Describes an art activity that (1) began with students interpreting slides of artworks by Chicago (Illinois) artists and (2) led to students creating artworks directly on slides. Explains that students included descriptions and meanings of their works. (CMK)

Describes a project that focuses on the concept of heroes. Explains that heroes include males and females, instead of differentiating between heroes and heroines. States that the students locate a picture of a person they see as a hero and recreate the human figure through cut-paper collage. (CMK)

Describes a lesson for third-grade students that begins with an examination of bird prints done by John James Audubon and moves into the students creating their own torn paper birds. Introduces the students to the beauty of birds and focuses on the environmental issues that face birds and their habitats. (CMK)