Planets, portraits and origami dog bookmarks!
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
Category: Literacy Through Art
Improve your ability to use words effectively and increase reading comprehension.
Plasticine Story-Telling
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: …
Clay Mice and Mice and Beans and City Mouse and Country Mouse Children’s Story
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, Art and Literacy Lessons For Preschool Age Youth
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 …
The Hungry Caterpillar
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, …
Journal Making
Preschool summer session is back and running at Shissler Recreation center with ArtSphere Inc. We are kicking off this season with projects revolving around themes of music, printmaking, and art history. Our tots are especially enthusiastic this time, with 37 pairs of fresh eyes, interested in working with their hands …
Book Making with Fishtown Rec Center
It is our last day creating with Fishtown Tot Rec for our Spring Session. Next week, we will have all of our artwork on display for parents and kids to admire! What an exciting time for our young artists. This week, we explored books and book making. By incorporating folding, …
Book Lesson
Book Lesson Objective: To recite a story with an important moral and have children either recreate this story or make a similar on that follow the same themes. Prep: Choose a story with an important Lesson at the end. For this example Lowanu the Wise Woman was chosen. This was …