Which famous Philadelphian woman was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera? Marian Anderson! She was born in 1897 in South Philadelphia. Hard-working and respectable, her mother was a former schoolteacher. Her father delivered ice and coal throughout the city. At the heart of their community stood the …
This past Wednesday’s art class was all about our favorite artist..ourselves! With this being my first time teaching with Art Sphere I wanted to get to know my students better, and what better way to break the ice than talking about what we want to be when we grow up! …
This was our breakthrough assignment since coming back from the New Year and I wanted to have a “home” welcoming party. The students at Towey we’re really creative with how the inside of their homes would look. Challenging the students to think of art in another aspect other than painting …
Color Wheel 2.0 . . . (point two point oh). What do you get when you take a trifold board with a six-part pie graph drawn on it and add twenty-six students armed with strips of construction paper and glue sticks? One ginormous, collaborative color wheel collage. We kicked off …
For the first lesson of the New Year, we had the students at Towey work on an art project called God eyes, which was used by Indians in western Mexico as a symbol of God protecting them through prayer and other spiritual means that represents their ancient culture. I have …
Frogs are an integral part of our ecosystems in Pennsylvania. There are 17 species of frogs and toads in this state. The largest frog native to Pennsylvania is the Bullfrog, which can grow up to 8 inches long. Enjoy this template for making an origami frog! Click here to download …
As a companion handout to the Birthstone Art Project plan, we created a precious gemstones coloring page. As you learn about the different types of birthstones and gemstone cuts, think about the ways YOU shine as an individual. Click here to download the PDF Click here for a full list …
Happy New Year from the Lunchtime Literacy Class at Fishtown Community Library! We spent the morning on snow watch, reading books about snow days, building snowmen, and hot chocolate. Alas, the skies remained clear, so we will have to resort to spoons under the pillow, flushing ice down the toilet, …
