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Grade 1: How We Express Ourselves

Central Idea

Inspiration sparks creativity

Lines of Inquiry

Artists can reflect on and learn from the different stages of creating.
Artists can communicate ideas, feelings and experiences through their work.
Experiences and imagination can inspire artists to create.

Carol Of The Mandalorian, a holiday Star Wars piano mashup

Color Is a Beautiful Thing, Nina Simone animated

Athletes of the Gesture, a dance routine for the Paralympic Games 2020 to 2024

How Old Is Graffiti?

How Old Is Graffiti?
Have You Ever Wondered...
What is graffiti?
How old is graffiti?
Is all graffiti a crime?

BrainPop Making Music

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BrainPOP is an educational website with over 1,000 short animated movies, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, mathematics, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
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BP Making Music

BrainPop Jr Music

BrainPOP Jr.
Gently encourages young learners in grades K to 3 to ask questions and form their own ideas.
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BPJ Music

The Orchestra (2015)

The Orchestra
Imagine a world where a band of tiny musicians follow you and play a soundtrack for your life – communicating your emotions, fears and hopes.

How to turn garden clippings into striking insect sculptures

Can Food Be Art?

Can Food Be Art?
Have You Ever Wondered...
Can food be art?
Is cooking an art form?
Can you make your own unique food art?

BrainPop Art Concepts

BrainPOP This link opens in a new window
BrainPOP is an educational website with over 1,000 short animated movies, together with quizzes and related materials, covering the subjects of science, social studies, English, mathematics, engineering and technology, health, and arts and music.
Username: icsbrain
Password: icsbrain

BP Art Concepts

BrainPop Jr Art

BrainPOP Jr.
Gently encourages young learners in grades K to 3 to ask questions and form their own ideas.
Username: icsbrain
Password: icsbrain

BPJ Art

What Happens Just Before Show Time At the Met Opera

The Embroidered Art of Meredith Woolnough

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