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Making Faces and Building Social and Emotional Skills

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Making Faces and Building Social and Emotional Skills

Managing our emotions is hard, whether you are four, or six, or forty six! Teaching children to effectively manage their feelings and emotions is such an important, ongoing task for both teachers and parents—there is no one-size-fits-all lesson for helping… Continue Reading →

Arts Life Skills Social-Emotional
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Basquiat Art Project: Make a Portrait in the Style of Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat was a history-making artist—one who definitely deserves to be celebrated for more than his just incredible and unique style. Basquiat used his work and his platform to bring attention to issues that affected the Black community. When I… Continue Reading →

Arts Social-Emotional
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Gratitude Banner and Crafts for Daily Gratitude Practice

What are you grateful for? How often do you ask yourself, your children, family members, or friends what they are grateful for? When a special holiday rolls around, like Mother’s Day, Thanksgiving, or Valentine’s Day, we reflect and express our… Continue Reading →

Arts Social-Emotional
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Black History in San Antonio with SAAACAM

As the CEO/Director of the San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM), I work to carry out our mission to collect, preserve, and share the cultural heritage of African Americans in the San Antonio region. In honor of… Continue Reading →

Arts Literacy
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Making Memes and Building Character

We are proud to share this guest post by Amanda Maloney, who teaches Social Studies, Music, and Character Education to middle school students at the School of Science and Technology—Northwest, about using a fun meme generator activity that also teaches… Continue Reading →

Arts Social-Emotional
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Commemorating Native American Heritage Month at the Briscoe Western Art Museum

As we are in Native American Heritage Month, this season is a perfect opportunity to explore the cultural heritage of Native people in the West and in Texas particularly. While feathered headbands have been a popular activity over the years,… Continue Reading →

Arts Literacy