Julie Shaffer is a docent at Woodmere Art Museum in Philadelphia. This is her second semester volunteering with Art Sphere. She loves yoga, artisan ice cream, post-modern fiction, and art history. Julie wants to cultivate a love and appreciation of art in young children. At Fishtown Recreation Center, we celebrated …
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 …
Are you learning about the guitar, violin, or drums in your classroom? These color-able diagrams pair well with lessons about these common musical instruments. They can be used to help students learn and test on different parts of the instruments, or as fun extras to take home at the end …
For our final installment in our series celebrating African American musicians from Philly, we are honoring musician and multi-talented cultural icon, Questlove! Questlove, (born Ahmir Khalib Thompson, 1971), is a musician, composer, and producer. He is best known for his work as a drummer in the hip hop band, The …
Picture of classroom activity Greta is a working artist and is currently attending school for art education. This is her first semester working with Art Sphere. Her goal is to inspire her students to learn about the world through art, and express themselves freely. This lesson teaches kids about composition, …
Every four years we add an extra day to February known as Leap Day. This day is added to make sure that the calendar stays in line with the Earth’s rotation. The associated “mascot” of Leap Year is the frog, whose hopping is easily recognizable. Our plan this week was …
Dominic rocking out on the ukulele at Cione Recreation Center Ukulele The ukulele has always been one of my favorite instruments. It’s small, easily portable, it has soft strings, it’s easy to learn, and it has a beautiful, sweet sound. Artsphere students learned where ukuleles come from (Hawaii), the different …
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 …
