Objective: To have the class cooperate and work together to build a dragon structure in honor of Chinese New Year Background Information: Chinese New Year centers around the mythology that the beast Nian would come to villages to eat livestock, crops, and villagers. Nian was discovered to be afraid of …
Lesson To have students show the bringing together of loved ones accomplished by bridging the gap between them Recommended Ages Elementary Background Information The Qixi bridge is a Chinese story about the cowherd and the weaver girl in Chinese mythology. Their love was forbidden, so they were banished to opposite …
Happy Spring ASI Enthusiasts, Supporters and Volunteers! There was wisdom to my mother’s saying “hop to it!” when my brother and I avoided daunting tasks as kids. A playful creative spirit can make anything dreaded more fun by approaching it differently and enthusiastically – in our case teaching reading, writing …
Clay Animation Class Teachers: Alexander Becher and Destiny Simmons (Lessons 1-4) ASI Spring 2016 During this set of lessons we wish to incorporate a number of different concepts and skills in order to allow each student to find the aspects they most enjoy. As each student discovers what they enjoy …
Project Title: What’s in a Wing Description: Student-made wearable bird wing made of colored construction paper feathers and string Objectives: 1. Thoughtful observation of birds (especially birds who frequent the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge). 2. Appreciation for birds in their own right by understanding basic analogous and distinctive structures and …
Postcard Project Level: Elementary and Middle School Duration: One 45-minute class period Historical Overview: Examples of postcards from vacations Goals and Objectives: To introduce the students to art for the new school year with little pressure. This project is important for reflecting on the students’ summer and combines both writing …
Interior Design Level: Elementary and Middle School Duration: Three 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Interior design Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting techniques using paper Vocabulary: Two-dimensional, three-dimensional, cube, cylinder, proportion, scale Materials: Shoe boxes, fabric scraps, pattern paper, xeroxes of miniature rugs, paper for cubes and cylinders Procedures: Day …
Clay Animals Level: Elementary and Middle School Duration: Two 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Inuit art Goals and Objectives: To introduce sculpting techniques Vocabulary: Positive and negative space, carving additive and subtractive methods, proportion, scale Materials: Clay, carving tools, wire and washer clay cutting tool, sponges, water containers, toothbrushes, spray …
