Activities & Fun Projects
Check out these fun and easy activity ideas
tied to Jeanne's books.
Use in the home or classroom or library.
Click on a book cover to discover corresponding activities or keep scrolling to see all activities
Else B. in the Sea
Else B. in the Sea Activity Kit
Download a *FREE* activity kit,
complete with detailed instructions
to create an underwater scene, do a paper puzzle, copy Else’s strange fish paintings, write a persona poem, and design a creature of the deep.
All feature illustrations from
ELSE B. in the Sea - The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the World
Draw Strange Fish
Try your hand at drawing the details of the strange deep sea fish Else B. painted.
Jeanne's Pinterest Board for Else B. in the Sea
Features resources, art activities, and classroom connections inspired by the art and life of Else B.
Create an “Underwater” Scene
Pretend you are painting underwater like Else B. With crayons or markers, draw an undersea scene using only the colors visible at 25 feet below the surface.
Write a Persona Poem
Imagine you are underwater for the first time, like Else B., and discovering amazing fish and undersea landscapes. Write a poem about what Else sees and feels.
Colorful Paper Puzzle
Download a *FREE* paper puzzle featuring an illustration from ELSE B. in the Sea - The Woman Who Painted the Wonders of the World
Create a Creature of the Deep
Imagine and design your own bioluminescent deep-sea creature. The stranger, the better!
Dressing Up the Stars
Dressing Up the Stars Activity Kit
Download a *FREE* Dressing Up the Stars activity kit, complete with Dress Up Animals, Design a Candy Costume, and Write Your Oscar Acceptance Speech.
I'd Like to Thank Activity
Imagine you won an Oscar, just like Edith Head. Write an acceptance speech!
Dressing Up the Animals Activity
Be a costume designer, like Edith Head! Add hats and accessories to animal party guests.
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures Costume Activity
A special costume illustration activity tied to Dressing Up the Stars book. Use drawing materials and fabric swatches.
Candy Costume Activity
Be a costume designer, like Edith Head, and create costumes for candy or your favorite sweet treat!
Jeanne's Pinterest Board for Dressing Up the Stars
Features resources, art activities, and classroom connections inspired by the art and life of Edith Head
Ablaze with Color: A Story of Painter Alma Thomas
Ablaze With Color Beyond the Book Club Activities and Projects created by 2024 Beyond the Book Club (DC Public Library Foundation)
Engaging Vocabulary, Alma's Inspirations, Comprehension Questions, Your Timeline, Your Own Art Gallery, Create a Masterpiece, Suggested Reading Book List
Create Your Own Color Collage
Download a *FREE* paper collage kit, complete with detailed instructions. Create the collage with colorful patterns from
illustrations featured in ABLAZE WITH COLOR - A Story of Painter Alma Thomas.
Smithsonian/ Hirshhorn Museum Art Project Inspired by Nature
Guided art activity using found objects as stamps tied to ABLAZE WITH COLOR - A Story of Painter Alma Thomas.
Guide for Educators, Librarians & Parents
Download a Guide to ABLAZE WITH COLOR - A Story of a Painter Alma Thomas, including Discussion Questions, Design Your Own Cover, Imagination Station, Warm Colors/Cool Colors Activity, Create a Timeline of Your Life Portrait and Tips for Reading This Book with Young Children.
Colorful Paper Puzzle
Download a *FREE* paper puzzle
featuring an illustration from ABLAZE WITH COLOR - A Story of Painter Alma Thomas.
Jeanne’s Pinterest Board for Ablaze with Color
Features resources, art activities, and classroom connections inspired by the art and life of Alma Thomas
Alma Thomas Inspired Activity Kit
Download a *FREE* activity kit,
complete with detailed instructions
to create a paper color collage, design an Alma Thomas inspired artwork, and do a paper puzzle.
All feature illustrations from ABLAZE WITH COLOR - A Story of Alma Thomas.
School Library Journal Teaching Ideas/Activities
Ideas for classroom projects tied to ABLAZE WITH COLOR -
A Story of Alma Thomas.
Choose one. Choose more.
It’s up to you!
My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey
Video of Reading of My Hands Sing the Blues and Create a Collage Art Project Inspired by Romare Bearden
by San Francisco Museum of Modern Art + San Francisco Public Library
Jeanne’s Pinterest Board for My Hands Sing the Blues
Features resources, art activities, and classroom connections
inspired by the art and life of Romare Bearden
Collage Project by National Gallery of Art
Guided questions for looking at Romare Bearden's collage painting "Tomorrow I May Be Far Away" (referenced in My Hands Sing the Blues) and instructions for making a Bearden Inspired collage project
Tell a Story Collage Art Project
by Bentonville Public Library – inspired by My Hands Sing the Blues book and Romare Bearden's artwork
MAYA LIN – Artist-Architect of Light and Lines
Design Your Own Memorial Activity
Be inspired by MAYA LIN - Artist-Architect of Light and Lines and other DC monuments and design your own monument to remember a person or event. Smithsonian National Museum of American History lesson plan.
Jeanne’s Pinterest Board for Maya Lin - Artist Architect of Light and Lines
Features resources and classroom connections about Maya Lin and the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial
Boats on the Bay
Make Your Own Paper Boat Mobile
Download a *FREE* paper boat mobile kit, complete with detailed instructions. Create the mobile with illustrations of many of the boats featured in Boats on the Bay
Jeanne’s Pinterest Board for Boats on the Bay
Features boat-related art projects and other related books and
resources
Honey Girl The Hawaiian Monk Seal
For Creative Minds
Downloadable set of activities tied to Hawaiian monk sea lion life cycle, conservation, map activity, chronology puzzle, comparisons, and fun facts
Jeanne’s Pinterest Board for Honey Girl the Hawaiian Monk Seal
includes pins about Hawaiian Monk Seals and the organizations that rescued her
For Creative Minds (in Spanish)
Downloadable set of activities tied to Hawaiian monk sea lion life cycle, conservation, map activity, chronology puzzle, comparisons, and fun facts
Teaching Activity Guide
A 26 page, downloadable teaching activity guide, including pre-reading questions, art scavenger hunt, vocabulary games, math compare and contrast
Astro the Steller Sea Lion
For Creative Minds
Downloadable set of activities tied to Steller sea lion life cycle, conservation, map activity, chronology puzzle, comparisons, and fun facts
For Creative Minds (in Spanish)
Downloadable set of activities tied to Steller sea lion life cycle, conservation, map activity, chronology puzzle, comparisons, and fun facts
Jeanne’s Pinterest Board for Astro the Steller Sea Lion
Includes pins about Steller Sea Lions and the organizations that rescued him