United Arts Council


Another Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Students will be able to distinguish between character traits and emotions. Students will also use details to describe the character’s motivation in each setting. Create a script and shadow puppet...

Breathing in the Garden

K-5 whole school One Book One School project Who or what brings life to a garden? This is a five month (October, November, January, February, March) collaborative school-wide project, culminating...

Catch Me If You Can

...Workshop “Exploring Latin American Culture through Animal Folktales.” The teacher will show the class a video that goes through the creative process to model what the students what is expected....

Design an Animal

Students will utilize their knowledge of animal habitats to create an original Eric Carle style work of art that represents their researched animal.

Encyclopedias, Atlases and Google: Oh, My!!

Using dramatic principles of mime, scriptwriting & puppetry to help students distinguish between the various types of media resources available to them and what those resources are best used for.

Expressions Everywhere

Rather than rushing to immediately solve math expressions, student exploration of the concept demands deeper understanding. This lesson for 5th grade AIG Math students explores the concept of mathematical expressions...

Fable and Folktale Fun

What is the central message of a folktale? What is the theme? How are the character feelings, traits, and motivations conveyed throughout the story?