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K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

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A listening doll
Students discuss the process of storytelling and listening to stories. Then, they create a listening doll in the tradition of the Native American storyteller dolls. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education)
Provided by: The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
A lens into the past
This ARTSEDGE lesson uses photographs to describe the transition from old world to New World experienced by immigrants to the United States. Students gain an understanding of the new life of immigrants in this country, and learn how the medium of photography... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
Provided by: ArtsEdge
It came from Greek mythology
This page contains six EDSITEment lessons based around teaching Greek mythology. Students will study basic plots of three Greek myths and discuss three types of themes in Greek myths. They will also explore contemporary uses of terms from Greek mythology... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts)
Provided by: EDSITEment
History in quilts
Students will recognize how people from different cultures and time periods have passed down the tradition of quiltmaking. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 3–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies)
Provided by: National Endowment for the Humanities
Creative voices of Harlem
In this lesson, students will learn about the Harlem Renaissance and some of its most important artists—including poets, painters, sculptors, photographers, and novelists. They’ll examine a poem by Langston Hughes, and then each student will research an... (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, Music Education, and Social Studies)
Provided by: ArtsEdge