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Long and tall: Teacher and students discuss how some objects are very tall, and some objects are very long. Using long, narrow pieces of paper, students will draw two long objects and two tall objects. This lesson is intended to help children observe what is around them, judge size, and fill the page from top to bottom with the intended object.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Visual Arts Education); By Jan Kimosh.

Looking back - An Art/English interdisciplinary unit: This is an interdisciplinary unit that incorporates research of historical events of the past century. Students learn to understand the relationship among society, art, and literature, and then draw on that knowledge when they interview an individual to develop a biographical narrative, a collage, and an oral presentation.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Julie Osmon.

A magic carpet ride: Exploring carpet weaving in India: In this lesson, a photo analysis activity helps students learn about carpet weaving in India. Students discuss how this tradition compares to the weaving traditions of other cultures.; Format: lesson plan (grade 7 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Eric Eaton.

Make your own cereal bowl: In this lesson for kindergarten, students will learn that the art of creating functional pieces of pottery in North America first began over 4000 years ago in North Carolina. Students will learn where clay comes from and will create their own pottery pieces.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education); By Eileen Palamountain.

Marc Brown author study: Arthur's Nose: Using the book Arthur's Nose by Marc Brown students will respond to the story through art, music, and in written form.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Kathy Palmore.

Meet the Virginia Reel: Students will learn to dance the Virginia Reel.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Dance Arts Education); By Jo James.

Meter madness: The students will identify 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4 time signatures. They will also identify the down-beat and begin to understand conducting patterns.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Music Education); By Alice Barlowe.

Mini totem poles: Students will create mini totem poles using paper towel tubes and Crayola Model Magic clay. Totem poles of Northwest Coast Indian tribes will be explored.; Format: lesson plan (grade 5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Mary Ann Athens.

Mixing colors with Little Blue and Little Yellow: This is an integrated lesson based on a French book entitled Little Blue and Little Yellow by Leo Lionni. Within the lesson, students will experiment with various colors to create new colors and eventually write their own version of this story.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–1 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Science); By Lisa Tartaglia.

Motor car and galimoto: An intercultural lesson in pragmatism, creativity, and perseverance: In this lesson for grade three, students read the book Galimoto, about a young boy in Malawi, Africa, and his quest to gather wire in order to make a toy car. Students discuss the literary elements of the book, study the language used, and complete their own quests to gather wire and create their own galimotos.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 Visual Arts Education, English Language Arts, and Social Studies); By Edie McDowell.

Music reading railroad: Students will learn to read quarter notes, rests and repeat signs using a traditional folk song.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Music Education); By Melissa Vincent.

Musical mountain: Students will learn to hear the differences between low, middle, and high pitches. They will be able to visualize these differences by looking at the low, middle, and high points of a mountain.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Music Education); By Margaret Harris.

Name that tune!: This is a student/parent assignment. The students will perform selected lines from their band method books, and their parents (or responsible adults) will listen and try to name the tune.; Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Music Education); By Mary Beth Smith.

Native American music: Two North Carolina tribes: In this lesson plan, students will listen to songs from two North Carolina tribes. Students will learn about the music through listening, analyzing, singing, moving, and playing instruments.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Music Education and Social Studies); By Merritt Raum Flexman.

Nature journaling: A new way to enjoy nature: Nature journaling is a way to record and re-create an image experienced in nature. By combining drawing and writing, the student uses their senses to record what they feel, see, hear and touch at a particular point in time.; Format: lesson plan (grade 3 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Steven Sather.

Nightmares of Hieronymus Bosch: As part of a unit on Medieval Art, students will become familiar with some of the works of Hieronymus Bosch. They will identify symbols and imagery of fear and will be able to relate this to some of their own fears and nightmares.; Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Visual Arts Education); By Helen Nagan.

Notating a rainy day: Using manipulatives, students will notate a familiar song.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1–2 Music Education); By Melissa Vincent.

Observing connections: Art, poetry and the environment (Lesson 1): Students will explore the poem of Pat Lowery Collins, “I Am An Artist” and create their own poem from what they see and experience. They will then illustrate their poems with a visual design. This is the first lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Observing Connections —Art, Poetry, and the Environment (Lesson 1); Observing Connections—Changing Landscapes (Lesson 2); Observing Connections—North Carolina Pottery and Face Jugs (Lesson 3); Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and English Language Arts); By Lisa Mitchell.

Observing connections: Changing landscapes (Lesson 2): The students will learn about the changing environment through study and observation. They will reflect on these changes in the environment and create their own landscape and habitat. This is the second lesson in “Observing connections,” a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education); By Lisa Mitchell.

Observing connections: North Carolina pottery and face jugs (Lesson 3): This is the third lesson in a series of three in which students are creating art based on their observations: Lesson 1 Observing connections—art, poetry and the environment; Lesson 2 Observing connections—changing landscapes; Lesson 3 Observing connections—North Carolina pottery and face jugs.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Visual Arts Education and Social Studies); By Lisa Mitchell.

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