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Download Kit: Around the Neighborhood

Download Kit: Around the Neighborhood

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The Around the Neighborhood Supply Kit includes digital download of our videos, lesson plans, and links to training pages to support educators of all backgrounds! This project is designed to engage & support teachers who want to engage students around Black History Month. It introduces students to artists of color, Harlem, and in the case of the older students, The Great Migration. 

 

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  • What's the project?

    The learning:

    This project is a 4-lesson project where students study the life & work of the African-American artist Jacob Lawrence, specifically looking at his paintings of Harlem. Older students are also introduced to the Great Migration. This lesson also introduces other artists of color, as well as includes recommendations for books to complement the project.

     

    The art:

    Students create sketches of their own neighborhood and finish by creating a collage, similar to how Jacob Lawrence used his neighborhood  (Harlem) as inspiration for his paintings. 

  • What comes in a Kit?

    This kit includes 24 pages of downloadable lesson plans. These are comprehensive, and include:

    • objectives
    • standards (common core as well as national visual art)
    • focus questions
    • suggestions for early finishers
    • links to discussion images
    • ideas for lesson extensions
    • ideas on connecting to other subject areas
    • book suggestions 
    • links to training and support pages for classroom teachers

     

    The kit also includes downloadable videos that are available in both a teacher-led as well as a student-led format. These videos give an introction to the lessons, instructions, as well as demonstrations.

  • What standards does it address?

    ELA  Standards:  RL.2.1RL.3.7RL.5.7SL.1.1aSL.1.1bSL.1.2SL.2.1aSL.2.1bSL.2.2SL.3.1bSL.4.1bSL.5.1bSL.1.1cSL.1.3SL.1.5SL.2.1cSL.2.3SL.2.4SL.2.5SL.3.1cSL.3.3SL.3.4SL.4.1cSL.4.4SL.4.5SL.5.1cSL.5.4SL.5.5

     

    National Art Standards: 

    VA:Cr1.2.1a, VA:Cr1.1.4a, VA:Cr1.1.5a, VA:Cr2.3.3a, VA:Cr2.3.5a, VA:Cr3.1.2a, VA:Re.7.1.1a, VA:Re.7.1.2a, VA:Re.7.2.1a, VA:Re.7.1.5a, VA:Re.7.2.3a, VA:Re.7.2.4a, VA:VA:Cn10.1.2a, VA:Cn10.1.3a, VA:VA:Cn10.1.4a

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