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Monthly Activities for Grades 1-2

April 2023

April is National Poetry and Arab American History Month. Poetry has been around since the dawn of written and spoken languages. We’ve curated resources to use in your classroom related to this observance and more. Explore these PBS LearningMedia resources on these topics to incorporate into your classroom or home:

Arts: Alhambra Nights and All the Flowers are for Me

Anila Quayyum Agha’s installation Alhambra Nights was selected to be included in the City of Cincinnati’s BLINK festival. The event spanned twenty city blocks and included light, interactive art, and large-scale projection mapping. Inspired by Agha’s visit to the Alhambra and her efforts to connect traditional Islamic art and architecture with contemporary technology and Western […]

Suggested for Grades 9 to 12

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English Language Arts: Ashley Bryan

Ashley Bryan is an eclectic artist who uses painting, poetry, music, collage, and prose to tell stories. Bryan fuses these seemingly separate art forms within his books for children. “I try not to accept walls and boundaries and definitions in a strict way,” he says. “I would hope that everything I do is interrelated.” Bryan […]

Suggested for Grades 9 to 12

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Health & PE: Power up with Bravery!

Meet the GIRL!: Hiba is 11 years old and has deemed her girl power to be bravery. She used to be afraid of snakes but with a little bit of inquiry and trust she overcame her fear and now loves all things reptile. She is a great student as she studies the language Arabic with […]

Suggested for Grades 9 to 12

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Math: Proportion

Learn about proportion and practice using scale and proportion in a drawing of the built environment with Andrew Coletti from the Salvadori Center.

Suggested for Grades 9 to 12

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Math: Scale and Proportion

In this Let’s Learn video, Malika Khalsa from the Salvadori Center uses the story of Goldilocks and other examples to help students learn about scale and proportion.

Suggested for Grades 9 to 12

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Science: Pollination

What is pollination and how do the parts of a flower influence the success or failure of bees and butterflies to pollinate the different types of flowers?

Suggested for Grades 9 to 12

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Social Studies: Eid-Al-Adha

Eid Al-Adha is a yearly four day celebration of the Islamic faith remembering the story of Abraham. Known as the feast of sacrifice, the celebration centers around sacrifice to Allah.

Suggested for Grades 9 to 12

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World Languages: Give Me Some Direction!

In the online game, Lost and Found, children go on virtual scavenger hunts with Noah and Nell to collect items that Coco lost on her way to a pool party and a picnic. It’s a good thing that they have some friendly neighbors to help them with Spanish directional clues along the way! In this […]

Suggested for Grades 9 to 12

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