The transition from elementary to middle school offers a rich opportunity for students to reflect on prior experiences, how those experiences have shaped their identity, and how they can also serve as a launchpad for future plans and dreams. Students explore these themes through a Project-Based Learning (PBL) unit that focuses on a challenge: How can you create an installation for a public exhibit that will showcase your life in the year 2038, as well as how you got there?
Art is combined with other subject areas to create engaging and all-encompassing lessons. STEAM, arts integration, and project-based learning take the forefront as students discover the creative possibilities of combining sgraffito and clay, adapt their favorite comic book covers into original works of art, use textural adjectives to create ceramic sculptures, and more.
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