At Towey, we started off class with an introduction of the color wheel and going into full details on the definition and which colors are primary, secondary, and tertiary. We also explained the importance of the primary colors (red, yellow, & blue) and how mixing combination of these 3 colors …
A Message From Our Executive Director: Dear ASI Friends, Volunteers, Teachers, and Supporters, Thank you for all you do for the ASI community! All year round, we are grateful for all of the individuals that volunteer their time and resources to help us bring creativity and compassion to youth across …
Our inspiration for class this week at Fishtown Recreation Center this week came from Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night painting. Starry Night is one of the most recognized pieces of art in history and we held a gallery-style observation and discussion about the painting, using a commercially available poster print …
Last week at Cione and Towey Recreation Centers, I brought in a sparkly little pumpkin named George. We sat in a circle with our hands behind our backs, and passed George around the circle, while one student sat in the middle with their eyes closed. Halloween music played as we …
At Penn Treaty, we started off class with a demonstration of making prints of a leaf using a variety of colors, which led to an introduction of the color wheel. We went into full details on not only the definition but which colors are primary, secondary, and tertiary through a demonstration of mixing …
Lesson: This routine uses the fun game of Simon Says and meditation to help the class settle down and get ready for the day. It’s an effective tool that lets the children exercise their bodies as well as their minds, and it also helps establish a daily routine for their …
This Halloween week we made masks inspired by Dia de Los Muertos, a festival in Mexico that celebrates the afterlife and remembers the passing of family and friends. Inspired by the sugar skulls that are decorated and placed on the alters of loved ones we made our own ‘sugar skull’ …
It was Halloween week, and we capitalized on the holiday fervor by challenging the children to create scary masks at the Lunchtime and Literacy session at Fishtown Community Library. We found a wonderfully apropos book titled Can You Make a Scary Face? by Jan Thomas and began our meeting with …
