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Geography Lessons

Finding ways to incorporate art into the everyday classroom is essential. It's been proven that early exposure to visual art, music, or drama promotes activity in the brain. What better way to create excitement in the math, science or history classroom? Art helps children understand other subjects much more clearly... from math and science, to language arts and geography. So go ahead, start incorporating art into your everyday teaching. Your students will thank you!

BEACH BALL GAME ^{all ages}
A great learning game that brings summer into the classroom. From Brenda Essig. [read more]

CREATE A WORLD ^{Gr. 7-8}
Deborah Dunstedter has a lesson that combines imaginative powers with known map-making techniques to create a whole new world. [read more]

SCULPT-A-PLANET ^{Gr. 3+}
Make a paper mache planet with your kinderartists. [read more]

STATE HEADS ^K-6
Students will create an narrative image that expresses a formal (shape of a) state with personal experience. From Cathy Jeffers. [read more]

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