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LTA: Kindergarten Literacy Through The Arts

In this Literacy Through the Arts unit, in each video students will be introduced to a new book with an interactive reading. Then they will write sentences, make illustrations about themselves in the style of each book, and do movement activities and warm ups throughout!

YouTube Video UEw3OXZDTlRiaF9sMXBvOTN4UkNaUzJ3LXNDaW5hVHlZQy41NkI0NEY2RDEwNTU3Q0M2 For each video in this series, students will be introduced to a new book with an interactive reading. Then they will write sentences, make illustrations about themselves in the style of each book, and do movement activities and warm ups throughout! Materials needed to make your book: Paper & Materials to write Markers or crayons to draw and color with OR a pre-mede bound book to create your book from Part 1's interactive reading is ‘I Like Myself’ by Karen Baumont. Mélissa Smith has been a Teaching Artist with Arts For All since the Fall of 2010. She has taught and facilitated workshops in improvisation, dance, creative writing and theatre techniques to a variety of ages. Mélissa earned her BA in Theatre with a minor in dance and creative writing in 2007 from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a multi-disciplinary Theater Maker and performer as well as an Author! Arts education was the saving grace of her grade school years, and she is passionately dedicated to giving similar opportunities to our future leaders and culture shapers. Literacy Through the Arts builds students’ reading, writing and verbal expression skills through a multi-arts curriculum in theater, literature, music, visual arts and dance. Through art, K-2 students develop critical and creative thinking and a vocabulary to express ideas, stories and emotions. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 1
October 4, 2021 5:54 am
For each video in this series, students will be introduced to a new book with an interactive reading. Then they will write sentences, make illustrations about themselves in the style of each book, and do movement activities and warm ups throughout! Materials needed to make your book: Paper & Materials to write Markers or crayons to draw and color with OR a pre-mede bound book to create your book from Part 1's interactive reading is ‘I Like Myself’ by Karen Baumont. Mélissa Smith has been a Teaching Artist with Arts For All since the Fall of 2010. She has taught and facilitated workshops in improvisation, dance, creative writing and theatre techniques to a variety of ages. Mélissa earned her BA in Theatre with a minor in dance and creative writing in 2007 from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a multi-disciplinary Theater Maker and performer as well as an Author! Arts education was the saving grace of her grade school years, and she is passionately dedicated to giving similar opportunities to our future leaders and culture shapers. Literacy Through the Arts builds students’ reading, writing and verbal expression skills through a multi-arts curriculum in theater, literature, music, visual arts and dance. Through art, K-2 students develop critical and creative thinking and a vocabulary to express ideas, stories and emotions. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 1

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Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 1

ArtsForAllNYC October 4, 2021 5:54 am

For each video in this series, students will be introduced to a new book with an interactive reading. Then they will write sentences, make illustrations about themselves in the style of each book, and do movement activities and warm ups throughout! Materials needed to make your book: Paper & Materials to write Markers or crayons to draw and color with OR a pre-mede bound book to create your book from Part 2's interactive reading is ‘I am Enough’ by Grace Byers. Mélissa Smith has been a Teaching Artist with Arts For All since the Fall of 2010. She has taught and facilitated workshops in improvisation, dance, creative writing and theatre techniques to a variety of ages. Mélissa earned her BA in Theatre with a minor in dance and creative writing in 2007 from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a multi-disciplinary Theater Maker and performer as well as an Author! Arts education was the saving grace of her grade school years, and she is passionately dedicated to giving similar opportunities to our future leaders and culture shapers. Literacy Through the Arts builds students’ reading, writing and verbal expression skills through a multi-arts curriculum in theater, literature, music, visual arts and dance. Through art, K-2 students develop critical and creative thinking and a vocabulary to express ideas, stories and emotions. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 2

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Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 2

ArtsForAllNYC October 4, 2021 6:15 am

For each video in this series, students will be introduced to a new book with an interactive reading. Then they will write sentences, make illustrations about themselves in the style of each book, and do movement activities and warm ups throughout! Materials needed to make your book: Paper & Materials to write Markers or crayons to draw and color with OR a pre-mede bound book to create your book from Part 3's interactive reading is ‘I Can Do Hard Things’ by Gabi Garcia. Mélissa Smith has been a Teaching Artist with Arts For All since the Fall of 2010. She has taught and facilitated workshops in improvisation, dance, creative writing and theatre techniques to a variety of ages. Mélissa earned her BA in Theatre with a minor in dance and creative writing in 2007 from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a multi-disciplinary Theater Maker and performer as well as an Author! Arts education was the saving grace of her grade school years, and she is passionately dedicated to giving similar opportunities to our future leaders and culture shapers. Literacy Through the Arts builds students’ reading, writing and verbal expression skills through a multi-arts curriculum in theater, literature, music, visual arts and dance. Through art, K-2 students develop critical and creative thinking and a vocabulary to express ideas, stories and emotions. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 3

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Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 3

ArtsForAllNYC October 4, 2021 6:27 am

For each video in this series, students will be introduced to a new book with an interactive reading. Then they will write sentences, make illustrations about themselves in the style of each book, and do movement activities and warm ups throughout! Materials needed to make your book: Paper & Materials to write Markers or crayons to draw and color with OR a pre-mede bound book to create your book from The final Part 4 activity includes making Book Titles / Covers for your illustration book We hope you have enjoyed this series and if you liked this content please be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more content! Mélissa Smith has been a Teaching Artist with Arts For All since the Fall of 2010. She has taught and facilitated workshops in improvisation, dance, creative writing and theatre techniques to a variety of ages. Mélissa earned her BA in Theatre with a minor in dance and creative writing in 2007 from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a multi-disciplinary Theater Maker and performer as well as an Author! Arts education was the saving grace of her grade school years, and she is passionately dedicated to giving similar opportunities to our future leaders and culture shapers. Literacy Through the Arts builds students’ reading, writing and verbal expression skills through a multi-arts curriculum in theater, literature, music, visual arts and dance. Through art, K-2 students develop critical and creative thinking and a vocabulary to express ideas, stories and emotions. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 4

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Literacy Through The Arts - Making an Illustration Book! Part 4

ArtsForAllNYC October 4, 2021 6:50 am

Welcome to Part 1 of this LTA Interactive reading series of “Sofia Valdez Future Prez” by Andrea Beaty! For this series you will need the following materials needed for these activities: Paper, something to write, draw & color with. During this first part, we will be reading out loud the first third of the book “Sofia Valdez Future Prez” by Andrea Beaty Questions to ask yourself; What would your perfect community park look like? Pause the video to Brainstorm & Draw up a plan. Closing activity: ‘Insects & Me A-Z’ by Mélissa Smith Skywriting / Affirmations Make the shape of the letter using your body. Mélissa Smith has been a Teaching Artist with Arts For All since the Fall of 2010. She has taught and facilitated workshops in improvisation, dance, creative writing and theatre techniques to a variety of ages. Mélissa earned her BA in Theatre with a minor in dance and creative writing in 2007 from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a multi-disciplinary Theater Maker and performer as well as an Author! Arts education was the saving grace of her grade school years, and she is passionately dedicated to giving similar opportunities to our future leaders and culture shapers. Literacy Through the Arts builds students’ reading, writing and verbal expression skills through a multi-arts curriculum in theater, literature, music, visual arts and dance. Through art, K-2 students develop critical and creative thinking and a vocabulary to express ideas, stories and emotions. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Literacy Through The Arts - ‘Sofia Valdez Future Prez’ Unit, Part 1

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Literacy Through The Arts - ‘Sofia Valdez Future Prez’ Unit, Part 1

ArtsForAllNYC October 4, 2021 10:08 am

Welcome to Part 2 of this LTA Interactive reading series of “Sofia Valdez Future Prez” by Andrea Beaty! For this second part, we will be reading out loud the second third of our book “Sofia Valdez Future Prez” by Andrea Beaty Questions to ask yourself; Do you know what “Te amo.” means? Pause the video to think of something you’d like to improve in your community. Come up with a solution to make improvements. Draw out your plan. Closing activity: ‘Insects & Me A-Z’ by Mélissa Smith Skywriting / Affirmations Make the shape of the letter using your body. Mélissa Smith has been a Teaching Artist with Arts For All since the Fall of 2010. She has taught and facilitated workshops in improvisation, dance, creative writing and theatre techniques to a variety of ages. Mélissa earned her BA in Theatre with a minor in dance and creative writing in 2007 from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a multi-disciplinary Theater Maker and performer as well as an Author! Arts education was the saving grace of her grade school years, and she is passionately dedicated to giving similar opportunities to our future leaders and culture shapers. Literacy Through the Arts builds students’ reading, writing and verbal expression skills through a multi-arts curriculum in theater, literature, music, visual arts and dance. Through art, K-2 students develop critical and creative thinking and a vocabulary to express ideas, stories and emotions. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Literacy Through The Arts - ‘Sofia Valdez Future Prez’ Unit, Part 2

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Literacy Through The Arts - ‘Sofia Valdez Future Prez’ Unit, Part 2

ArtsForAllNYC October 4, 2021 10:47 am

Welcome to Part 3 of this LTA Interactive reading series of “Sofia Valdez Future Prez” by Andrea Beaty! During this last part of this video series, we will be reading out loud the last third of our book “Sofia Valdez Future Prez” by Andrea Beaty The students from Sofias class marched with signs to help raise awareness of the park. The signs had catchy slogans to help spread their message. Pause the video and make a sign to help spread awareness about something you’d like to bring attention to in your community. Closing activity: ‘Insects & Me A-Z’ by Mélissa Smith Skywriting / Affirmations Make the shape of the letter using your body. Mélissa Smith has been a Teaching Artist with Arts For All since the Fall of 2010. She has taught and facilitated workshops in improvisation, dance, creative writing and theatre techniques to a variety of ages. Mélissa earned her BA in Theatre with a minor in dance and creative writing in 2007 from Palm Beach Atlantic University. She is a multi-disciplinary Theater Maker and performer as well as an Author! Arts education was the saving grace of her grade school years, and she is passionately dedicated to giving similar opportunities to our future leaders and culture shapers. Literacy Through the Arts builds students’ reading, writing and verbal expression skills through a multi-arts curriculum in theater, literature, music, visual arts and dance. Through art, K-2 students develop critical and creative thinking and a vocabulary to express ideas, stories and emotions. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the city council. This program is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature. About Arts For All: Arts For All’s mission is to offer accessible artistic opportunities to children in the New York City area who face socio-economic, physical, or emotional barriers to exploring the arts. Through Arts For All, professional artists work with youth organizations to build Arts For All’s Core Values: Self-Confidence, Self-Expression, Teamwork, Resilience, and Creativity. #artsforallnyc #art #education #selfconfidence #selfexpression #teamwork #resilience #creativity
Literacy Through The Arts - ‘Sofia Valdez Future Prez’ Unit, Part 3

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Literacy Through The Arts - ‘Sofia Valdez Future Prez’ Unit, Part 3

ArtsForAllNYC October 4, 2021 11:15 am

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