Project Title: Clay Animals and Dr. Seuss. Also, see our translation 黏土動物和 Dr. Seuss Description: Use Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who to talk about appreciation for small animals and the role that they play in our ecosystem. A great introduction to compassion for life on earth. Project Ideas: compassion, empathy, literacy, …
Bookmaking and Paper making Books from ASI Library Project Title: Old MacDonald Description: Book Making Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Materials: Pre-folded paper book, crayons, and old MacDonald video. Anticipatory Set: Watching the video, “Old MacDonald had a Farm.” Demo/Directions: Make your own book: To prepare this project, I made …
Project Title: Leaf Printing Description: Printmaking with autumn leaves. Author: Mary Hager Grade level or Target Age Range: Preschool Vocabulary: Autumn Materials: Large construction paper, washable ink, leaves collected from outside, ink rollers, and plastic board to roll ink on. Demo/Directions: Give each student one large piece of construction paper. If time permits, take the …
Project Title: Decorated Heart Envelope. Also, see our translation 愛心信封 Description: (major concepts covered by the lessons) Message written inside heart envelope set in certain writing style, along with graphic design elements to decorate the heart. Design themes for love, nature, landscapes, seasonal, or a favorite character, an expression of empathy.Applied concept of love …
Watch Our Garden Grow: Art Sphere Inc. Spring 2014 Art Program Location: Northern Liberties Recreation Center Dates: March 12, 19, 26; April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30; May 7, 14 Class Times: 4-5PM Art program will create a Spring Paper Installation around the Front building entrance and stairwell which will accumulate with art until …
This week I watched a great lecture from Idealist founder Ami Dar. The concepts he discussed revolved around how we ( people of all countries) need to connect together to create a better future. He began the discussion by confronting the gap that often exists between intention and action. While our worldly …
This week at Tzu Chi This Sunday we embarked on the project “Ojo De Dios” which translates into Eye of God. Our leader, Judith, introduced us to this piece of Indigenous heritage. The Eye of God is a pattern-based weaving that often involves multiple colors of yarn. It is a symbol of …
Description: God’s Eyes are created in certain cultures as gifts to children coming of age, or for another’s home. Although meanings differ from culture to culture, God’s Eyes generally symbolize an understanding of the unknown, helping us respect differences. Project Ideas: respecting differences, multicultural, intrapersonal Author: Lesson plan – Judith Vasquez Grade level …
