TEACHING ARTIST SESSION CATEGORIES
Join the National Writing Project and the National Parks System and write outside! Students will create a paper journal and add natural elements from outside. If weather permits, students will take their journals outside in nature to write poems. The students will...
Students will paint and color a precut alligator form and glue onto construction paper and we will talk about fascinating facts about this very large reptile that lives in our Louisiana Swamps. Single Session
In this session, students will make a sunshine collage with hand-painted paper. The paper will be pre-cut, pre-painted, and organized by color. They will learn about the warm and cool color gradation as well as listen to the song You are my Sunshine written by...
In this session, students will learn to blend colors with oil pastels to create a beautiful landscape scenery.
In this session, the teaching artist will guide students through the process of creating their own sun-reactive compositions by laying out foliage on fabric and watching the magic happen! These alternative photographic images are created by using a dye designed to...
Students will reflect on themes of biodiversity, interdependence, and stewardship of the Earth.
In this session, students will learn the origin of the dandelion and how its been used for centuries in traditional medicine.
In this session, we’ll create a butterfly using several art techniques. We’ll also discuss animal life cycles, migration and symmetry.
Let’s go under the sea to the depths of the ocean floor and learn how to paint an eight legged octopus!
Students will explore the coastline of Louisiana to discover the animals of this habitat by creating their own landscape.