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01 Mar 2021

Fairy Tales, Folklore, and Legends

August-June

Embark on an adventure at Greenacres Arts Center as we explore different fairy tales, folklore, and legends. This program explores the concepts of artistically telling and retelling a story through dramatic play and use of imagination. With each season change, there are new stories to be told through the halls and grounds of the Arts Center!

Fine Arts Standards:

  • VA.2PR Generate ideas and images for artwork based on observation, memory, imagination and experience.
  • TH.K.1PR Imitate movements, voices and feelings of people, animals and objects through dramatic play.
  • MUS.K.4RE Identify and connect a concept shared between music and another curricular subject.

English Language Arts Standards:

  • ELA.RL.K.3 With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.
  • ELA.RI.K.2 With prompting and support, identify the main topic and retell key details of a text.

Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

  • SEL.B2. 4.a Discuss obstacles that can get in the way of reaching a goal and ideas for handling those obstacles
  • SEL.D1. 1.a Identify and engage in positive communication skills

 

    Vocabulary:

    Character, setting, theme, story, illustration, imagination, quest, obstacle

    01 Mar 2021

    Seasonal Inspirations (Summer/Autumn/Winter/Spring)

    August-June

    Every season brings a different experience at Greenacres–inside and outside! Use observable seasonal changes to express yourself and your experiences through the Arts.

    Fine Arts Standards:

    • VA.K.7PE Explore their environments and experiences for artmaking ideas.
    • MUS.K.4RE Identify and connect a concept shared between music and another curricular subject.

    Ohio Science Standards:

    • K.PS.1: Objects and materials can be sorted and described by their properties.
    • NGSS: K-ESS2-1 Earth’s Systems: Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over time.

    Ohio Social Studies Standards:

    • K.HISTORY.3. Heritage is reflected through the arts, customs, traditions, family celebrations and language.

    Social and Emotional Learning Standards:

    • SEL.E4. 3.a Identify examples of transitions and how they are a necessary and appropriate part of school and life.

     

      Vocabulary:

      summer, autumn, winter, spring, traditions, customs, observation, transitions, changes, inspiration

      26 Feb 2021

      Nature Exploration: Journaling

      August-June

      Give your students the chance to slow down and focus their attention on nature. Students will write, draw and count or measure what they see around them as they visit different ecosystems at Greenacres. This program can be used to inspire creativity and knowledge of the natural world through drawing, writing poems or story telling

      Ohio Science Standards:

      • SWK Grade 6-8: Science is a way of knowing about the world around us based on evidence from experimentation and observations.
      • LS Grade 6: Living systems at all levels of organization demonstrate the complementary nature of structure and function.

      Ohio Language Arts Standards:

      • W.6.3-Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

      Ohio Social Studies Standards:

      • SS Grade 6: Government- Different perspectives on a topic can be obtained from a variety of historic and contemporary sources. Sources can be examined for accuracy.

      Vocabulary:

      observation, exploration, investigation 

      Introduction: CLICK HERE for a poster from a Greenacres educator

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