReadingMiddle School Art Lesson: Still Life Paintings of Your History & Future
Get to know your students through still life painting! In this lesson, students will create a still life painting of objects that represent their past …
Continue ReadingSummer Art: Fireworks Display on Black Paper with Pastels
Using just a few simple materials, your students can create an image similar to the beauty of a fireworks display against a night sky!
Continue ReadingLesson on the Legend of Mercy Brown: A Vampire in Rhode Island - for Middle School Students
Back in the late 19th century, belief in vampires was still common. What else could be the explanation for diseases such as consumption? Learn the …
Continue ReadingUsing a Viewfinder to Paint Outdoors: Beginner Plein Air Painting Lesson
Using a simple tool to identify a composition, students can create their own unique paintings from any view they see outside!
Continue ReadingAmerican Folktales: Henry Hudson & the Lost Colony of Virginia
Students will love this lesson on American legends. First, travel up the Hudson river in New York with Henry Hudson. Then, we’ll visit the first …
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