A two-day workshop that invites students to explore themes of community, identity, and collaboration through art. Through collaborative planning and segmented painting technique students will develop a classroom mural that reflects their shared
values.
Learning Goals
By the end of the Workshop students will:
- Describe the role of community in the story and relate it to their own lived experiences.
- Collaboratively develop artistic ideas by planning and contributing to a group mural.
- Apply segmented painting techniques to complete a classroom mural.
Deliverable
A classroom mural that visually represents what makes their own community meaningful.
Anchor Texts
Maybe Something Beautiful
Theresa Howell & Isabel
Campoy
K- 3
Barrio Rising
By María Dolores Águila
4 – 6
Timeframe
Each workshop consists of:
- Read aloud: 20 mins
- Vocabulary overview & theme discussion: 10 mins
- Artmaking: 70 mins
- Cleanup & show and share: 20 mins
Total: 2 hours per workshop
Number of workshops: 1