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Grades 6 - 8

12 Hours 5 Minutes

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This Playlist is all about Art and Design for Middle School Aged youth, and has been mixed especially for having fun at home or in small groups!

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Talking, Thinking, and Dreaming are some of the ways that action unfolds in comics. Students have a chance to think about all the ways that language is used in comics, from lines that show action to the bubbles that show what characters are thinking and saying.

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

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Self Portrait

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Self Portrait

Grades 2 - 6

3 Hours

In this multi-day art project, students use mirrors to paint self portraits.

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

Students pencil a rough storyboard for a full-page comic with panel variation. Students have a chance to think about how a page of comic book panels tells a story. They explore different kinds of action and how action can unfold in a story told in pictures.

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

In comics, there are often several artists who make one thing, a story writer, a penciler, an inker, and a colorist too! Each one does a part of the finished whole! Students look at their penciled stories and start to get them ready to ink!


This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

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Desert Scavenger Hunt

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Desert Scavenger Hunt

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students complete an informational scavenger hunt as they research and report on Earth’s deserts. As in a physical scavenger hunt, teams gather facts about deserts by answering specific questions and conducting research. They reconvene to share what they have learned.

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Make Your Own Chess Pieces

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Teams collaborate to design and make chess pieces. This activity encourages creative thinking and builds upon design and collaboration skills.

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Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

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Design and Sketch a T-Shirt (Grades 6-8)

Design and Sketch a T-Shirt (Grades 6-8)

Grades 6 - 8

50 Minutes

Clothes make a statement about the person wearing them. That's true whether the clothing is a pair of blue jeans, a brightly colored scarf or hat, a flashy jacket, or even a school sweatshirt. T-shirts offer an especially unique way to present art or statements. The first printed T-shirts appeared in the 1950s, and today they remain as popular as ever. In this activity, students research and discuss the statement they would like to make with a T-shirt and then brainstorm ideas and sketch their own designs.

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Mapmaking (Grades 6-8)

Mapmaking (Grades 6-8)

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore drawing strategies and the art of cartography to create bird's-eye view maps of a video game or fantasy book environment using the technologies or materials they have on hand.

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Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Talking, Thinking, and Dreaming are some of the ways that action unfolds in comics. Students have a chance to think about all the ways that language is used in comics, from lines that show action to the bubbles that show what characters are thinking and saying.

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

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Self Portrait

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Self Portrait

Grades 2 - 6

3 Hours

In this multi-day art project, students use mirrors to paint self portraits.

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Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

Students pencil a rough storyboard for a full-page comic with panel variation. Students have a chance to think about how a page of comic book panels tells a story. They explore different kinds of action and how action can unfold in a story told in pictures.

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

In comics, there are often several artists who make one thing, a story writer, a penciler, an inker, and a colorist too! Each one does a part of the finished whole! Students look at their penciled stories and start to get them ready to ink!


This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

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Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

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Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

Discover Activity

Desert Scavenger Hunt

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Desert Scavenger Hunt

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students complete an informational scavenger hunt as they research and report on Earth’s deserts. As in a physical scavenger hunt, teams gather facts about deserts by answering specific questions and conducting research. They reconvene to share what they have learned.

Discover Activity

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Teams collaborate to design and make chess pieces. This activity encourages creative thinking and builds upon design and collaboration skills.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

Discover Activity

Design and Sketch a T-Shirt (Grades 6-8)

Design and Sketch a T-Shirt (Grades 6-8)

Grades 6 - 8

50 Minutes

Clothes make a statement about the person wearing them. That's true whether the clothing is a pair of blue jeans, a brightly colored scarf or hat, a flashy jacket, or even a school sweatshirt. T-shirts offer an especially unique way to present art or statements. The first printed T-shirts appeared in the 1950s, and today they remain as popular as ever. In this activity, students research and discuss the statement they would like to make with a T-shirt and then brainstorm ideas and sketch their own designs.

Discover Activity

Mapmaking (Grades 6-8)

Mapmaking (Grades 6-8)

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore drawing strategies and the art of cartography to create bird's-eye view maps of a video game or fantasy book environment using the technologies or materials they have on hand.

Discover Activity

Art and Design For Middle School at Home

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Art and Design For Middle School at Home

Grades 6 - 8

12 Hours 5 Minutes

Overview

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Talking, Thinking, and Dreaming are some of the ways that action unfolds in comics. Students have a chance to think about all the ways that language is used in comics, from lines that show action to the bubbles that show what characters are thinking and saying.

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

Discover Activity

Self Portrait

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Self Portrait

Grades 2 - 6

3 Hours

In this multi-day art project, students use mirrors to paint self portraits.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

Students pencil a rough storyboard for a full-page comic with panel variation. Students have a chance to think about how a page of comic book panels tells a story. They explore different kinds of action and how action can unfold in a story told in pictures.

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

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Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

In comics, there are often several artists who make one thing, a story writer, a penciler, an inker, and a colorist too! Each one does a part of the finished whole! Students look at their penciled stories and start to get them ready to ink!


This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

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Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

Discover Activity

Desert Scavenger Hunt

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Desert Scavenger Hunt

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students complete an informational scavenger hunt as they research and report on Earth’s deserts. As in a physical scavenger hunt, teams gather facts about deserts by answering specific questions and conducting research. They reconvene to share what they have learned.

Discover Activity

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Teams collaborate to design and make chess pieces. This activity encourages creative thinking and builds upon design and collaboration skills.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

Discover Activity

Design and Sketch a T-Shirt (Grades 6-8)

Design and Sketch a T-Shirt (Grades 6-8)

Grades 6 - 8

50 Minutes

Clothes make a statement about the person wearing them. That's true whether the clothing is a pair of blue jeans, a brightly colored scarf or hat, a flashy jacket, or even a school sweatshirt. T-shirts offer an especially unique way to present art or statements. The first printed T-shirts appeared in the 1950s, and today they remain as popular as ever. In this activity, students research and discuss the statement they would like to make with a T-shirt and then brainstorm ideas and sketch their own designs.

Discover Activity

Mapmaking (Grades 6-8)

Mapmaking (Grades 6-8)

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore drawing strategies and the art of cartography to create bird's-eye view maps of a video game or fantasy book environment using the technologies or materials they have on hand.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 3: Talking, Thinking, Dreaming

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Talking, Thinking, and Dreaming are some of the ways that action unfolds in comics. Students have a chance to think about all the ways that language is used in comics, from lines that show action to the bubbles that show what characters are thinking and saying.

This is part 3 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-2, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 4-7.

Discover Activity

Self Portrait

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Self Portrait

Grades 2 - 6

3 Hours

In this multi-day art project, students use mirrors to paint self portraits.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 5: Panel and Page Flow

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

Students pencil a rough storyboard for a full-page comic with panel variation. Students have a chance to think about how a page of comic book panels tells a story. They explore different kinds of action and how action can unfold in a story told in pictures.

This is part 5 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-4, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 6-7.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 6: Details and Description

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

In comics, there are often several artists who make one thing, a story writer, a penciler, an inker, and a colorist too! Each one does a part of the finished whole! Students look at their penciled stories and start to get them ready to ink!


This is part 6 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-5, and then afterward, Making Comics Part 7: Details and Description.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 7: New Adventures!

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students use the skills they learned in Making Comics Parts 1-6 and begin a brand new comic book made up of multiple pages.

This activity is part 7 of 7 in a series. Provide students with context by facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-6.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 1: Characters and Setting

Grades 3 - 12

30 Minutes

This simple and fun comics activity is about creating a comic book character and the world that they live in.

This activity is part 1 of 7 in a series. Go further by facilitating the Making Comics Part 2 and the following activities.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 2: Splash Page

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Students will look at the way characters and settings tell a visual story. They will have a chance to explore a Comic Book Splash Page and create their own.

This is part 2 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Part 1: Characters & Setting, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 3-7.

Discover Activity

Desert Scavenger Hunt

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, The Natural World

Desert Scavenger Hunt

Grades 9 - 12

45 Minutes

In this activity, students complete an informational scavenger hunt as they research and report on Earth’s deserts. As in a physical scavenger hunt, teams gather facts about deserts by answering specific questions and conducting research. They reconvene to share what they have learned.

Discover Activity

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

STEM Lab: Build, Tinker, Explore, Arts in Action

Make Your Own Chess Pieces

Grades 3 - 5

45 Minutes

Teams collaborate to design and make chess pieces. This activity encourages creative thinking and builds upon design and collaboration skills.

Discover Activity

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Arts in Action, Stories and Perspectives

Making Comics Part 4: Sequential Panels with Action

Grades 3 - 12

1 Hour

Comic Panels show the story as it unfolds. Students pencil a story in a four-panel strip.

This is part 4 of 7 in a series. Provide context by first facilitating Making Comics Parts 1-3, and then afterward, Making Comics Parts 5-7.

Discover Activity

Design and Sketch a T-Shirt (Grades 6-8)

Design and Sketch a T-Shirt (Grades 6-8)

Grades 6 - 8

50 Minutes

Clothes make a statement about the person wearing them. That's true whether the clothing is a pair of blue jeans, a brightly colored scarf or hat, a flashy jacket, or even a school sweatshirt. T-shirts offer an especially unique way to present art or statements. The first printed T-shirts appeared in the 1950s, and today they remain as popular as ever. In this activity, students research and discuss the statement they would like to make with a T-shirt and then brainstorm ideas and sketch their own designs.

Discover Activity

Mapmaking (Grades 6-8)

Mapmaking (Grades 6-8)

Grades 6 - 8

45 Minutes

Students explore drawing strategies and the art of cartography to create bird's-eye view maps of a video game or fantasy book environment using the technologies or materials they have on hand.

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