Art from The Heart
Integrating Literacy Instruction in Community-Building Art Projects (Virtual Tour)
Stage of Literacy Development:
Stage 3: Literacy for GrowthAges:
7-12
Grade Range:
3rd 4th 5th 6thFood Groups:
Primary: Motivation for Literacy Secondary: Knowledge Building
Transcript
After reading a story about an individual who overcame physical challenges to achieve a goal the students came up with positive messages for inspiration in their own lives. They created shields for their mottos that they had created to display in our classroom as a positive message throughout the year. After reading the book Spaghetti in a Hot Dog Bun, another great activity for building community culture is Friend Venn diagrams. This is where students get into pairs and talk about their similarities and differences. During this activity we learned that although we may be different we are all the same on the inside.
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Activity Objective
The goal of Art from The Heart: Integrating Literacy Instruction in Community-Building Art Projects (Virtual Tour) is to explore students' similarities and differences through a visual arts activity inspired by books that discuss individuality and perseverance. Students create a shield that contains positive messages and images that will inspire them throughout the school year. Students also team up to create Friend Venn diagrams that display their various similarities and differences.
Quick Tips
Additional Comments:
- An extension would be to add dramatic role-playing and writing-in-role activities. Students can explore compassion and empathy by exploring the perspectives of each character in the book.
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