Sixth graders at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston recently participated in a Side x Side bookmaking program led by teaching artist Leah Cross and integrated with a unit on dystopian literature with a focus on character traits and relationships. Using character journals, students recorded their research and created puppets of their chosen characters. They then designed

Second graders at Lyseth Elementary School recently wrapped up a Side x Side physical theater program led by teaching artist Gretchen Berg and integrated with a science unit on whales, dolphins, and porpoises. The program kicked off with an interactive presentation by Brittany Liscord from the Children’s Museum of Maine and her life-sized blow-up humpback

Teaching artist Pamela Moulton visited second graders at Ocean Avenue Elementary School each month as part of a Side x Side sketchbook journal program that began in November and continued throughout the school year. Using sketchbook journals as tools for reflection and self expression, students were introduced to a new social emotional learning topic each

Kindergartners at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston recently completed a Side x Side puppet program led by teaching artist Indigo Grey and integrated with a literacy unit on fairytales. The program kicked off with a visit from professional storyteller and Side x Side teaching artist Antonio Rocha who taught storytelling techniques using mime and games.

Third graders in Ms. Chaput’s class at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston recently wrapped up a Side x Side physical theater program led by teaching artist Gretchen Berg. Integrated with a science unit on climate and weather, students learned how to express their learning through physical theater and work together on a performance for the

First and second graders at the East End Community School participated in a Side x Side program led by teaching artist Leah Cross that integrated a literacy unit on the alphabet with illustration, painting, collage, and bookmaking. To highlight letter recognition and sounds, students enjoyed a visit from visiting expert Meg Christie who led them in

Third graders at Ocean Avenue recently participated in a Side x Side program that integrated a science unit on extreme weather with physical theater. Led by teaching artist Gretchen Berg, students learned to use physical theater to tell stories about the science of extreme weather and its effect on daily life. The program culminated in a

Last month, second graders in Ms. Hubbard’s class at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston participated in a Side x Side storytelling program led by teaching artist Antonio Rocha. Integrated with a literacy unit, students learned storytelling techniques to recount personal experiences while also learn how to listen compassionately.

In February, kindergarten through second graders in Ms. Latzke’s ELL classroom at Connors Elementary School in Lewiston participated in a Side x Side arts-integrated program led by teaching artist Jill Osgood. Students learned color theory and how to draw shapes, lines, and face and body parts to create self portraits and “I Am” books using

Fourth graders at Ocean Avenue Elementary School recently wrapped up a Side x Side program that integrated a language arts poetry unit with printmaking and film. Led by teaching artists Anne Ackerman and Case Ledoux, students wrote free verse poems using figurative language, and then created prints with a color scheme that matched or personified