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Art lessons to accompany units of study
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Getting Started
This book has a "new look." The step-by-step illustrations
and instructions show simply and clearly how each directed
art lesson is done. The Books to Read section suggests literature to introduce
or follow up the lessons. The Extending the Lesson section gives
activities to do to incorporate the lessons into other curriculum
areas. The 12 directed art lessons are arranged in order of difficulty,
starting with the very simple cut and paste lessons and introducing "new" cutting
skills with each additional lesson. The 12 lessons are: Rainbow
Squares, Lollipops, Caterpillar, Turtle, Ice Cream Sundae,
Tree, House, Penguin,
Kite, Dinosaur, Apple Core, and Teddy Bear.
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Turtle Lesson |
 Pre-Kindergarten
Lessons
(September - December)
The lessons in this book are intended for the 4-5 year old child. They may be used in a preschool program prior to entering a kindergarten program or in a kindergarten classroom. They may be used in any order depending on how they fit into your curriculum. The lessons are Traffic Signal, School Bus, Ice Cream Cone, Apple, Teddy Bear, Fire Truck, Columbus Ship, Pumpkin, Owl, Scarecrow, Fruit Bowl, Turkey, Pilgrim, Tree, Santa.
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Fruit Bowl Lesson |
Pre-Kindergarten
Lessons
(January - June)
The lessons in this book are intended for the 4-5 year old child. They may be used in a preschool program prior to entering a kindergarten program or in a kindergarten classroom. They may be used in any order depending on how they fit into your curriculum. The lessons are Mitten, Snowman, Flag, Mail Truck, Heart, Truck, Train, Helicopter, Boat, Duck, Rabbit, Flower, Butterfly, Ladybug, Jellyfish.
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Duck Lesson |
Nursery Rhymes
This book has a collection of ten Nursery Rhyme lessons and a Mother Goose lesson. The lessons can be used in any order depending on how they fit into your curriculum. The lessons may be used when learning nursery rhymes or they can be used to extend another unit of study. For example, you might want to do "Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater" when studying pumpkins or "The Black Hen" when studying the farm. The nursery rhymes in this book are Humpty Dumpty; London Bridge; Hickory Dickory Dock; Three Blind Mice; Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater; The Black Hen; Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star; Rub-A-Dub-Dub; Little Miss Muffet; Old Mother Hubbard; and Mother Goose. The rhymes can be saved and assembled into the child's own Nursery Rhyme book.
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London Bridge Lesson |
More Rhymes
This book has a collection of eight Nursery Rhyme lessons and three other rhyme lessons. The lessons can be used in any order depending on how they fit into your curriculum. The lessons may be used when learning rhymes or they can be used to extend another unit of study. For example, you might want to do "Eency Weency Spider" when studying spiders or "Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear" when talking about bears. The rhymes in this book are There Was A Little Turtle; Teddy Bear, Teddy Bear; Rain On The Green Grass; Little Jack Horner; Eency Weency Spider; Hey Diddle Diddle; Jack Be Nimble; Baa, Baa Black Sheep; Mary Had A Little Lamb; Great A Little a; and Jack And Jill. The rhymes can be saved and assembled into the child's own Rhyme Book.
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Teddy Bear Lesson
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The Farm
This volume includes instructions for pictures of many farm animals.
These pictures can be used for a mural or to illustrate stories
such as "The Farm Concert" and "Go Home" from
the Wright Group. Older children have used the pictures to illustrate Charlottes
Web. The book includes instructions for a pig, sheep, cow, hen; duck; farmer; rooster; goose; cat; horse; scarecrow and a barn.
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Barn Lesson |
 Fall
The lessons in this book celebrate the Fall season September through November. The lessons include Fall holidays, historical events, and more. The lessons can be used in any order depending on how they fit into your curriculum. The lessons are School Bus, Fall Tree, Fruit Bowl, Columbus Day, Scarecrow, Five Pumpkins, Bat, Turkey, Pilgrim Man, Pilgrim Woman, Indian Corn, and Rainbow Crow.
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Five Pumpkins Lesson |
Winter
The lessons in this book celebrate the Winter season December through February. The lessons include Winter holidays, historical events, and more. The lessons can be used in any order depending on how they fit into your curriculum. The lessons are Poinsettia, Nutcracker, Reindeer, Santa, "The Polar Express," Mittens, Snowflake, Snowman, Penguin, Martin Luther King, New Year Dragon, Groundhog, Abraham Lincoln, Valentine Card, and George Washington.
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Groundhog Lesson |
Spring & Summer
The lessons in this book celebrate the Spring season March through June. The lessons include Spring holidays, historical events, and more. The lessons can be used in any order depending on how they fit into your curriculum. The lessons are Leprechaun, Shamrock, Iris, Peter Rabbit, White Rabbit, Painted Eggs, May Basket, Pinata Quilt Block, Mothers Day Story, Mothers Day Gift, Sunflower, Rainbow Fish, Fathers Day Story.
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Pinata Quilt Block Lesson |
People
Twelve lessons - People includes community helpers, historical figures
and imaginary characters. The lessons are Johnny Appleseed; Trick-Or-Treater;
Witch; Pilgrim Man; Pilgrim Woman; Indian Boy; Toy Soldier; Fireman;
Policeman; Mailman; Girl and Boy.
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Trick or Treater Lesson |
More People
Twelve more lessons all about people - More People adds a new collection
of subjects to work with. Lessons are Angel; Astronaut; Baker;
Ballerina; Clown; Cowboy; Eskimo; Japanese Woman; Lincoln; Ringmaster;
Washington and Woman.
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Clown Lesson |
ABC Animals
This book has twenty-six animal lessons, plus instructions for a cover. The lessons can be used as an extension to the alphabet program you are using. They can also be used to study animals. The lessons can be used individually or collected and put in a book for each student. The lessons include: Ant, Beaver, Cat, Duck, Elephant, Frog, Goldfish, Hedgehog, Inchworm, Jellyfish, Koala, Lion, Moose, Newt, Ostrich, Polar Bear, Quail, Rabbit, Spider, Turtle, Umbrella Bird, Vulture, Walrus, Fox, Yellow Jacket, Zebra.
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Vulture Lesson |
The
Quilt Book
The lessons in this book introduce the young child to the art of
quilting by giving them the opportunity to manipulate geometric shapes
used in forming quilt blocks. This book has a collection of twelve
simple quilt blocks. Some of the blocks are seasonable. Other blocks
can be used at different times of the year depending on how the block
fits into your curriculum. The Quilt blocks are: Apple Block, Pumpkin
Block, Maple Leaf block, Star Block, Snowflake Block, Moon Block, Heart
Block, Tulip Block, Butterfly Block, Sailboat Block, Red, White,
and Blue Block, Geometric Rainbow Block.
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Maple Leaf Lesson |
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These
books provide ideas for language arts,
math, science, cooking, music, art, games
and the culmination of the unit.
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Space
Space, A Unit Book, is the first volume in a new series of
Learning to Follow Directions Through Beginning Art Activities.
We have taken the subject "Space" and
developed it across the kindergarten/primary curriculum. This book has
ideas for introducing the Unit, Language Arts, Math, Cooking, Music,
Arts, Games and Culminating the Unit. We have included
interesting facts about
space. Numerous reproducible pages of space objects are provided for
charts and graphs. The cut-and-paste art lessons include
Astronaut; Rocket; Earth;
Sun; Moon Banner and Sun.
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Astronaut Lesson |
Ocean
Ocean, is the second volume of our new "Unit Book Series" of Learning
To Follow Directions Through Beginning Art Activities. We have taken the subject “Ocean” and
developed it across the kindergarten/primary curriculum. There are suggested
activities for language arts, math, science, cooking, music, art, games, and
the culmination of the unit. We have included interesting facts about the ocean
and marine life. Numerous reproducible pages of ocean objects are provided
for charts and graphs and games. The cut-and-paste art lessons include Diver;
Lighthouse; Sea Gull; Penguin; Fish; Whale; Sea Turtle; and Storm-at-Sea Quilt
Block.
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Whale Lesson |
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Instructions
for individual student books.
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Colors
This book has eight easy cut-and-paste lessons, plus instructions for a cover. The lessons in this book may be used when talking about "colors." The Color Book text is a poem that can be sung to the tune of "Eency Weency Spider." The eight lessons are: Orange (pumpkin), Yellow (sun), Green (grass), Brown (bun), Black (spider), Blue (sky), Purple (flower), Red (cherry pie), and Cover. (Spanish translation available with purchase of English).
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Black Spider Example |
Counting Shapes 1 2 3
This Make-A-Book has instructions for a cover and ten cut-and -paste lessons. The lessons may be used to teach ten geometric shapes and number recognition,
1-10. Patterns for the more difficult shapes have been provided in the back
of the book. The lessons are a Cover; Crescent-Moon; Heart-Butterfly; Star-Sparkler;
Hexagon-Hive; Diamond-Flower; Rectangle-Bridge; Oval-Caterpillar; Triangle-Tree;
Circle-Ladybugs; Square-Block Wall.
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Blocks Example |
The Apple Tree
This book has instructions for a cut-and-paste story in poem form
about the seasonal cycle of an apple tree. The book each child
makes has a cover and five pages. Reproducible words are given
for each page. There is a page of apple facts. (Spanish translation
available with purchase of English.)
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Apple Tree Example |
The Magic Vine
This book has instructions for a cut-and-paste story about pumpkins,
from seed to pumpkin pie. The story is in poem/song form. From
these instructions each child will be able to make a book. Reproducible
words are given for each page. (Spanish translation available
with purchase of English.)
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Magic Vine Example |
Nocturnal Animals
The thirteen lessons in this book can be used individually or with the text
to make individual student books. The lessons are Cover; Snail; Mouse;
Frog; Cat; Beaver; Opossum; Raccoon; Koala; Moth; Firefly; Bat and Owl.
A section of the book has reproducible text for student books. Another
section gives some facts about each of the animals. (Spanish translation
available with purchase of English.)
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Raccoon Example |
The Thanksgiving
Story
Word patterns from Bill Martins familiar "Brown Bear" are
used to tell the story of Thanksgiving. Instructions are given
for: A cut-and-paste turkey; Indian; Mayflower; Plymouth
Rock; Teepee;
Pilgrims and a Thanksgiving feast. Reproducible words for each
page are given. (Spanish translation available with
purchase of English.)
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Thanksgiving Feast Example |
A Christmas Week
Word patterns in this book give practice in the days of the week
and in counting from one to seven. Instructions are given for:
A cover ; one Santa; two reindeer; three stockings; four presents;
five trees; six candles and seven ornaments. Reproducible words
for each page are given. (Spanish translation available with
purchase of English.)
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Christmas Week Example |
The Snowman
A poem about a snowman is the text for this book. It has directions
for five cut-and-paste pictures and reproducible words for each
page. (Spanish translation available with purchase of English.)
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Snowman Example |
Animals in Winter
Animals in Winter is a book about the way animals react to winter. Some migrate.
Some prepare. Some hibernate. Some adapt. The lessons in this book are
Butterfly; Bird; Whale; Squirrel; Beaver; Bear; Turtle; Raccoon; Rabbit;
Fox and a cut-and-paste cover for the book. The text for each page is a
sentence or two about the way each animal reacts to winter weather. (Spanish
translation available with purchase of English.)
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Bear Example |
The Mitten
This book is based on the old Ukrainian folktale, "The Mitten." This
book has reproducible frames for a cover and five pages that tell the story.
There are instructions for five easy cut and paste lessons: a rabbit, bird,
fox, bear and mouse. (Spanish translation available with purchase of English.)
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Mouse Example |
America
The lessons in this book may be used when studying national symbols, famous people, and events in America. There are instructions for 13 lessons plus instructions for a cover. Each lesson can be used individually or assembled in an America Book for the children to keep.
The lessons are: U.S. Map, American Flag, Statue of Liberty, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, White House, Bald Eagle, Liberty Bell, Martin Luther King, Cesar Chavez, Uncle Sam, Fourth of July, and America Story.
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Statue of Liberty Example |
Earth, Sun, Stars and Moon
The lessons in this book may be used when studying Space. This book has five easy cut-and-paste lessons, plus instructions for a cover. The lessons are Earth, Sun, Stars, Moon and an Astronaut. Reproducible text is given for each page. There is a section of space facts.
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Earth, Sun, Stars, Moon Example |
The Egg Book
This book is based on Ruth Hellers book "Chickens arent the
Only Ones". It has reproducible frames for a cover and five
pages. Also included are instructions for the oviparous animals on
each page: 1 Alligator; 2 fish; 3 chicks, etc. (Spanish translation
available with purchase of English.)
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Egg Book Example |
Caterpillar Song
This book is based on a poem that tells the life cycle of a butterfly.
The instructions and words are given for a cover and four pages.
(Spanish translation available with purchase of English.)
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Caterpillar Song Example |
On the Farm
On the Farm has eleven cut-and-paste lessons. The lessons are Rooster; Hen;
Cow; Horse; Sheep; Dog; Cat; Goose; Pig; Bee and Barn. Reproducible text
for each page is a verse about the sound each animal makes. The verses
can be sung to a familiar tune. An additional sentence for each page gives
the name of the baby animal (cat/kitten). Another section gives a few facts
about each animal or insect in the book. (Spanish translation available
with purchase of English.)
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Goose Example |
The Rain Forest
This book includes ten cut-and-paste lessons of plants and animals that are
found in a rain forest: Trees; Ant; Tree Frog; Flower; Jaguar; Emerald
Boa; Sloth; Howler Monkey; Toucan and Blue Morpho Butterfly. The lessons
can be assembled into individual books with the reproducible text that
is given. There is a lesson of instructions for a cover for the individual
books. A few facts are given for each animal or plant. (Spanish translation
available with purchase of English.)
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Jaguar Example |
Zoo Animals
This book has fourteen cut-and-paste lessons and a directed drawing lesson
for a cover. The lessons can be used as separate lessons or assembled into
individual books using the reproducible text given. The animals included
in this book are: Alligator or Crocodile, Elephant, Flamingo, Giraffe,
Gorilla, Hippo, Kangaroo, Lion, Ostrich, Panda, Polar Bear, Snake, Tiger,
and Zebra.
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Giraffe Example |
The Ocean Blue
This book has instructions for a cover and eight pages: Fish; Jellyfish; Squid;
Octopus; Starfish; Hermit Crab; Seahorse and Seashell. There are two sets
of reproducible words for each page; one based on the familiar word pattern
of "Brown Bear, Brown Bear" and another set of "See the
_______". (Spanish translation available with purchase of English.)
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Fish Example |
The Gingerbread Man
The pictures and words in this book will help students recall the
story of The Gingerbread Man. The book has instructions for six
pages that tell the story. Reproducible words for each page are
given. (Spanish translation available with purchase of English.)
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Gingerbread Man Example |
The Three Little
Pigs
This book has instructions for a cover and for six pages
that tell the story. Reproducible words for each page
are given. There are
many versions of "The Three Little Pigs", from mild to
violent. We have given two endings for page six so each child can
choose his own version. (Spanish translation available with purchase
of English.)
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Three Little Pigs Example |
The Three Bears
This book, The Three Bears, is based on a traditional rhyme which
tells the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The lessons
are Cover; Goldilocks; Three Bowls; Three Chairs; Three Beds
and Three Bears. Reproducible text for each page is given. The
rhyme can be sung to a tune that is included. (Spanish translation
available with purchase of English.)
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Three Bowls Example |
Little Red Hen
The lessons in this book will help the children recall the story of Little Red Hen. There are instructions for a cover and five cut-and-paste and directed drawing lessons. Reproducible words for each page are given.
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Plant the Seeds Example |
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