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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 Comics

Literacy • Arts

45m

Grades K - 5

Superhero Comics

By OregonASK

K - 5

45m

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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Superhero Comics
Literacy • Arts
45mGrades K - 5

Belonging Poetry Postcards

Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts

1h 15m

Grades 6 - 8

Belonging Poetry Postcards

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

1h 15m

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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Belonging Poetry Postcards
Social and Emotional Awareness • Arts
1h 15mGrades 6 - 8

Arm & Belt Accessories

Arts • STEM

1h 30m

Grades 3 - 8

Arm & Belt Accessories

By Rediscover Center

3 - 8

1h 30m

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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Arm & Belt Accessories
Arts • STEM
1h 30mGrades 3 - 8

New Lyrics for Old Songs

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 9 - 12

New Lyrics for Old Songs

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

9 - 12

45m

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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New Lyrics for Old Songs
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 9 - 12

Shadow Puppet Stage!

Arts • Literacy

1h 30m

Grades K - 8

Shadow Puppet Stage!

By Rediscover Center

K - 8

1h 30m

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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Shadow Puppet Stage!
Arts • Literacy
1h 30mGrades K - 8

Choreograph Dance Moves (Grades 3-5)

Arts • Leadership and Teamwork

45m

Grades 3 - 5

Choreograph Dance Moves (Grades 3-5)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

3 - 5

45m

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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Choreograph Dance Moves (Grades 3-5)
Arts • Leadership and Teamwork
45mGrades 3 - 5

Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 6-8)

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

45m

Grades 6 - 8

Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 6-8)

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

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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Brand Design Mood Board (Grades 6-8)
Arts • Digital Media and Communications
45mGrades 6 - 8

Models and Props for Books and Games

Arts • Literacy

45m

Grades 6 - 8

Models and Props for Books and Games

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

6 - 8

45m

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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Models and Props for Books and Games
Arts • Literacy
45mGrades 6 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 12 Lesson

Arts • Literacy

1h

Grades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 12 Lesson

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1h

Welcome to Lesson 12 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy!" Students bring their designs to life by transforming fabric squares into vibrant tributes with beads and sewing. Students experience the joy of celebrating community and connection through artistic fabric.

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The Big Easy: Day 12 Lesson
Arts • Literacy
1hGrades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 8 Lesson

Arts • Digital Media and Communications

1h

Grades 3 - 8

The Big Easy: Day 8 Lesson

By Jazz at Lincoln Center

3 - 8

1h

Welcome to Lesson 8 of Jazz at Lincoln Center's module, "The Big Easy"! Delve into the fundamentals of drumming as students learn pitch and volume control, constructing their own drums before joining a vibrant drum circle.

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The Big Easy: Day 8 Lesson
Arts • Digital Media and Communications
1hGrades 3 - 8

Our 50 States

History and Society • Arts

45m

Grades K - 2

Our 50 States

By Mizzen Education, Inc.

K - 2

45m

Children are assigned an outline map of 1 of the 50 states. They label the map with the state's name and nickname and decorate it with an appropriate image. The group puts together the individual state map they created to make an artistic map of the United States.

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Our 50 States
History and Society • Arts
45mGrades K - 2

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

STEM • Arts

35m

Grades 3 - 5

Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge

By VentureLab

3 - 5

35m

Students work in teams to complete a challenge to build the tallest free-standing structure out of paper that can support a marshmallow. Along the way, teams will be asked to reflect on what they've been doing and how they're feeling as they experience what it means to have an entrepreneurial mindset. It will also help students start building some key entrepreneurial skills including creativity, teamwork, and prototyping.

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Design Challenge: Paper Tower Marshmallow Challenge
STEM • Arts
35mGrades 3 - 5

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