A4L at Home LIVE

#A4LatHomeLIVE is a series of live sessions with A4LMiami Teaching Artists sharing tips and activities to boost creativity, critical thinking and fun from home! 
Every weekday through June 3rd, our Teaching Artists will be providing fun, interactive Visual and Performing arts lessons for you to follow along with – all on Facebook Live!
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Weekly Schedules (Click to expand)

 

 

 

 

 

VISUAL ARTS

Turtle Printmaking with Marah Gaiti Valenzuela

Grades K-2 (all levels welcome)

Celebrate National #EndangeredSpecies Day (May 19) with us as we make collagraph prints of turtles with #A4LMiami #TeachingArtist Marah Gaiti Valenzuela!
 
You will need: 
  • Thin cardboard box: Cereal/cookie box (1 piece, 8.5 x 11″)
  • Glue (glue stick is best)
  • Scissors
  • Crayons or Color Pencils
  • Aluminum foil (1 piece, 8.5 x 11″)
  • White paper (1 sheet, 8.5 x 11″)
  • Markers (water based, any color)
  • Sponge (any size – will use to dampen paper)
  • Bowl with water (big enough for your sponge)
Session date: May 19, 2020

Origami Pigs with Carlos Sanjurjo

Grades 6-8 (all levels welcome)

You will need: paper and scissors (wrapping paper works great for this activity!)
Session date: May 21, 2020

 

Marker Tie-Dye with Fernando Sucre

Grades K-2 (all levels welcome)

You will need:
Bottle Cap or container lid (jar, bottle, food container, etc – between 1-5″ in diameter)
Rubber bands
Markers – permanent or water based
Rubbing alcohol
Empty spray bottle, perfume bottle, water gun – something to make a splash with!
White fabric piece: sock, shirt, handkerchief, etc.
 
Session date: May 28, 2020

 

PERFORMING ARTS

NOTE: As with all dance and exercise routines, you need to keep good form to avoid and reduce the risk of injury. While we have taken great care to present safe movements and programming, you are performing them at your own risk. Arts for Learning/Miami, Inc. will not be responsible or liable for any injury or harm you sustain as a result of our online dance/fitness/creative movement videos.

Caribbean Fusion Dance with Marisol Blanco

Grades 3-5 (all levels welcome)

You will need: a safe & clear space for movement, water & a towel
Session date: May 22, 2020

Modern Dance with Dario Moore

Grades 6-8 (all levels welcome)

Our time to forget about the world and dance! Enjoy A progressive modern dance class with #A4LTeachingArtist Dario Moore!
 
You will need: a safe & clear space for movement, water & a towel
Session date: May 26, 2020

I am Strong! Yoga + Movement with Stephany Item

Grades 6-8 (all levels welcome)

Session date: May 29, 2020

 

LITERACY

Literacy Tips with Literacy Coach Michelle Orol

For Parents, Guardians & Teachers

Mr. Orollreviews fun and effective exercises to boost #reading skills, #phonics and #vocabulary retention – using the book “The Summer Nick Taught His Cats to Read,” by Curtis Manley.

Session date: May 18, 2020