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Artistic voices shine in every medium, letting creativity take center stage! Learners express themselves through music, theater, visual art, design, and performance. It’s all about exploring feelings, telling stories, and making something meaningful!

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Superhero Lair Part 1

Literacy, Arts

Superhero Lair Part 1

OregonASK

K - 5

45 Minutes

Students read books about superheroes and make superhero lair.

This activity is a part 3 of a 5 activity series: Creating a Superhero, Creating Superhero Suits, Superhero Lair Part 1, Superhero Lair Part 2, and Superhero Comics.

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Superhero Lair Part 1

Literacy, Arts

Banner Design

Arts, History and Society

Banner Design

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

Students use design elements and principles to create a banner that celebrates an invention or displays a well-liked quotation or saying.

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Banner Design

Arts, History and Society

Play Stations

Arts, STEM

Play Stations

VentureLab

6 - 12

45 Minutes

Give students the opportunity to freely play and reconnect with their own innate creativity.

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Play Stations

Arts, STEM

What’s That For?

STEM, Arts

What’s That For?

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

In this activity, children observe and ask questions about unfamiliar objects that nevertheless serve a useful purpose in their lives. This activity helps provoke children’s curiosity in the world around them and shows them that the world can surprise them in many ways.

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What’s That For?

STEM, Arts

Stop the Show (Grades 6-8)

Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness

Stop the Show (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Small groups of students plan scenarios that have concrete starting points and a conflict, obstacle, or problem the characters have to solve. At a certain point, the adult leader stops the play and asks the audience to vote on the ending to the scene. Students learn to be flexible and creative by acting out the new ending.

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Stop the Show (Grades 6-8)

Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness

Pantomime (Grades 6-8)

Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness

Pantomime (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students act out a good citizen or stewardship activity that could happen at school and other students guess the activities.

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Pantomime (Grades 6-8)

Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness

Character Mash-Up (Grades 9-12)

Arts, Literacy

Character Mash-Up (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students choose well-known characters from books, movies, and other media. Then, they form groups of 3 to plan and perform a short skit about the character.

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Character Mash-Up (Grades 9-12)

Arts, Literacy

Creative Reuse Collection Box

Arts, Health and Wellness

Creative Reuse Collection Box

Rediscover Center

K - 12

1 Hour

In this activity, students will create a collection box for recyclable home goods and materials. This is a group project and will require the participation of all students to collect from their homes to donate. This fun building and decorating activity will encourage everyone to be mindful of their waste!

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Creative Reuse Collection Box

Arts, Health and Wellness

Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 9-12)

Literacy, Arts

Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students improvise skits to show how fictional characters might respond to everyday situations and challenges. This activity demonstrates how fiction can differ from real life.

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Improvisation: Fictional Characters in Daily Life (Grades 9-12)

Literacy, Arts

Rhyme in Super-Quick Time

Literacy, Arts

Rhyme in Super-Quick Time

Foundations, Inc.

K - 5

20 Minutes

This game practices rhyming and is excellent for pre-school and younger elementary age kids as well as English Language Learners (ELLs). Rhyming is a great way to help children and youth develop vocabulary, pronunciation, and listening skills.

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Rhyme in Super-Quick Time

Literacy, Arts

Stories from Photos (Grades 6-8)

Literacy, Arts

Stories from Photos (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students use photos as prompts to create characters and write a story (or the beginning of a story). This engaging activity promotes creativity and teaches writing skills.

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Stories from Photos (Grades 6-8)

Literacy, Arts

Gallery Walk (Grades 6-8)

Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness

Gallery Walk (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students look at a virtual art gallery from the Children’s Museum of Art called “Home Sweet Home” and describe what they see through sketching, writing, discussion, and art creation. These works are diverse, and each student can find something to talk about.

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Gallery Walk (Grades 6-8)

Arts, Social and Emotional Awareness

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Copyright © 2026, Mizzen Education, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit on a mission to empower, uplift and support out-of-school time educators.