Activities for Families

Arts-integration activities for families to do at home.

At Home Learning

DiAE partnered with DETV to produce the following videos specificially designed for our youngest learners.  Free free to view these videos with your youngster at home – learn along with our professional Teaching Artists, Adiah, Jea and Melissa.

Teaching Artist Jea Street, Jr. – Pete the Cat and Subtraction

Teaching Artist Adiah Simpson – Learning the number 10!

Teaching Artist Melissa Berman – Creative Movement in the Garden

DiAE Artist in YOUR Residence #1:

A Delaware Wolf Trap Family Workshop: Rainbow Fish: An Imaginary Journey to the Beach with DiAE Teaching Artist George Tietze. Download the lesson plan here and enjoy your trip to the beach!

 

Artist in YOUR Residence #2:

A Delaware Wolf Trap Family Workshop: Maria Had a Little Llama/Maria Tenia una Llamita, dance and movement with Teaching Artist Dee Faison.  Download the lesson plan here and dance along with Maria.  Enjoy the book in English and in Spanish here.

 

Artist in YOUR Residence #3:

A Delaware Wolf Trap Family Workshop: Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, a music workshop with Teaching Artist Jea Street.  Download the lesson plan here and count your beats with Pete.  Enjoy the book here.

 

Artist in YOUR Residence #4:

A Delaware Wolf Trap Family Workshop: Clifford the Big Red Dog, a music workshop with Teaching Artist Jea Street.  Download the lesson plan here and learn your numbers with Clifford.  Enjoy the book here.

 

 

 

DiAE Art Kits for Families to do at home:

Paper Cranes with Yolanda Chetwynd, DiAE Visual Art TA.  Click here to view video.

Photo Paper Tie Dye with Delona Seserman, DiAE Visual Art TA. Click here to view video.

 

Pillow Box Totems:  A paper collage project with DiAE teaching artist Yolanda Chetwynd.  Download the instruction sheet here and create along with Yolanda!  Click here to view video.

If you would like additional resources related to this project, click here. 

Family Crest:  Make your own family crest with DiAE teaching artist Kate Testa.  Download the instruction sheet here.  Download the Family Crest template here.  Click here to view video.

Ikebana the art of flower arrangement:  Make your flower arrangement with DiAE teaching artist Delona Seserman.  Download the instruction sheet here.  To view video click here.

Bird Puppet:  A paper puppet project with DiAE teaching artists Yolanda Chetwynd and Melissa Berman.  Download the instruction sheet here.  Click to view video here.

 

Other Resources For Your Family:

COVID-19 RESOURCES FOR EARLY LEARNING PROFESSIONALS – Delaware Readiness Teams, Wilmington DE – This resource includes topics such as Online Professional Learning and Health and Safety Information.

Click here for more resources.

From Common Sense Media Plus: How do I prepare my kid for video-chatting for on-line classes.

Wolf Trap Institute for Early Learning Through the Arts: Activities and resources for birth through age 8.

Click here for resources.

My Child DE  Delaware’s Childcare Consumer Education Website