Students will examine porcelain objects and see how their original use has been changed to create a new decorative object or an object with a new function. They will then take everyday utilitarian objects and re-create them into new objects that can be functional or entirely decorative.
This art history video discussion examines "Kouros (youth)", Archaic Greek, Attic, ca. 590--580 B.C.E. (Metropolitan Museum of Art).
Explore music instruments, games and activities.
This art history video discussion looks at Barnett Newman's "Onement I", 1948, oil on canvas ,27 1/4 x 16 1/4" (69.2 x 41.2 cm), The Museum of Modern Art.
Students examine images made for newspapers and create their own photos to tell a story. They experiment with cropping to reframe their images and explore how photographic images can be manipulated.
This art history video discussion examines Nicola Pisano's "Pulpit", Pisa Baptistery, 1260; and Giovanni Pisano's "Slaughter of the Innocents" Marble, 1301, Sant'Andrea church, Pistoia.
This art history video dicussion examines "Nike (Winged Victory) of Samothrace", Lartos marble (ship) and Parian marble (figure), c. 190 B.C.E. 3.28m high (Musee du Louvre, Paris). The sculpture was unearthed in 1863 after its discovery under the direction of Charles Champoiseau‰غ_ the French Vice-Consul to Turkey.
Ideas for children to do when they are not in school to keep learning!
This site offers illustrated recipe picture books that get kid chefs excited about cooking.
North American Association for Outdoor Education offers a rich bank of resources to get students to interact with nature through art and science exploration. There are many cross-curricular activities that can be done in students’ backyards. Some resources include printable material, while others have links to videos and detailed activity guides. While this resource is North American, rather than specific to Canada or Saskatchewan, many of the activities align with Saskatchewan Curriculum.
Each age level find:
- Resource Guides, Lesson Plans, and Teaching Activities
- Interactive Websites
- Apps
- Podcasts & Videos
Ancient Sanskrit theater is one of the oldest theater traditions, and thanks to Bharata Muni and his treatise on theater, the Natyashastra, we can tell you quite a bit about it, all the way down to eyebrow and nostril poses. This week you'll learn about the drama of ancient India, and its connection to the Mahabharata and the Ramayana.
This twist on readers theater has students prepare original news programs based on incidents in a recent reading, as they explore standard literary elements of character, conflict, resolution, and setting.
This art history video dicussion examines "Nude Woman" (Venus of Willendorf), c. 28,000-25,000 B.C.E., (Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna).
Formerly the Children's Discovery Museum - The Nutrien Wonderhub brings children and families together to create, learn, play, and explore without boundaries.
Nutrien Wonderhub is a not-for-profit organization that fosters creativity, curiosity, and a lifelong love of learning in children and their grown-ups through hands-on exhibits, programming, and outreach. We support intergenerational play and independent discovery. The museum is a safe space for children of all backgrounds and abilities to explore, experiment, and interact with the natural and built world. The Museum includes a large variety of exhibits for children to explore.
Students will become familiar with the black-figure painting style of ancient Greece and its influence on Neoclassical artists during the 18th century, as seen in drawing, painting and silhouettes, or shadow portraits. They will create an original work of art using the silhouette technique.
"OK Go Sandbox is an online resource for educators that uses OK Go’s music videos as starting points for integrated guided inquiry challenges allowing students to explore various STEAM concepts."
This art history video dicussion examines Georgia O'Keeffe's "The Lawrence Tree", oil on canvas, 31 x 40 inches, 1929 (Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford). Painted in the summer of 1929 while visiting D.H. Lawrence at his Kiowa Ranch during O'Keeffe's first trip to New Mexico, the tree stands in front of the house.
Students explore a portrait of two historical princesses and consider the adornments the both wear. Each student compares these adornments to the decorative objects worn by a woman in their own lives and sketches a portrait of that woman, focusing on the objects of adornment she wears.
One of the many things that make Ocean School's content library so special is how our content spans across a wide range of subjects. In the same learning resource, students can learn different concepts related to science and technology, English language arts, social studies, mathematics, and more.
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For grades 5-6, 7-8, 9+.
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