Playlist: Bookmarks
Van Gogh on Water
Oil paint floats on water and becomes a familiar scene.
Changing Baby Names
You won’t believe how fascinating it is to watch a map of the most popular baby names by US state.
Super Specific Similes: Loud Class
Let’s make this simile about a loud class super specific!
Writing About Art: Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
Look closely at Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog. What do you notice? Now turn those details into a poem you didn’t know you could write.
New Uses for a Paperclip
So what are some new ways to use a paperclip?
Writing About Art: The Scream
Your students will turn the iconic painting The Scream into a vivid, sensory poem.
An Escher-Style Tessellation Project
Create a piece of repeating art in the style of MC Escher!
Self Portraits: Pointillism
Turn your students into a bunch of Monets with q-tips and some tempera paint.
Student Introductions With Depth and Frames
Want to introduce the tools of Depth and Complexity and learn more about your students and introduce the Frame graphic organizer? Have I got the activity for you!
Ways to Start a Sentence – Level 1
‘Add more variety!’ teachers say. But how? This lesson gives students actual techniques instead of vague advice.
Greekymon
Rather than just memorizing word parts, students will use those word parts to create four possible products.
Writing Summaries in Haiku
Let’s write a summary. A very short summary. With VERY strict rules.
Greek and Latin Dinosaur Names
Let’s create a new dinosaur using Greek and Latin stems!