As we work through COVID-19 many have reached out for activities that will help keep everyone creating art or taking in the arts. Here are a few resources to check out. Thank you to the many art educators online that have been sharing many resources. I am also sharing many ideas on https://www.facebook.com/artsandcommunityengagement/

Many have also asked how to share this -

Here is the link - https://www.smore.com/b9ycs

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Thank you to Megan Gowen for this Bingo Card

Check out the incredible videos our elementary art educators are creating for continued learning.

Daily, live art lessons from author/illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka. New York Times bestselling-author of Punk Farm, Lunch Lady, Jedi Academy, and Hey, Kiddo.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLg9gpgNtuVmFqtseQCKFWZml6dfdLugwt

Links for Mo

Mo Live from Website - https://www.kennedy-center.org/education/mo-willems/

YouTube Archive - https://youtu.be/K5guOVOuVMs

Who is Mo?

He of the beloved Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus, Knuffle Bunny, and the Elephant and Piggy series, though you already knew that—is the current Education Artist in Residence at the Kennedy Center.

Mark will be going LIVE every day at NOON CST on Youtube and Facebook.

YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/user/MarkKistler

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/mark.kistler.7

Thank you so much for your participation and encouragement. It is because of people like you that we are doing this. We encourage you to share this opportunity with your friends, family, and colleagues. Let’s take a little break from the craziness of the real world and escape to our imaginations!

More Resources:
www.Draw3d.com
www.MarkKistler.com

LEGO Challenge Cards

Building things from LEGO is a popular past-time for curious kids, but even the most creative kids sometimes need ideas to jumpstart their building sessions. Introducing these LEGO Challenge cards!

With just over 250 cards to choose from, your child can almost do 5 challenges a week to be creative and inspired in their LEGO designs.

The cards with the blue squares are all the main challenges – applicable to anyone, with a wide variety of ideas. The cards with other colours of squares are specifically related to holidays, celebrations, events, or faith. I did this so anyone who doesn’t celebrate something can just keep those cards out. Just cut out the cards and add them to a small box. Let your child pick out a challenge and get to work! It might even be fun if you join in too!

Some examples of what challenges are included in this card set:

• Make a constellation.
• Use only yellow bricks.
• Make a dinosaur fossil.
• Make a model plant cell.
• What do you want to be when you grow up?
• Design something while blindfolded.
• Recreate a World War trench.
• Make a model of your bedroom.
• Go fishing.

Link to download the challenge cards

Many, many ideas and links in this padlet!

https://padlet.com/jtoole4/5cs571f1zmr5

Some great ideas here. This is just for fun. No need to upload the work.

https://www.tate.org.uk/kids/make/paint-draw/make-marbled-paper-foam

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The Sioux City Community School District offers career and technical programs in the following areas: Business & Marketing, Family & Consumer Science, Health Science, and Industrial Arts, Technology, & PLTW.

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Inquiries or grievances, including Section 504 grievances and grievances under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, may be directed to Jen Gomez, Director of Student Services & Equity Education at 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA 51101, (712) 279-6075, gomezj2@live.siouxcityschools.com. Please see District Board policies 103 and 504.4 for additional information on available grievance procedures.

Pat Toben

Arts and Community Engagement Program Coordinator

Sioux City Community Schools

Email: tobenp@live.siouxcityschools.com
Website: https://www.siouxcityschools.org/
Location: 627 4th Street, Sioux City, IA, USA
Phone: 712-279-6667
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/artsandcommunityengagement/
Twitter: @MrsToben