Art to Heart

In the Program

• 3rd graders in Louisville “walk in the shoes” of explorers Lewis and Clark and Native Americans who encountered the explorers, using a painting as inspiration to imagine and act.
  The subtext strategy »
• Educators offer reasons why drama activities are important for young children.
  Key points »
• Neuroscientist Lise Eliot discusses the importance of reading to brain development in young children.
  The reading-brain connection »
• Wolf Trap teaching artist Kofi Dennis uses music and movement to bring Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar to life in a Head Start kindergarten classroom.
  Bringing books to life »
• Wolf Trap teaching artist Ingrid Crepeau helps students at the Community Academy Public Charter School in Washington, DC explore Eve Bunting’s book Ducky using puppets.
  About Wolf Trap »
• Kindergarten students at the Smithsonian Institution’s Early Enrichment Center use themed explorations to delve into story writing, storytelling, science, music, and art.
  Object-based learning »

• Drama basics and terms »
• Storytelling with young children »
• Drama lesson plans and activity ideas for preschool and primary classrooms can be found in the KET Arts Toolkit.