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Making Maracas
This Art, Math and Music project provides a great opportunity for students to be imaginative with creating their own musical instrument. Students can measure and add different amounts of rice and or beans to create the sound that they would like from their maraca. Then students will decorate the maraca…
Carla’s Caterpillar 1 Inch Scale
A very intelligent man named Pythagoras found out that if we put three squares together touching corners and that the area of two smaller squares add up to the area of the largest square then the corner opposite the longest side is 90°. This is called the Pythagorean Theorem. We…
Carla’s Caterpillar Centimeter Scale
A very intelligent man named Pythagoras found out that if we put three squares together touching corners and that the area of two smaller squares add up to the area of the largest square then the corner opposite the longest side is 90°. This is called the Pythagorean Theorem. We…
Geometric Snowflake
This art project provides a great opportunity for students to review and be imaginative with geometric shapes. Students can also be acquainted with symmetry through this snowflake design. The variety of snowflakes created by students is quite lovely! Supply List: Colored Paper (blues & purples) White and black paper Glue
Leaf Printing
This art lesson uses just three supplies to create a colorful piece of artwork. By using leaves from outside your classroom, playground or home, students can create a leaf print artwork. We collect different leaves and paint them to create a stamp that you can press onto your colored paper.…
Yarn Painting
This art lesson uses just a few supplies to create a master piece. By using yarn, students can create an ‘yarn painting’ art piece. We use a leaf that you can find in your playground or yard but you can use any shape you wish. Use you imagination and use…
Haunted House
This spooky art lesson uses just a few supplies to set a scene. By using oil pastels and watercolors, students can create an ‘oil pastel resist’ art piece. Watch as the oil pastel ‘resists’ the watercolor when painted over it! Supply List: Yellow oil pastel or crayon Black oil pastels…
Explosion Books
A fun way to share your artwork is with this collapsible book! The folding of the book can be a little tricky, so watch closely! Once the book is made – think of all the possibilities to fill up your book with artwork or text. Supply List: Three papers cut…
Watercolor Galaxies
Everyone loves to gaze at the stars, what about creating your own dreamy imaginative starry night using watercolors! We’re going to show you how to make these galaxy pictures in watercolor! They’re simple to make and look spectacular. In the video below you’ll learn the process for painting a multi-colored vibrant starry…
2019 Hip Hop Ballet
“The kids have been working real hard on this,” said Will Venegas, one of the founders of local dance program Hip Hop Mindset. “They are spreading a positive message to their community through this production.” Hip Hop Mindset started in 2014 and the dance program within schools came about a…
The River Songs Band
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2018 Inspirational Student Luncheon
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2017 Skoolcade
Coding is being taught throughout the county by creative teachers. We want to provide a way of bringing out the best student coders in our area and get some local High Tech businesses to take notice of the creative processes happening in our county. In this challenge, students will create…
Smashing Veggies the Healthy Living Band
The Healthy Living/Smashing Veggies songs grew from an idea that combines Creativity with Collaboration. We asked our Director of Child Nutrition to think of ideas for songs that can work as nutrition and well being learning for children. Next, the superintendent turned them into song lyrics and basic compositions and…
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