Units have been uniquely designed for individual classrooms through the collaboration of classroom teachers, specialty teachers and the teaching artists. Each project integrates grade level curriculum, a teaching artist's residency and a live performance or cultural organization site visit. The goal of these units is to promote artistic exploration by the students as well as strengthen their 21st Century skills and core subjects of ELA and mathematics.

 

Since the start of the 2015-16 school year, five-week units of study have been designed and implemented in Grade 4 and 5 classrooms during the fall and spring semesters. The projects' live performances or cultural organization site visits have served as a springboard for the study of a curriculum-based theme or topic.

Interpreting Masterpieces through Movement

Interpreting Masterpieces through Movement

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : English Language Arts
Guiding Question : How do circus performers use their body skills and training to create interpretative movement studies of a visual work of art?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Unit Topic : Visual Literacy

The Art and Science of Mobiles

The Art and Science of Mobiles

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Science
Guiding Question : How do we curate our curiosities inspired by master artists?
Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts

Mixed Media Collages Explore Local Ecosystem

Mixed Media Collages Explore Local Ecosystem

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : Science,Social Studies
Guiding Question : How does geography affect an ecosystem?
Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts
Unit Topic : New York State Geography, Ecosystem

 
Learning about Native American Culture through Dance

Learning about Native American Culture through Dance

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Social Studies
Guiding Question : How does culture of Native Americans shape their dance?
Video
Unit Topic : Native Americans

Circus Challenge: Learning about Nutrition and Movement

Circus Challenge: Learning about Nutrition and Movement

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Science
Guiding Question : How does proper nutrition impact physical activity?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Unit Topic : Nutrition

Building Confidence through Ballroom Dancing

Building Confidence through Ballroom Dancing

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : Character Education
Guiding Question : What can we do to overcome our insecurities?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Video
Unit Topic : Social-Emotional Literacy

Stepping into Colonial Life

Stepping into Colonial Life

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Social Studies
Guiding Question : What was life like for colonial children then versus what life is like for modern children now?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Unit Topic : Colonial America

Dancing Through New York State

Dancing Through New York State

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Social Studies
Guiding Question : How can we express the geography of New York through dance?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Video
Unit Topic : New York State Geography

Artworks Express Individuality

Artworks Express Individuality

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : Character Education ,English Language Arts
Guiding Question : “What would you like people to know about you?
Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts
Unit Topic : Social-Emotional Literacy

Learning to Value Oneself

Learning to Value Oneself

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Character Education ,English Language Arts
Guiding Question : Why are you valuable?
Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts
Video
Unit Topic : Social-Emotional Literacy

Different Dances, Similar Messages

Different Dances, Similar Messages

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : Character Education ,Social Studies
Guiding Question : How can the dances of different cultures help students appreciate our global community and embrace a sense of unity?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Video
Unit Topic : Cultural Diversity

Math Mural: A Whole Lot of Learning

Math Mural: A Whole Lot of Learning

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : Mathematics Guiding
Guiding Question : How might the concept of 'parts of a whole' be expressed visually?
Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts
Unit Topic : Parts of a Whole

Interpreting History through Dance

Interpreting History through Dance

Grade Level : Grade 5
Content Area : Social Studies
Guiding Question : What was it like for slaves to traveled the Underground Railroad?
Artistic Discipline : Performing Arts
Unit Topic : Underground Railroad

Making Connections, Learning Compassion

Making Connections, Learning Compassion

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Mathematics Guiding,Science,Social Studies
Guiding Question : How can history teach us compassion in today's world?
Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts
Unit Topic : Underground Railroad

Pop-Up Village Teaches about Colonial America

Pop-Up Village Teaches about Colonial America

Grade Level : Grade 4
Content Area : Social Studies
Guiding Question : How can Colonial America be represented in a three-dimensional village?
Artistic Discipline : Visual Arts
Unit Topic : Colonial America

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