Arts, Care & Connection Learning Module Library

A partnership with Arts for Learning NW (ALNW) and the Oregon Department of Education

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Sketchbook Building & Design with M. V. Moran

Students will learn how to make their own sketchbooks from everyday items. Students will learn foundational art concepts.

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Songwriting Journey with Melinda Martinez

Students will use lyric templates to create their own collaborative songs. While identifying feelings, and ways to express them, students will explore the use of words in music.

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Stories With Physical Expression with Jaese Lecuyer

Students will practice using physical expression as a way to identify and communicate feelings, emotions, character, objects/images and their interpretations of the world around them.

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Tableau with Jayna Sweet

Students will learn how to tell compelling stories by creating silent, frozen images - or, tableaus. They will work together in pairs and teams to foster collaboration and practice social awareness.

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Taiko Drumming with Unit Souzou

Students will learn about rhythm, find their unique rhythm maker, and compose a taiko rhythm that tells a story about themself. Throughout the lesson, students will build a sense of mindfulness and respect for themselves, their peers, and their instruments.

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Taiko Rhythm and Respect with Unit Souzou

Students will learn about rhythm, find their unique rhythm maker, and compose a taiko rhythm that tells a story. Throughout the lesson, students will build a sense of mindfulness and respect for themselves, their peers, and their instruments.

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The Dragon Dance with Jill Giedt

Students will learn to express themselves through movement and the art of ballet. The guided videos will take them along the journey of a dragon and allow them to observe how different stages of the story make them feel.

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The Picture of Us with Briana Linden

The focus of this lesson is for students see each other and themselves. Through slow looking, drawing and discussion, students investigate elements that make us who we are. We look at portraits and describe what we see, make continuous line portraits of one another (without looking!) and of ourselves, in which we emphasize one of our features.

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Unpunctuated Scenes with Eric Braman

Students will engage in an improv game to practice collaboration through a listening, observation, and response exercise. They will then work on short scenes in pairs to explore how punctuation can change the meaning and tone of a story. The lesson will result in a final performance of a short script that combines the ideas and contributions of the group members.

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Voice Experiments with Eri Zinke

Students will explore different ways they can use their voice and body through warm-ups and drama games. In small groups, students will use these skills to act out a short story in collaboration with others.

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You Can Make Music Out of Anything with Rachel Blumberg

Students will engage their curiosity by exploring the sounds and tonality of objects in their classroom and will work together to improvise beats using words about themselves and their community.

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Zapateando en Jalisco with Luisa Valentín Pelagio

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