Arts in Action

"My students really enjoyed the activities at the Arts in Action workshop. Back in the classroom, I wanted to expand the lesson by teaching students how to incorporate their bodies to create different forms of art.  The students discovered that art is not just using paints, markers and crayons. Art can be wild and fun."

Alena McCarthy Wong, 1st Grade teacher

Workshop Overview:  In the Arts in Action workshop, students will explore the squiggly, straight, long and short world of lines in our Kraft Artabounds Studio!  This workshop uses visual art, creative movement, and literacy to help children recognize that lines of many kinds are everywhere.  Students will create lines in tactile, fun and wacky ways with unique art materials—including their own bodies!

Arts in Action Curriculum Guide

Grade Level: Age 3-Kindergarten

Illinois Early Learning Goals: 4, 5, 19, 25, 26

Workshop Goals and Objectives:
Students will:

• Explore the art element of line through hands-on art activities.
• Engage in the use of gross motor skills, fine motor skills, and eye-hand coordination.
• Engage in verbal discussion about lines.
• Use their whole bodies as tools for creating art.
• Identify and observe lines in the environment and in art.
• Experience art in a variety of ways in a studio environment.
• Enjoy the many sensory experiences that accompany creating artwork.
• Try authentic art-making materials and tools.
• Create art that can be displayed in the classroom for added enjoyment and to facilitate further discussion of their discoveries.

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