Focuses on ensemble blend and collaborative listening, teaching students to match their volume with their neighbors.
A music and movement lesson for early childhood students exploring phrasing and legato through the life cycle of a butterfly. Students use scarves to interpret smooth musical lines while learning about metamorphosis.
A creative craft lesson where students color and create their own finger puppets of favorite Zootopia characters to practice storytelling and role-playing.
A hands-on activity for students to identify and match various line types used in art, from basic directional lines to complex decorative patterns.
A collection of three hands-on Mother's Day crafts designed specifically for preschool-aged children using paint, clay, and paper. Students will create personalized keepsakes including a handprint bouquet, a fingerprint dish, and a decorated photo frame.
Une séance complète pour apprendre à tracer des lignes obliques sur le thème de la pluie, adaptée aux élèves de Petite Section. Comprend une fiche de préparation détaillée et un support d'exercice pratique.
Learning about art galleries and preparing a final class exhibition of the week's creations.
Connecting colors to feelings and exploring how brushstrokes can express different moods.
Using geometric shapes and stamping techniques to create structured art compositions.
Exploring painting with unconventional tools like sponges, forks, and bubble wrap to create varied textures.
Introducing the building blocks of all colors: Red, Yellow, and Blue through hands-on mixing exploration.
Students create vibrant collages using geometric and organic shapes, taking inspiration from Henri Matisse's famous 'cut-outs' to tell visual stories.
Students transform 2D shapes into 3D forms using clay and secondary materials, inspired by the abstract sculptures of Barbara Hepworth and Alexander Calder.
Students explore different types of lines (straight, wavy, zig-zag) using paint, inspired by the bold compositions of Piet Mondrian and Wassily Kandinsky.
An introductory art and nature lesson for Pre-K students exploring Claude Monet's famous 'Water Lilies' through sensory observation and creative play.
Students will use various tools like pipettes, sponges, and spray bottles to explore how paint moves on paper, focusing on the motor movements of squeezing, pinching, and pressing.
Focusing on 'The Mixed-Up Chameleon,' this lesson explores the vibrant world of colors and animal traits through layered collage and mixed-media art.
Focusing on 'The Very Busy Spider,' this lesson explores the themes of hard work and persistence while teaching students how to create tactile textures in their art using mixed media.
Focusing on 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' this lesson teaches students about the life cycle of a butterfly through the lens of Eric Carle's signature tissue paper collage technique.
A creative art project focused on developing fine motor skills through cutting and assembling a vibrant rainbow cloud. Students practice hand-eye coordination by following lines to cut out shapes and strips.
A quick, 30-minute creative art project where students color, cut, and paste iconic St. Patrick's Day symbols to create their own festive scene.
A system for art students to track their progress toward earning Maker's Space time by practicing active listening and following directions. This lesson includes a visual tracking chart, daily warm-up slides, and clear behavioral expectations.
A deep dive into the life and works of Michelangelo Buonarroti, celebrating his birthday on March 6. Students explore the concept of a 'Renaissance Man' through his sculptures, paintings, and architecture.
The ultimate color finale where students experiment with mixing primary colors to create a full rainbow of emotions and hues.
Go green with a look at nature, growth, and the peaceful emotions tied to this secondary (and primary-focus) favorite.
Shine bright with yellow as we discover happy sunshine, energetic feelings, and the role of yellow in color mixing.
Dive into the cool world of blue, examining calming ocean vibes, feelings of peace and sadness, and blue things in our environment.
Explore the high-energy world of red through nature, emotions like excitement and anger, and a hands-on scavenger hunt.
A 20-minute parent and child nursery rhyme session designed for early years to promote bonding, language development, and motor skills through classic songs and interactive play.
A foundational visual literacy lesson for Pre-K students to understand that pictures and objects (symbols) can represent complex ideas like love, luck, and safety. Students engage with a video, play Symbol Bingo, and practice identifying symbols in their environment.
Students explore colors and patterns in nature through the lens of insects, practicing observation skills and creating their own pattern-based bug art.
A vibrant introduction to color theory where young students explore primary colors and discover how to create secondary colors through a mess-free "squish" experiment and interactive video predictions.
A Pre-K lesson exploring musical dynamics through the lens of a gentle lullaby. Students practice 'playground' and 'naptime' voices, watch a soothing kitten video, and sing the ABCs at different volumes and tempos.
A high-energy Pre-K lesson that helps students distinguish between singing and speaking voices using the 'Alphabet Song' and interactive vocal play.
A fun, interactive lesson for Pre-K and Kindergarten students to identify the color brown and recognize the sight word 'brown' through music, movement, and a 'detective' hunt.
A fun, hands-on lesson for Pre-K and Kindergarten students to explore color mixing by creating the color brown and painting a big brown bear.
A high-energy musical lesson where Pre-K students use instruments to explore the alphabet through a reggae rhythm. Students practice auditory recall and beat-keeping while distinguishing between song sections.
A workshop for Pre-K parents focused on using high-energy music and rhythm to boost letter recognition through daily routines and interactive singing.