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Level: K-8 ESL students Duration: 1-1.5 hour(s) Educational overview: Birds’ migration patterns, speaking techniques, and ESL practice. Goals and Objectives: To express creativity and diversity, learn about birds’ migration patterns, practice speaking techniques and ESL, and celebrate the diversity in our classroom. This project was tailored to a group of …
For many ESL students, writing in English can be stressful. Every writer experiences a fear of writing something bad, and that fear is made so much worse when the writer isn’t confident with the language. To make ESL students feel more comfortable expressing themselves through writing, build their confidence with …
The Downtrodden by Kathe Kollowitz Night Snow by Utagawa Hiroshige Relief Printmaking Level: Middle School Duration: Six 45-minute class periods Historical Overview: Kathe Kollwitz, German Expressionism, and the history of Japanese wood block printing Goals and Objectives: To introduce printmaking techniques Vocabulary: Positive and negative space, relief printmaking, brayer, press, …
A short movie showing students making art at Towey Recreation Center January 2018. https://artsphere.flywheelsites.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Towey-Movie.mov
Project Title: Plasticine Story-Telling Description: Students write a short story and compose a scene out of Plasticine. Author: Francesca Grade level or Target Age Range: middle school Historical Art Examples or References: Set designers Vocabulary: Design, Three-dimensional, sculpture Materials: Plasticine, paper, pencil Anticipatory Set: Discussion on the stories they are writing. Demo/Directions: …
Preschool Literacy through Art Clay and Paper Projects Materials: Model Magic, Construction Paper, Scissors, Glue, Markers Directions: Students listen to the story “Mice and Beans” by Pam Munoz Ryan Students start by making a round ball of clay and then forming it into a small pinch pot. Students turn the …
ASI Theatre and Story telling Program Projects Weeks 1-6: Getting to Know You Objective: Students will feel comfortable in a new environment, realizing that theatre class is a place where they can make new friends while learning how to sing, dance, and act. Hands-on art projects will help students take …
Project Title: The Hungry Caterpillar Description: Read the Hungry Caterpillar and have the children create their own beautiful butterfly out of fabric. Author: Liza Grade level or Targeted Age Range: Preschool to early elementary Historical Art Examples or References: N/A Vocabulary: cocoon, symmetry, nibble, caterpillar, butterfly, moon Materials: Large paper, …
