William Grant Still by: Carl Van Vechten | Public Domain William Grant Still was known as the “Dean of African-American Classical Composers.” He had a renowned career as a composer who broke many racial barriers in classical music. Still was born on May 11, 1895, in Woodville, Mississippi. He was raised in Little …
** This Project Requires Parental Supervision** There is an instructional video at the bottom of the page. Objective: Encourage cooking and baking while also playing Materials: Pre-made Jell-O or Jell-O packets Cookie Cutters or the Jell-O Monsters Handout Cookie Cutter Directions Step 1: Using either pre-made Jell-O or if using Jell-O packets follow the directions …
William L. Dawson. Picture: Tuskegee University William Levi Dawson was born on September 26, 1899, in Anniston, Alabama. At age 13, he ran away from home and studied music at the historically Black school, the Tuskegee Institute under Booker T. Washington. He was part of the school’s band and orchestra, and he composed music …
This Project requires parental supervision Objective: Create an on-the-go calming tool. Materials: Square Piece of cloth Beans/Rice Hot Glue Step 1: Turn the piece of cloth so it is inside out Bean bag, by Clipart Best, via ClipartBest.com Image, by Maria Orlova, via Pexels Step 2: Fold the piece of …
Objective: Learn different shapes. Materials: Shape Sorting Handout Scissors Markers/Crayons/Colored Pencils Step 1: Download and print the Shape Sorting Handout Step 2: Color the shapes different colors Step 3: Cut the shapes out Step 4: Scatter the shapes around you Step 5: Begin sorting the shapes into categories, or by colors Senses Engaged: Sight Touch Share …
Smiling Woman by Ketut Subiyanto, via Pexels Emoji Smileys Y, via 4K Wallpapers Objectives: Learn and become more aware of emotions. Materials: Emotions Handout Scissors Markers/Crayons/Colored Pencils Step 1: Download and print out the Find the Emotions Handout Step 2: Color each face a different color (angry face color it red …
Hazel Scott was a child prodigy classically trained on the piano. She was known as the “Darling of Café Society,” which was an integrated nightclub in Greenwich Village, New York. Hazel was born on June 11, 1920 in Port of Spain, Trinidad. Her father, R. Thomas Scott, was a West African Scholar and her mother, Alma …
Margaret Bonds was born on March 3, 1913 in Chicago, Illinois. Her father was a physician, and her mother was a piano teacher and church choral director. Margaret’s mother started teaching her piano at a very young age. When Margaret was 8 years old, she started studying at the Coleridge-Taylor Music School. (Remember Samuel …
