This lesson will focus on the leadership and the fight for civil rights in the United States.
VA-059 The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. (3-5)
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TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
Black History Month
VA-002 Wall Works: Mural Lab (6-12)
Working as a team, they’ll develop a concept inspired by poetry, writing, or events, then scale it up using math, grids, and safe equipment.
VA-011 Clementine Hunter Zinnias (Grades 3-12)
Louisiana artist, Clementine Hunter, was a self-taught black folk artist known for artwork depicting plantation life in the early 20th Century.
M-001 Telling Your Story on the Djembe (PK-5)
Everyone has a story to tell! In this session, students will learn first that the most important thing in communication is really learning how to listen!
M-002 The Drum Circle (PK-5)
Students will learn three simple hand movements on the djembe or other percussive instruments will then be brought together in a circle.
CM-004 Move Into the Story: Read, Imagine, Dance (PK-12)
Students explore traditional dances and styles from around the world—North and South American, African, European, and Asian —connecting movement with geography, language, and identity.
CM-012 The Breakdown: The Elements of Hip-Hop Culture (K-12)
This program breaks down the four elements of Hip-Hop culture which are: DJing, Graffiti, MCing and Breakdancing.