Woody Guthrie , CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Video: The Birth Of Folk Music From its origins, folk music has been the music of the working class. It is community-focused and has rarely enjoyed commercial success. By definition, it’s something that can be enjoyed by everyone, something that everyone …
The Persistence of Memory by Lluís Ribes Mateu, (CC BY-NC 2.0), via Flickr Video: Surrealism Best known for its comparison of uncommon things, Surrealism consisted of uncomfortable, illogical scenes and creatures made from everyday objects, painted in photo-like detail, with the main idea being the merging of the awake and the dream world, …
Pablo Picasso, 1910, Girl with a Mandolin (Fanny Tellier), Public Domain (CC0), via Wikipedia Video: Cubism In Cubist artwork, objects are analyzed, broken up, and put back together in an abstracted (not realistic) form—instead of showing objects from one view, the artist presents the subject from a bunch of different viewpoints to …
Multiple Authors, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Video: Expressionism Coming from Germany in the early 1900’s, Expressionism was best known for drawing or painting something with a single perspective or view. These paintings would be very distorted (not normal, strange) to show whatever emotion the artist wanted At home, you are going to …
Travel the world with ASI! Download the handouts below to make a suitcase and passport! You can also color the packing list and fill in the state handout! To make the suitcase, follow the instructions on the suitcase handout. You can use your own piece of paper or print out …
Listen to and sing along to Frosty the Snowman here! Download the handout and color along! Hum the tune from the song. Listen again and look at the lyrics to sing along. Think about what the lyrics mean. Color in the words and the snowman. Try to make as many words …
Print out the handouts below to pass the time and help decorate before Thanksgiving! Cut out the leaves in the Thanksgiving Leaves handout and write something you’re grateful for on each one! Then, color the other side of the leaves and scatter on a table top or hang them up! …
