Try This Family Finger Puppet Handout

This finger puppet handout is part of a lesson inspired by the popular children’s nursery rhyme, “Family Finger Song.” The template for making these finger puppets requires only scissors, a drawing utensil, and tape.https://youtu.be/4zLBxY3uL8oFollow along with our Youtube tutorial for instructions on how to make your own family of paper finger puppets and use them to sing along …

Honoring Philadelphia’s African American Musicians

In recognition of February as African American History month, Art Sphere created a series of handouts celebrating some significant African American musicians with ties to Philadelphia. Our city has a particularly rich musical history, and this series represents only a small sampling of the vast array of performers and artists …

Highs and Lows with the Oboe

Image of Oboe,Buffet Crampon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Lesson Learn about the oboe and the difference between high sounds and low sounds on an instrument. Recommended Ages  Kindergarten and first grade Step 1 Explain what an oboe is. The oboe is a woodwind instrument played with a small mouth …

Marian Anderson, a Famous African American Singer, and Performer

For African American history month, this is the second installment in our series of coloring book handouts celebrating  important musicians of Philadelphia! Today, we want to recognize the trailblazer, icon, and classical singer: Marian Anderson. Born in 1897 to an ice vendor and a caretaker, Marian Anderson rose from humble …