Project Title: Meditation Description: Students learn what meditation is, calm themselves down and relax. Author: Olly Liu Grade level or Target Age Range: Pre Schoolers Historical Art Examples or References: India and East Asia Vocabulary: mind, body, relax, breathe Materials: some soft music A Demo/Directions: (Roughly plan amount of time it takes to …
Picture of classroom activity Project Title: Warm vs. Cool Colors Description: Students learn the difference between warm and cool colors (next step after learning the color wheel) Author: Ginny Froonjian Grade level or Target Age Range: Middle School Historical Art Examples or References: Color theory; use Keith Haring’s art to …
Project Title: Mandalas Description: Students learn what a mandala is, what they symbolize, and how to make one Author: Ginny Froonjian Grade level or Target Age Range: Middle School Historical Art Examples or References: Tibetan monks making mandalas to symbolize prayer, meditation, rebirth, etc. Vocabulary: Radius, symmetry, meditation, mindfulness Materials: …
Project Title: Did the groundhog see his shadow Description: Paper bag groundhog puppet Author: Jedidah Groseclose Grade level or Target Age Range: Second Grade Materials: Brown paper bags with pre-glued eyes and nose, brown construction paper for paws, tail, and ears, pipe cleaners for whiskers, and glue sticks Anticipatory Set: Ask if the students …
We are in the middle of gearing up for our Spring and Summer programs, and that means, more exciting lesson plans. We have interactive weather charts in the works, along with farm scenes with popsicle fences, geometric shape skylines, funky shape monsters, and more! Our interactive weather charts are great …
At Towey the students celebrated Chinese New Year and Groundhog day with their art projects. For Chinese New Year, this included the classic red paper lanterns and cut-out pink pigs in honor of 2019 being the year of the pig. They also created groundhog puppets using brown paper bags, and …
Picture of classroom activity Grade Level Rational: This project is great for 3 and 4 year olds who are really just starting to get a hang of their surroundings, and understanding that the world is a much larger place. Objectives: Students will be able to tackle the persona of an …
Picture of classroom activity Grade Level Rational: This lesson is perfect for 3 and 4 year olds because they are just starting to recognize their name, and how to spell it. This lesson also gives students some freedom on what outer space looks like to them. Objectives: Students will be …
