In partnership with Steer PVD, FirstWorks is creating new ways for the arts to propel learning as Rhode Island schools, teachers and parents work to continue educating students through online, distance learning.
The FirstWorks Education Program specifically links to core curriculum by tethering the arts to traditional academics such as English Language Arts (ELA), Science, Social Studies, and through STEAM and STEM focused learning.
Visit this page every week during the school year to download a new digital learning resource which will include unique video content featuring world class artists. Accompanying activities and assignments will be aligned to core curricula standards.
Explore our available lessons below and share your experiences at #firstworksartslearning
TAP WORKSHOP WITH SYNCOPATED LADIES
Rise Up with Syncopated Ladies
RISE UP!
WITH SYNCOPATED LADIES
Videos and lessons for grades 1-12
Fierce Footwork. Female Force! Join the founders of Syncopated Ladies, Emmy nominated choreographer Chloe Arnold & Maud Arnold to watch their video “Rise Up,” inspired by Andra Day’s song of the same name. The Ladies were inspired to create a dance that focused on women’s rights and getting all people out to vote.
Virtual Learning with Eric Nathan
COMPOSER ERIC NATHAN
History/ELA/Vis. Arts/Music Lesson Gr. 9-12
Learn how the Civil War-era correspondence between poet Emily Dickinson and abolitionist Thomas Wentworth Higginson influenced composer Eric Nathan’s music in this video lesson with accompanying activities.
Virtual Learning Work out with Jillian Davis
WORK OUT WITH DANCER JILLIAN DAVIS
Phys Ed/Dance/Math/ELA lesson for K-12
Learn how to work out like a professional ballet dancer with Jillian Davis from Complexions Contemporary Ballet
Virtual Learning Miwa Matreyek II
ANIMATOR MIWA MATREYEK
Part II
Science/ELA lesson & activity for grades 5-12
Watch excerpts from a performance at the cross section of the cinematic and theatrical and learn about Sea Level Rise and Climate Change in this video lesson with learn at home activities.
Virtual Learning eVenti Verticali
ITALY’S EVENTI VERTICALI
Physics, ELA & Dance lesson for grades 4-12
Explore Newton’s laws of force and motion and watch a stunning Vertical Theater performance performed on an aerial stage high in the air over Providence.
Virtual Learning Consuelo Sherba Yang Wei
MUSICIANS CONSUELO SHERBA
AND YANG WEI
Music/ELA lesson & activity for grades 6-12
Discover the intersection of Eastern and Western Music in this lesson with accompanying video featuring violist Consuelo Sherba, Artistic Director of Aurea Ensemble and Yang Wei, a celebrated virtuoso on the pipa, and member of the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma.
Virtual Learning Miwa Matreyek
ANIMATOR MIWA MATREYEK
Science/ELA lesson & activity for grades 8-12
Watch excerpts from a performance at the cross-section of the cinematic and theatrical, fantastical and tangible, illusionistic and physical and learn about Global Temperature Changes and Greenhouse Effect in this video lesson and activities for grades 8-12.
Virtual Learning Heather Henson
PUPPET ARTIST HEATHER HENSON
Science/ELA lesson & activity for grades K-6
Watch excerpts from a puppetry spectacle rooted in indigenous culture, and learn about turtle conservation, bird migration and the interconnectedness between humans and nature with Heather Henson, the founder of IBEX Puppetry and daughter of Muppets Creator Jim Henson.
Virtual Learning Yang Wei
PIPA VIRTUOSO YANG WEI
Music/ELA lesson & activity for grades 6-12
Discover the Silk Road in this lesson with accompanying video featuring Yang Wei, a professional musician and a celebrated virtuoso on the pipa, a Chinese string instrument dating back 2,000 years. Yang Wei has performed worldwide as a soloist with various orchestras and ensembles, including the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma.
Virtual Learning Machine Dazzle
CELEBRITY COSTUME DESIGNER MACHINE DAZZLE
Visual art lesson & activity for grades 7-12
“Machine Dazzle” a.k.a., Matthew Flower, is a costume designer and performer based in New York City. His process is interesting in that he gathers different kinds of materials and textures; many that normally would not be part of costume or apparel – the shinier the better, throws them on the floor, and creates!
