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Unit Plan 17 (Grade K Art): Improve & Finish

Kindergarten Art: Students improve artwork by adding details or changes after class discussion, learning how revisions make pictures clearer and more complete.

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Unit Plan 16 (Grade K Art): Art Sharing Circle

Kindergarten Art: Students share opinions about artwork using simple criteria like color, neatness, and favorite part while practicing kind art discussions.

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Unit Plan 15 (Grade K Art): Studio Project II — Story Art

Kindergarten Art: Students complete a story artwork showing who, where, and what, practicing effort, careful coloring, and responsible clean-up.

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Unit Plan 14 (Grade K Art): Planning a Picture Story

Kindergarten Art: Students plan a picture story by talking through who/where/what and making quick sketches before drawing, helping their artwork feel clearer and easier to create.

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Unit Plan 13 (Grade K Art): Celebration Art Project

Kindergarten Art: Students create celebration-inspired artwork using imagination and real traditions, showing people, symbols, and activities from special days.

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Unit Plan 12 (Grade K Art): Celebrations in Art

Kindergarten Art: Students explore how art represents holidays, traditions, and community celebrations, then create drawings that show a special event from their own lives.

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Unit Plan 11 (Grade K Art): My Family Drawing

Kindergarten Art: Students create artwork based on personal experiences by drawing family members or pets and sharing who is in the picture and what they are doing.

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Unit Plan 10 (Grade K Art): What Is Happening?

Kindergarten Art: Students observe artwork and describe actions or simple stories in pictures, using sentence starters to explain what characters are doing.

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Unit Plan 9 (Grade K Art): What Do You See?

Kindergarten Art: Students observe artwork and describe colors and shapes using simple language, building confidence in noticing and talking about visual details.

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Unit Plan 8 (Grade K Art): Adding Details

Kindergarten Art: Students revise artwork by adding missing details and backgrounds after discussion, learning how changes can improve and clarify their pictures.

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Unit Plan 7 (Grade K Art): Studio Project I — Line & Color Art

Kindergarten Art: Students create a finished artwork using intentional lines and color, showing effort, care, and readiness to share their completed studio project.

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Unit Plan 6 (Grade K Art): Color Play Lab

Kindergarten Art: Students experiment with colors by mixing, layering, and exploring primary and secondary colors to create playful artwork and discover new color combinations.

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Unit Plan 5 (Grade K Art): Shapes in Our World

Kindergarten Art: Students explore circles, squares, triangles, and rectangles through drawing, shape hunts, and collages to build pictures and recognize shapes in the world.

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Unit Plan 4 (Grade K Art): Lines Everywhere

Kindergarten Art: Students explore straight, curved, zigzag, and wavy lines through body movement, tools, and hands-on experimentation to create playful line art.

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9-12 Lesson Plans Featured

Lesson Plan (Grades 9-12): Financial Modeling & Simulation

High school finance & computer science lesson where students build spreadsheet financial models, run Monte Carlo simulations, and analyze investment risk vs. return.

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Unit Plan 3 (Grade K Art): Talking Before Drawing

Kindergarten Art: Students plan artwork before drawing by thinking and talking about who, where, and actions, using a simple Think → Talk → Draw routine.

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Unit Plan 2 (Grade K Art): Drawing from Imagination

Kindergarten Art: Students use imagination, stories, play, and observation to generate creative drawing ideas and create unique imaginative artworks.

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Unit Plan 1 (Grade K Art): My First Art Studio

Kindergarten Art studio routines unit: Students explore basic tools safely (crayons, markers, scissors, glue, brushes), learn cleanup/share routines, and create simple art while practicing studio rules.

Grade 1 Art Units

Unit Plan 36 (Grade 1 Art): Year-End Reflection & Celebration

Grade 1 Art: Students reflect on artistic growth, share favorite projects, use simple criteria like neatness and color, and connect artwork to personal experiences.

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Unit Plan 35 (Grade 1 Art): Exhibition Showcase

Grade 1 Art: Students present artwork in a class exhibition and describe how display choices—like height, location, and background—affect how it looks to viewers.

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Unit Plan 34 (Grade 1 Art): Final Artwork Selection

Grade 1 Art: Students choose exhibition artwork based on effort, pride, or favorite pieces and explain why their selected work deserves to be displayed.

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Unit Plan 33 (Grade 1 Art): Personal Growth Reflection

Grade 1 Art: Students reflect on their artistic growth by comparing early and recent work, noting improved details, neatness, and color, while connecting artwork to personal experiences and memories.

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Unit Plan 32 (Grade 1 Art): Material Exploration Day

Grade 1 Art: Students explore new art materials and tools through hands-on stations, building control, confidence, and creative decision-making for future projects.

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Unit Plan 31 (Grade 1 Art): Art Critique of Displayed Work

Grade 1 Art: Students use simple criteria like neatness, use of color, and clear subject to give kind, specific feedback on displayed artwork during a classroom critique.

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Unit Plan 30 (Grade 1 Art): Artist Talk Practice

Grade 1 Art: Students practice giving a simple artist talk, explaining what their artwork shows and how it connects to personal experiences, memories, or feelings.