On day three of her classroom residency at ACCA Child Development Center in Annandale, VA, Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Mollie Greenberg barely had time to put away her coat before the classroom teacher, Miss Tina, began sharing an exciting interaction she had seen in her classroom earlier that morning. “Miss Mollie,” she said, “you wouldn’t believe it. The children came in this morning and went...
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Arts integration is a valuable tool educators can implement to facilitate language and literacy goals in the classroom while boosting engagement. Simply, music, movement, storytelling, and puppetry help words leap off the page and encourage children to explore what those words mean. For example, in “What Does That Say?” Wolf Trap Teaching Artist Morgan Sendek uses dramatic movement to interpret signs and symbols. Throughout the...
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Puppetry and music have gone hand-in-hand in storytelling even before “Sesame Street.” Andy Furgeson takes this medium to a whole new level with his bard-like persona, Red Yarn. In his folk-rock music, whimsical online video content, and boot-stomping live performances, Red Yarn strives to create inclusion and unity for future generations. ...
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