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...
A Song By Any Other Name
Students explore folk tales and the rhythmic content of words.
Brainstorming Sounds and Composition of Music from Other Cultures
Students will compose music and soundscapes for a work of literature from another culture. 1. How can music be used to tell a story? 2. What are some common ways...
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
How do the arts connect cultures together throughout the world? Students will use story telling, musical composition, and artifacts to display knowledge of various cultures. Students will participate in the...
Chess Ballet
How does our movement affect our understanding of the world around us? How do you “read” a chess game?...
Cinderella Around the World
The students will have an understanding of various cultures through the use of dance and music using various versions of Cinderella fairy tales/folktales.
Cinderella Stories
Students will: Learn to sing a folksong from a different culture and strengthen their understanding of communities over time. Better understand why Folktales and Fairytales are in the nonfiction genre....
Comin’ Up A Cloud
Students will connect the second grade science standards for weather with Beethoven’s 6th Symphony, Mvt. 4 – The Storm. They will create movement phrases that relate to the parts of...
Comparing and Contrasting Characters in Two Different Texts
Students will utilize creative writing, visual arts, theater, and dance to compare and contrast characters in two different stories by immersing students in understanding the characters as individuals through the...
