Project Title: Meditation Description: Students learn what meditation is, calm themselves down and relax. Author: Olly Liu Grade level or Target Age Range: Pre Schoolers Historical Art Examples or References: India and East Asia Vocabulary: mind, body, relax, breathe Materials: some soft music A Demo/Directions: (Roughly plan amount of time it takes to …
Picture of classroom activity Project Title: Warm vs. Cool Colors Description: Students learn the difference between warm and cool colors (next step after learning the color wheel) Author: Ginny Froonjian Grade level or Target Age Range: Middle School Historical Art Examples or References: Color theory; use Keith Haring’s art to …
Project Title: Mandalas Description: Students learn what a mandala is, what they symbolize, and how to make one Author: Ginny Froonjian Grade level or Target Age Range: Middle School Historical Art Examples or References: Tibetan monks making mandalas to symbolize prayer, meditation, rebirth, etc. Vocabulary: Radius, symmetry, meditation, mindfulness Materials: …
We pulled out all of the stop at Fishtown Recreation Center to create Mardi Gras masks. The students transformed a simple white mast into an artist endeavor complete with glitter, feathers, and gems. They first started with only purple, yellow, and green markers. While some students wanted different colors, I …
Beautiful rainbows came to life at Fishtown Recreation Center this week in preparation for Saint Patrick’s Day. Every rainbow received a pot of gold at one end, and on the other, cotton ball clouds. At the beginning of the class, while I was prepping, a few students offered to help …
Last week at both Fishtown and Cieon, we used shapes and instruments to make our own music and perform in various dynamics : forte, mezzo, and piano. Each dynamic corresponds to loud, medium and low volume. First, we all got a set of different shapes: triangles, squares and rectangles. Each …
Last Tuesday, we brought some good vibes to the classroom with a Mardi Gras project: handprint masks. We began by talking about the giant Mardi Gras party down in New Orleans, where people wear crazy colorful costumes, eat amazing food, and play music. Then it was time to make our …
This week, we learned about warm and cool colors in the middle school class; this was a continuation of a color wheel lesson we began last fall. We also learned about the artist Keith Haring–I chose Haring because this class previously expressed interest in street art. We took this …
