Techniques for brainstorming, collaborative project management, and individual artistic expression. Guides students through the iterative creative process from initial concept to final execution.
Conception d'actions de médiation concrètes, de la mise en espace physique du CDI aux outils numériques, pour engager les élèves dans la lecture.
Exploration de l'histoire, des genres et des mutations actuelles de l'édition pour adolescents, incluant l'impact des réseaux sociaux et des nouvelles tendances éditoriales.
A project-based lesson for middle school students to learn fundamental composition techniques, including melody writing, harmonic support, and arranging for classroom instruments. Students will apply these skills to create and perform an original short piece.
A design-focused workshop that provides middle schoolers with rigorous step-by-step guidance on creating a purposeful, visually balanced, and deeply personal vision board.
This lesson explores how artists blend and draw inspiration from various cultures, focusing on cultural fusion, symbolism, and identity in global art. Students will analyze contemporary artists and create their own fusion-inspired designs.
A lesson exploring the power of satire and political comedy through the lens of Ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes, featuring modern connections and a creative script-writing activity.
Students evaluate how Computer Generated Imagery (CGI) shifted film from practical constraints to limitless storytelling, culminating in a storyboard project for a scene that defies physics or scale.
A visual-focused exploration of Babylonian architecture, specifically the Ishtar Gate, where students design their own symbolic 'city gates' using blue and gold motifs.
Students will explore the history of Native American petroglyphs (specifically Newspaper Rock), analyze how symbols convey complex narratives, and create their own visual history using symbolic language.
This lesson explores the tension between "Committed Art" and "Autonomous Art" through the lens of political theory and art history. Students will analyze how artists like Bertolt Brecht and Theodor Adorno approached social change, culminating in the creation of their own artistic manifestos and sketches.
A music and science integration lesson where students analyze animal classifications and write their own verses for the 'Animal Song' using AABB rhyme schemes.
Students explore the science and art of animation by creating a 13-frame cyclical storyboard that loops seamlessly, inspired by the mechanics of a zoetrope.
A music lesson where students compose and perform a new verse for 'Going Green Song' about environmental issues in their own school.
Students explore how the brain uses patterns and expectations to process music, learning about the 'tonic' and 'resolution' through a rhythmic composition game.
A Kindergarten lesson exploring circles as the building blocks of art, featuring a video-led discussion and a creative 'Circle Creatures' drawing activity.
A creative art and social studies lesson where 2nd-grade students explore the anatomy of US currency and design their own unique bank notes. Students identify key features like portraits, denominations, and intricate borders before creating their own masterpiece.
A high-school media literacy and drama lesson where students explore how sets, costumes, and lighting transform a written script into a visual medium. Students will analyze a Khan Academy video and then design a 'remixed' vision for a classic fairy tale.
Students explore the art of sound design and Foley artistry, analyzing how sound effects (SFX) transform a script's narrative context and emotional tone. The lesson culminates in a hands-on recording activity where students use everyday objects to create a sonic setting for a dialogue-only script.
A hands-on introduction to script formatting and character development. Students brainstorm a chaotic lunchroom scene, learn theatrical terminology from a Khan Academy video, and draft their own 'Dramatis Personae' and initial script lines.
A fun, comic-themed lesson where 3rd graders learn to communicate emotions and ideas through simple icons, inspired by the grammar of graphic novels.
A high-energy, low-pressure 15-minute music lesson designed to engage disengaged students and build vocal confidence through rhythm and stealth games. This lesson moves from non-verbal rhythmic games to collective vocalizing to bypass the fear of singing.
A lesson designed to help students analyze and discuss visual art using specific vocabulary and sentence stems focused on color, perspective, design, lines, and detail.
A lesson tracing the cultural origins and evolution of American music genres from Indigenous traditions to modern Hip-Hop. Students will analyze the 'parents' of various musical styles and collaborate to build a visual genealogy of American sound.
A Media Arts lesson for high schoolers analyzing the technical and aesthetic evolution of digital media through the lens of Crash Course's production history. Students explore how funding, equipment, and collaboration transform low-budget web content into professional educational media.
A lesson exploring the collaborative nature of digital media production, focusing on how different talents (writing, art, performance) combine to create complex projects like Crash Course. Students simulate a production line to experience how a script evolves through various creative lenses.
A collaborative art lesson where 1st and 2nd-grade students explore the concept of community by creating a layered mural of rainforest animals based on their habitats.
In this lesson, middle school students analyze how performance, tone, and medium change the meaning of a text. Using a Khan Academy video as a case study, students move from reading a script to performing a neutral dialogue in various 'scenario' tones to demonstrate oral reading fluency and interpretative skills.
Students explore how sound effects and vocal performance transform written text. They will analyze a Khan Academy video and then work in groups to act as 'Soundscape Directors,' annotating and recording a literary excerpt with their own audio design.
A high-energy 1st-grade lesson that uses music and rhythm to build alphabet fluency and phonological awareness. Students will analyze the 'ABC Party' video and collaborate to create their own rhythmic remixes of the alphabet.
Students explore how physical action and decisions drive story and reveal character traits without using words, featuring a 'Silent Scenes' activity and a video analysis.
Students learn to convey character emotion and conflict using only stage directions, props, and setting. This hands-on drama lesson focuses on visual storytelling and the technical elements of playwriting without relying on dialogue.
A high-energy Kindergarten lesson where students build confidence in their alphabet knowledge through a music-video-inspired performance activity. Students watch a rap video, practice vocal warm-ups, and perform the ABCs in groups using microphones and sunglasses.
A high-energy drama lesson exploring dramatic irony and information asymmetry through improv, video analysis, and small-group performances. Students learn how to create suspense by giving the audience information that characters lack.
An intermediate jazzy pom dance routine set to 'Under the Sea', focusing on sharp motions, jazz technique, and high-energy performance.
A high school Media Studies lesson exploring how cinema portrays mental illness, specifically dissociative disorders, and the real-world impact of these portrayals on social stigma. Students analyze horror tropes and rewrite scenes for clinical accuracy.
A 30-minute Valentine's Day paper craft lesson where second-grade students create their own 'Love Bug' creatures using heart-shaped templates to practice fine motor skills and creativity.
This lesson shifts focus to the collective representation of apes as they form a community in the sanctuary and eventually rebel. Students analyze the portrayal of ape communication, social hierarchy, and the final shift toward agency.
Students explore Caesar's origin story, analyzing how the film represents growing ape intelligence and emotional complexity within a laboratory setting. The lesson focuses on the intersection of science and ethics through the lens of primate representation.
A vibrant art lesson for 4th-5th graders exploring primary colors through the lens of a 'Color Lab', featuring the work of Piet Mondrian and hands-on mixing experiments.
A comprehensive rhythm project where students review fundamental rhythm values (quarter, eighth, sixteenth, half, whole notes and rests) through interactive games and a final composition project called the 'Groove Blueprint'.
A block-building music lesson where students 'craft' rhythms, 'survive' rapid direction changes, and explore Orff percussion through a pixelated world theme. Includes singing, dancing, and body percussion activities.
A high-energy rhythm lesson for 3rd graders exploring quarter notes, eighth notes, and rests through a jungle safari theme. Students learn to read, perform, and compose rhythms using animal-inspired movements and percussion.
Students explore the cultural significance of Hula in Hawaii, learning about its storytelling power through rhythm and movement, and analyzing its influence and representation in musical theatre productions.
A 45-minute exploration of how Valentine's Day art has evolved from medieval manuscripts to modern pop art, followed by a creative design activity.
A lesson designed to help students distinguish between effective and ineffective slide design for their invention presentations. It uses a side-by-side comparison of a 'good' and 'bad' presentation to teach visual design and organization principles.
A comprehensive lesson on the art of storyboarding for short videos, teaching students how to translate their creative visions into structured visual plans. Students will learn the key elements of a storyboard and practice planning their own video production.
A step-by-step guide for high school ESL students to record an animated Valentine's greeting using Adobe Character Animator. The lesson focuses on technical proficiency and creative expression through digital storytelling.
A fun and engaging 30-minute craft session where young students create their own 'Love Bug' characters using paper shapes. This lesson focuses on fine motor skills, shape recognition, and creative expression.
A comprehensive introduction to Hawaiian Hula for 5th graders, covering cultural history, the two main styles (Kahiko and 'Auana), and fundamental footwork. Students will learn how Hula serves as a method of storytelling and history-keeping.
