Second graders in Ms. DeRice’s class at Reiche Community School recently participated in a Side x Side program that integrated a literacy unit on civil rights with shadow theater.
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Elementary
Fourth graders at the East End Community School Learn the Art of Film Making During a Side x Side Program
Fourth graders at the East End Community School are participating in a Side x Side program led by teaching artist, Casey Ledoux, that is integrating a literacy unit with film making.
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First and Second Graders at Rowe Elementary School Use Art to Connect To A Healthy me, Healthy ME (Maine) Unit
First and second graders at Rowe Elementary School participated in a Side x Side program integrated with a year-long Healthy me, Healthy ME (Maine) study. During the program, students investigated and answered questions about state agriculture and the ways to stay healthy in Maine.
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Animated Cinderella Tales Come to Life at Reiche Community School
Second graders in Mrs. Becker’s class at Reiche Community School participated in a Side x Side program led by teaching artists, Nance Parker and Casey Ledoux, that integrated a literacy unit on comparative Cinderella tales with paper doll making, painting, and stop motion animation.
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Second Graders at Ocean Avenue Create Portable Interactive “Museum of Matter” Books During Side x Side Program
Second grade students at Ocean Avenue participated in a Side x Side program led by teaching artist, Pamela Moulton, that integrated a science unit on matter with mixed media bookmaking.
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Third Graders at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston Complete a Side x Side Bookmaking Program
Third graders in Haddie Lary’s class at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston have been participating in a Side x Side program led by teaching artists, Pamela Moulton and Jude Valentine, that is integrating a science and literacy unit on animals with bookmaking.
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Transportation Sculptures Created by Ocean Avenue First Graders on Exhibit
Transportation sculptures were on display in the Ocean Avenue Elementary School library this winter. First graders at the school participated in a Side x Side program led by teaching artist, Sarah Boyden, that integrated an International Baccalaureate unit called, “How We Organize Ourselves,” based on how transportation systems affect the ways people live, with paper sculpture, illustration, and painting.
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Ocean Avenue Fifth Graders Complete Side x Side Bookmaking Program on Immigration
Fifth graders at Ocean Avenue Elementary School participated in a Side x Side program led by teaching artist, Anne Ackerman, that is integrating a social studies and literacy unit on immigration and migration with mixed media bookmaking.
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Reiche Students Create Extreme Weather Books During Side x Side Program
Fourth graders working with Jessie Muldoon at Reiche Community School have been participating in a Side x Side program led by teaching artist, Leah Cross, that is integrating a science and literacy unit on extreme weather with bookmaking.
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Math and Literacy Taught Through Paper Sculpture During Side x Side Program at Reiche
In November, fifth graders working with Hollie McLachlan at Reiche Community School completed a Side x Side program led by teaching artist, Nance Parker. The program integrated a literacy and math unit that included Roald Dahl’s story, “The Witches,” with paper sculpture, watercolor, and collage.
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