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Arts in Action

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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Choreograph Dance Moves (Grades 3-5)

Arts in Action, Leadership and Teamwork

Choreograph Dance Moves (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students will work together to respond to music through choreography. In groups of 4–6, students will choreograph 1 minute of a song they like and present it to the larger group.

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Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 6-8)

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students will use design elements and principles (colors, images, shapes, etc.) to create a mood board that promotes a new brand for an influencer, celebrity, or sports figure they admire.

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Models and Props for Books and Games

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Models and Props for Books and Games

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Books and games stimulate the imagination by portraying characters, objects, and settings. In this fun activity, students construct models or props for a dramatic rendering of their favorite book or game.

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Shadow Puppet Stage!

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Shadow Puppet Stage!

Rediscover Center

K - 8

1 Hour 30 Minutes

In this activity, students will build a stage and put on a puppet show! The stage may include props, curtains, and a light source for a shadow puppet show. There are a lot of options that students can use to build their stage!

This activity is part 2 of 2 in the Shadow Puppet Activities by reDiscover Center.

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Superhero Comics

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Superhero Comics

OregonASK

K - 5

45 Minutes

Students read superheros books and create their own superhero comic book story.

This activity is part 5 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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Belonging Poetry Postcards

Belonging and Community, Arts in Action

Belonging Poetry Postcards

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

1 Hour 15 Minutes

In this activity, youth explore the concept of belonging through reading, discussion, creative expression, and poetry. Using the book Daniel Finds a Poem as inspiration, young people understand how poetry can be found in everyday life through the practice of noticing, listening, and reflecting. Learning these practices and skills are building blocks for shaping and contributing to belonging in their communities. Youth then identify a place where they personally feel belonging and transform that feeling into art and words by creating their own Belonging Poetry Postcard.

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Arm & Belt Accessories

Arts in Action, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Arm & Belt Accessories

Rediscover Center

3 - 8

1 Hour 30 Minutes

In this activity, students will be challenged to create a wearable glove, shoulder attachment, wrist or belt attachment using cardboard and crafting techniques. They will be able to explore and/or combine materials to make a unique costume that represents themselves!


This is part 3 of the Cardboard Costumes series from reDiscover Center.


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New Lyrics for Old Songs

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Writing singable and memorable song lyrics might be a more challenging task than students imagine. In this fun activity, students compose new lyrics to a familiar song of their choice, and may choose to perform their new song for the group!

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Music and Rhythm (Grades 9-12)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Music and Rhythm (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students sit in a circle on the floor and use their hands on the floor in front of them to tap out rhythms. Students start with slow two-beat rhythms, then add a finger snap, percussion from found objects like pencils, rulers, books, or brooms. Then they will add vocal percussive sounds and additional beats. In small groups, students will use found objects to create percussive performances.

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Tuning Up

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

Tuning Up

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

3 Hours

Students are introduced to several musical instruments through various hands-on activities. They begin to connect instruments to their sound. Students put this knowledge into practice by creating an album cover which matches a jazz style.

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All Aboard! (Grades K-2)

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

All Aboard! (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children use creativity, engineering, and planning, as they work in pairs to create trains and buildings for a model railroad.

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In the Groove

Arts in Action, Leadership and Teamwork

In the Groove

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Students design obstacle courses as if they are jazz musicians playing in the groove. They must complete the course together while taking time to perform an improvisational solo.

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Choreograph Dance Moves (Grades 3-5)

Arts in Action, Leadership and Teamwork

Choreograph Dance Moves (Grades 3-5)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45 Minutes

In this activity, students will work together to respond to music through choreography. In groups of 4–6, students will choreograph 1 minute of a song they like and present it to the larger group.

Discover Activity

Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 6-8)

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 6-8)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students will use design elements and principles (colors, images, shapes, etc.) to create a mood board that promotes a new brand for an influencer, celebrity, or sports figure they admire.

Discover Activity

Models and Props for Books and Games

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Models and Props for Books and Games

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45 Minutes

Books and games stimulate the imagination by portraying characters, objects, and settings. In this fun activity, students construct models or props for a dramatic rendering of their favorite book or game.

Discover Activity

Shadow Puppet Stage!

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Shadow Puppet Stage!

Rediscover Center

K - 8

1 Hour 30 Minutes

In this activity, students will build a stage and put on a puppet show! The stage may include props, curtains, and a light source for a shadow puppet show. There are a lot of options that students can use to build their stage!

This activity is part 2 of 2 in the Shadow Puppet Activities by reDiscover Center.

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Superhero Comics

Stories and Perspectives, Arts in Action

Superhero Comics

OregonASK

K - 5

45 Minutes

Students read superheros books and create their own superhero comic book story.

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

Discover Activity

Belonging Poetry Postcards

Belonging and Community, Arts in Action

Belonging Poetry Postcards

Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

1 Hour 15 Minutes

In this activity, youth explore the concept of belonging through reading, discussion, creative expression, and poetry. Using the book Daniel Finds a Poem as inspiration, young people understand how poetry can be found in everyday life through the practice of noticing, listening, and reflecting. Learning these practices and skills are building blocks for shaping and contributing to belonging in their communities. Youth then identify a place where they personally feel belonging and transform that feeling into art and words by creating their own Belonging Poetry Postcard.

Discover Activity

Arm & Belt Accessories

Arts in Action, STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore

Arm & Belt Accessories

Rediscover Center

3 - 8

1 Hour 30 Minutes

In this activity, students will be challenged to create a wearable glove, shoulder attachment, wrist or belt attachment using cardboard and crafting techniques. They will be able to explore and/or combine materials to make a unique costume that represents themselves!


This is part 3 of the Cardboard Costumes series from reDiscover Center.


Discover Activity

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Writing singable and memorable song lyrics might be a more challenging task than students imagine. In this fun activity, students compose new lyrics to a familiar song of their choice, and may choose to perform their new song for the group!

Discover Activity

Music and Rhythm (Grades 9-12)

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Music and Rhythm (Grades 9-12)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45 Minutes

Students sit in a circle on the floor and use their hands on the floor in front of them to tap out rhythms. Students start with slow two-beat rhythms, then add a finger snap, percussion from found objects like pencils, rulers, books, or brooms. Then they will add vocal percussive sounds and additional beats. In small groups, students will use found objects to create percussive performances.

Discover Activity

Tuning Up

Arts in Action, Digital Voices

Tuning Up

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

3 Hours

Students are introduced to several musical instruments through various hands-on activities. They begin to connect instruments to their sound. Students put this knowledge into practice by creating an album cover which matches a jazz style.

Discover Activity

All Aboard! (Grades K-2)

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

All Aboard! (Grades K-2)

Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45 Minutes

Children use creativity, engineering, and planning, as they work in pairs to create trains and buildings for a model railroad.

Discover Activity

In the Groove

Arts in Action, Leadership and Teamwork

In the Groove

Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1 Hour

Students design obstacle courses as if they are jazz musicians playing in the groove. They must complete the course together while taking time to perform an improvisational solo.

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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.