Omss Games: DK DailyTeach Newsletter - August 23, 2010 - Teaching Arts & Crafts, Art History

Faulty Alarms Blamed for Van Gogh Theft in Egypt

August 23, 2010

Faulty Alarms Blamed for Van Gogh Theft in Egypt

CAIRO (AP) — None of the alarms and only seven out of 43 surveillance cameras were working at a Cairo museum where a Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen, Egypt's top prosecutor said Sunday. Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of "Poppy Flowers" and "Vase with Flowers," on Saturday from the Mahmoud Khalil Museum in the Egyptian capital.

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Egg Art

(Gr. 5–8) Use a printable that contains several art activities students can do with eggs.

Ten Art Questions

(Gr. 3–6) Encourage students to observe details by asking specific and pointed questions about various works of art.

Human Body Art Projects

(Gr. 3–5) Teach students about the human body with these fun arts & crafts activities. This is a great science project to enjoy with middle school students.

Spelling Art

(Gr. 1–6) Children will practice their spelling and drawing skills with this science craft activity.

Literature & Math: The Best Bug Parade & The ABCs of Art

(Gr. K–2) Give students practice comparing and ordering objects in terms of their size. After reading these books, students will estimate size, illustrate bugs, and create a painting.

Art Resources for Teachers

(Gr. Pre-K–12) Emphasize the importance of art education across the curriculum with TeacherVision's art lesson plans, printables, activities, quizzes, and references, for grades K-12.

August 23, 1305

Scottish leader and national hero, William Wallace, was executed in London.

...RELATED ACTIVITY (Gr. 3–8)

08/23/2010

Int'l Day for Remembrance of Slave Trade & Its Abolition Gr. 5–8

Sacco & Vanzetti Executed Amid Protest (1927) Gr. 9–12

...VIEW AUGUST EVENTS

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Reinforce your students' math and reading comprehension skills with these printable warm-ups.

Grades 1 & 2 – Math | Reading

Grades 3 & 4 – Math | Reading

Grades 5 & 6 – Math | Reading

Roly Poly Rodeo

Keep yourself from getting run over by roly polys in this arcade game.

...PLAY ROLY POLY RODEO

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Tylosaurus

Enhance classroom and homework activities with DK's famous photographs. Download the clip art to include in school projects or embellish just about anything!

...VIEW FULL-SIZE IMAGE

King Louis XVI (1754–93)

The king of France from 1774 until 1792, Louis XVI was the reigning monarch during the 1789 French Revolution. Critics saw him as too heavily influenced by others, including his extravagant wife Marie Antoinette. King Louis XVI was charged, tried, and convicted of crimes against the people. He was sentenced to death and guillotined.

...RELATED ACTIVITY (Gr. 6–8)

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DK DailyTeach Newsletter - August 23, 2010 - Teaching Arts & Crafts, Art History

08/23/2010

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