Side x Side programs expose students to a wide variety of artistic mediums throughout the course of their elementary school experience. Our lessons engage students in learning that is comprehensive and enduring. They inspire students’ natural love of learning and help create personal connections to their academic experience.
Samples of programming and its benefits:
- Kindergarten: printmaking or dance
- First Grade: bookmaking
- Second Grade: sculpture and illustration (moving oceans or landforms)
- Third Grade: mapping or mural making
- Fourth Grade: physical theater
- Fifth Grade: film making
For full lesson plans, please explore Program Lesson Plans.
Visual “diaries” of our school programs by year:
2022-2023 Photo Diary
2021-2022 Photo Diary
2020-2021 Photo Diary
2019-2020 Photo Diary
2018-2019 Photo Diary
2017-2018 Photo Diary
Rhyme TimeGrade: K
Content Areas: Literacy, Mathematics
Arts Areas: Printmaking
Unit Length: 6-8 weeks
Side x Side Hours: 8-10
Stories Through MovementGrade: K
Content Areas: Literacy
Arts Areas: Movement, Dance
Unit Length: 6 weeks
Side x Side Hours: 14-16
Animals All AroundGrade 1
Content Areas: Literacy, Math, Science
Arts Areas: Bookmaking, Collage, Illustration, Music
Unit Length: 6-10 weeks
Side x Side Hours: 10-12
Moving OceansGrade: 2
Content Areas: Math, Science, Literacy
Arts Areas: Sculpture, Illustration
Unit Length: 8-10 weeks
Side x Side hours: 8-10
LandformsGrade: 2
Content Areas: Math, Science, Literacy
Arts Areas: Sculpture, Illustration, Movement
Unit Length: 6 weeks
Side x Side hours: 10-12
Mapping PortlandGrade: 3
Content Areas: Social Studies, Literacy, Math
Arts Areas: Mapping, Illustration, Painting
Unit Length: 10-12 weeks
Side x Side Hours: 8-10
Portraying PortlandGrade: 3
Content Areas: Literacy, Social Studies
Arts Areas: Physical Theater, Mural Making
Unit Length: 6-10 weeks
Side x Side Hours: 10-12
Performing ActivismGrade: 4
Content Areas: Social Studies, Literacy
Arts Areas: Physical Theater
Unit Length: 6-10 weeks
Side x Side Hours: 6-8
Bringing History to LifeGrade: 5
Content Areas: Literacy, Social Studies
Arts Areas: Film Making, Illustration
Unit Length: 6-10 weeks
Side x Side Hours: 10-12