January 1, 2019

Mind Mapping Lesson Plan

Mind Mapping is a visual form of note taking that offers an overview of a topic and its complex information, allowing students to comprehend, create new ideas and build connections. Through the use of drawings, color, images and words, Mind Mapping encourages students to begin with a central idea and expand outward.
December 3, 2018

Go Away Big Green Monster By Ed Emberley Lesson Plan

Use Go Away Big Green Monster to integrate Visual Art and Literacy. Students will listen for details in a story and recreating those detail in a drawn “map.” The, they will use the map to make a final painting/collage picture of the Big Green Monster described in the book.
December 3, 2017

Motion Within The Solar System: A Collaborative Project

A dance specialist, BTSALP coach, sixth grade classroom teachers and students in Alpine School District  joined together for an integrated collaborative project on the solar system that’s “out of this world!”  Read more about their project and Envision Utah’s 2017 Common Good Award Winner – Art Works for Kids in our current newsletter.