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Category Archives: Arts-in-Ed Programs
The Illustrator’s Toolbox
Teaching Tools of Perception at Mill Road Elementary School CLICK ON IMAGES TO FIND BOOKS OF ORIGIN All images © Durga Yael Bernhard Please do not copy or reproduce. Last week I visited two classrooms at the Mill Road Elementary … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-in-Ed Programs
Tagged book award, children's books, cultural diversity, educational books, illustration, library, Mill Road Elementary School, multicultural children's books, painting, reading out loud, the illustrator's toolbox, time zones, tools of perception, unique picture books, young readers
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Teshuvah: The Art of Return
When it comes to visual art, I’ve always believed in the power of restraint. From an early age, I fell in love with Post-Impressionist art, and was very intrigued by the restricted palettes that such artists as Paul Klée, Henri … Continue reading
Posted in Arts-in-Ed Programs, Jewish Learning
Tagged children's art, collage, judaism, purity, restriction, return, teshuvah, Yom Kippur
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We’re All the Same . . . In All Different Ways
The Rosendale School 3rd Grade Residency Last month I had the great privilege of teaching a six-week residency in Kyra Sahasrabudhe’s third grade class at Rosendale Elementary School. Using my book WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPING: A Lift-the-Flap Book of … Continue reading