Itsy Bitsy Spider
Second grade students learn to identify animals that adapt to cold weather with music and boomwhackers.
The Branches of Government & The Choreographic Process
Students will perform choreography that demonstrates their knowledge of the branches of government.
Mountains of Folktales from Timp to Fuji
Learn about and compare the differences and similarities of two folktales about mountains from two very different places- one in Japan and one in Utah! Create a unique artwork inspired by a great mountain.
Gee’s Bend Quilters: Culturally Responsive Teaching
Learning about the work of the Gee’s Bend Quilters and constructing an abstract quilt reflecting YOUR own story.
Verbs, Nouns & Collective Nouns
Students will dance their way into remembering what verbs and nouns are. They will also understand and create a dance about collective nouns.
The Wide Mouthed Frog
Students will explore the characteristics and needs of living things and their habitats while incorporating various elements of music with simple percussive instruments.
The Whole World, Continents, & Oceans
Students sing the spiritual, “He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands,” and then create lyrics to reflect what they know about various features of the world, such as continents, oceans, the equator and poles.
Solar System Collage
The sixth grade students will learn about the solar system, including the sizes of the planets compared to each other, their placement in space, their color and texture etc. They will learn how to create textured paper to use to make a collage of the planets and the sun and moon.
Sea Animals
The kindergarten students learn about ocean animals in their classroom. This learning will be enhanced in art through reading and discussing a book together as a class, learning about and using shapes and lines to draw sea animals and plants and identifying and using correct colors for each ocean animal or plant.
Same & Different
In this lesson, kindergartners will learn about their similarities and differences to others. In particular, timbre and vocal qualities will be determined to show which child is singing. Personal characteristics will also be explored. Kindergartners will also learn about the different traffic signals and their uses. The purpose of these signals will help instruct their…
