Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the freedom of the last slave on June 19, 1865. This was two whole years after the 15th president Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to free all slaves after the civil war. Nowadays, African Americans celebrate by coming together to share …
Similar to how we have an alphabet that represents sounds to form words that can be read, written and spoken in English, Ancient Egypt had their own writing system called hieroglyphs. Hieroglyphs are stylized pictures of objects representing words, syllables, or sounds. There are over 1,000 distinct characters. Egyptians would …
The Ruby-Throated hummingbird is one of the most common types of hummingbirds in the Eastern United States. Hummingbirds are pollinators like bees, which spread pollen from flower to flower in order to grow more! To see hummingbirds in your garden, you could put out a hummingbird feeder in your garden …
Father’s Day occurs this Sunday, June 21st. Father’s Day is a day to celebrate fathers, grandfathers, and uncles! Color this handout and give it to someone in your life for Father’s Day, or any other time of the year! Click here to download the PDF Click here for a full …
This year, the first day of summer occurs this Saturday on the 20th of June. Even with social distancing, there are still plenty of things to do this summer like riding a bike or a skateboard! Practice drawing a bicycle with this handout to celebrate the beginning of summer! Click …
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Image from book, Expanding the Creative Mind through Mixed Media Book-2, by Greta Heeb Your Destination: (objectives) The goal of this lesson is to teach the students about the process of embossing as well as show them how you can think outside the box and use creative materials. …
Rodney McCoubrey Inspired Recycled Fish Your Destination: (objectives) The goal of this lesson is for the students to learn about recycling through art! Even though it is not the most traditional way to recycle, it can be really fun and a good way to reuse objects that would otherwise be …
