Power and Symbols

When does a simple symbol have more power than a word?

Pluto – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about Pluto back into the correct order?

Trains – Mixed Up Paragraph

Can you use the context clues to get these sentences about trains back into the correct order?

Concept Attainment: Art

Can your students tell the difference between cubism and abstract art?

Art Lesson: One-Point Perspective

Let’s give our students an art history lesson while teaching them how to enhance their drawings using one-point perspective.

Self Portraits: Pointillism

Turn your students into a bunch of Monets with q-tips and some tempera paint.

Notice, Wonder: Plateau

A mysterious image. Reveal it slowly. Let your students wonder!

Depth and Complexity: Patterns

Can your students spot anything that repeats? Or that has stopped repeating?

Better Stories Part 1: The Big Idea

We open our unit on narrative writing with a big idea: “structure increases creativity.” I show how this is true by bringing in examples from across all disciplines.