Creative/Productive

CP

Outcomes
CP4.1
Create dance compositions that express ideas about Saskatchewan using collaborative inquiry and movement problem solving.
CP4.2
Express ideas using the elements of dance including: actions (identify basic dance steps such as schottische, polka, grapevine, and step hop)
  • body (body parts leading movements)
  • dynamics (duration, speed, and force continuum)
  • relationships (alone, partner, small groups)
  • space (asymmetrical and symmetrical shapes, creating and recalling pathways).
CP4.3
Assume a range of roles and strategies in drama work, using a Saskatchewan context as inspiration.
CP4.4
Contribute ideas, when in and out of role, and further the development of the drama by participating in consensus building, choice of strategies, and selection of dramatic alternatives.
CP4.5
Demonstrate increased skills and abilities in the use of voice and instruments (traditional and/or homemade) and develop compositions using Saskatchewan as inspiration.
CP4.6
Create and perform music (voice and instrumental) that demonstrates knowledge of:
  • form (e.g., round, call/response, verse/chorus, rondo)
  • rhythm, beat, and metre (e.g., triplets, 3/4 metre, syncopation; expressive use of tempo and dynamics)
  • pitch, melody, and pentatonic scale (do, re, mi, sol, la, do)
  • harmony and texture (e.g., layers of sound and patterns, partner songs)
  • timbre (e.g., instrument classifications).
CP4.7
Create visual art works that express own ideas and draw on sources of inspiration from Saskatchewan.
CP4.8
Create art works using a variety of visual art concepts (e.g., organic shapes), forms (e.g., kinetic sculpture, mural), and media (e.g., wood, wire, and found objects).
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R104500
Funny Feelings with Mooky. Grades 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Record posted/updated: November 30, 2021
R104121
Eekwol’s Rhythm and Rap Show ft. Lindsay Knight. Grades 3, 4 & 5
Lindsay “Eekwol” Knight has been creating and performing hip hop music for many years. As an Indigenous artist, she draws on life experiences and collective histories within her work. As a mother she embraces the teachings of living in a good way for future generations. Eekwol engages schools in this knowledge and encourages them to reflect on their own understanding of “a good life” and then build these concepts and themes in the process of creative hip hop lyric writing. Through dance break...
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Record posted/updated: March 24, 2021
R103971
Spontaneous Story with Jayden Pfeifer. Grades 1, 2, 3 & 4
Join theatre artist Jayden Pfeifer as we explore the skills of improvisation! Jayden will work with the students to exercise their improv muscles. Practice availability, listening, accepting, supporting, and creative expression in a supportive group environment. This active and spontaneous storytelling workshop will teach the elements of basic improv story structure. You will learn how to build narrative, invent fun and unique characters, and insert plot twists into your stories!
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: March 30, 2021
R013565
Roll with It, Featuring Laura Hale. Grades 3 & 4
Roll with It is a collaborative project that includes all students contributing to the final artwork. The piece organically develops and evolves in response to student creation and composition. Laura explores materials and their transformation. Students consider colour, texture, shape, form and pattern while they develop material techniques. They cut, combine, layer and roll varying sizes of tissue paper strips into paper tubes that are then cut into bead-like lengths. Students then arrange a...
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Record posted/updated: April 4, 2022
R013573
Poetry and Oral Stories in the Classroom with ecoaborijanelle. Grades 3 & 4
Poet and performance artist ecoaborijanelle (Janelle Pewapsconias) inspires students to work on creative expression through the theme of "wellbeing" by connecting with their senses.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: April 4, 2022
R013578
Stomp and Holler with Scott Richmond. Grades 3 & 4
Scott Richmond presents a series of original and classic songs to get you moving to the music. Students engage in active listening by responding to verbal, musical and visual cues. Patterns, actions and compositions are explored collaboratively through collective dance and vocal expression. In addition to dancing, moving and singing, students also act out some songs to help bring the stories to life.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: April 4, 2022
R013611
Dance with Heather Cameron. Grades 3 & 4
Using pop culture music and videos as stimuli, students create movement vocabularies based on their artistic interpretation and personal perspective. Through demonstrations and group-led improvisations, students investigate their range of movement and explore a wider spectrum of physical qualities that instill concepts such as contrast and repetition.
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Record posted/updated: April 28, 2020
R013964
Bison Truths with Kevin Wesaquate and Nyle Miigizi Johnston. Grades 3, 4 & 5
Kevin and Nyle explore Indigenous stories and storytelling. Students write their own stories and use them as the basis for a visual artwork that combines text, image and colour.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: June 17, 2020
R014332
Hip Hop Music with InfoRed and Emotionz. Grades 3, 4 & 5
Brad Bellegarde (InfoRed) and David Nelson (Emotionz) explore the four main elements of hip hop culture (MCing, DJing, graf writing and breakdancing). They demonstrate how the art forms of hip hop have the ability to educate and connect people with Indigenous history. Students have the opportunity to practice rapping, beatboxing and graf writing during the broadcast and also write a song collectively.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: June 17, 2020
R014337
Immemorial. Drama with Curtis Peeteetuce. Grade 4
Actor/playwright/director/musician Curtis Peeteetuce believes the arts are about expression, entertainment, education and empowerment. Utilizing a foundation of Cree culture, language and history, Curtis shares a performance-based presentation that engages students through storytelling, theatre activities and accomplished works. The workshop concludes with an inspired non-verbal, movement-based, storytelling piece entitled "Immemorial." This program is designed for those with little or no tra...
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Record posted/updated: June 17, 2020
R014535
Storyweaving with Michelle Olson and Yvette Nolan. Grades 3, 4 & 5
Students are led through a process called storyweaving - a theatrical technique used by Spiderwoman Theater to share our own stories, using gesture, voice, song, movement and repetition. Yvette Nolan and Michelle Olson, both First Nations theatre artists, use this technique to create work to share stories from their Indigenous perspective. Together, students and artists examine our personal connections to this land and to each other and weave them together to create a short theatre/movement p...
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Record posted/updated: June 17, 2020
R014538
Adventures of the Cycling Fox with Felipe Gomez. Grades 3 & 4
Felipe Gomez shares his multimedia performance, "The Adventures of the Cycling Fox," a fusion of live music, spoken word and projections of video animations. During the video's activities, students learn to observe sound waves, patterns in music, rhythm and pitch. Felipe also demonstrates body percussion. Students then use what they have learned to create their own musical scenes, giving sound to their thoughts and feelings.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: June 17, 2020
R013536
Métis Art and Stories in the Classroom with Leah Marie Dorion. Grades 3 & 4
Why were bison essential to people living on the plains, prior to the time of Treaty negotiations (1870s)? What does the bison represent today? This LIVE Arts broadcast features contemporary artwork and storytelling by Métis artist Leah Marie Dorion, based on her children's book, "Métis Camp Circle: A Bison Culture Way of Life." Leah reads from the book, discusses the importance of bison (past and present), explains the use of Métis symbolism and discuss the composition and design of the illu...
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Record posted/updated: April 21, 2021
R013534
Métis Jigging Part 2. Grades 3 & 4
Krystle Pederson is a traditional jigger and Métis dance instructor. In Métis Jigging Part 2, Krystle talks about different styles of fiddle music and how jigging steps are incorporated into other styles of dance. Through demonstrations and practise, students build on the skills and knowledge gained in Part 1. Krystle introduces new jigging steps with an emphasis on travelling and working with a partner. She also demonstrates and shares her belief in the importance of community and working to...
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Record posted/updated: April 4, 2022
R013996
Drama Games and Improve with Globe Theatre. Grade 4
This program provides teachers and students with tools to creatively explore curriculum through improvisation. The exercises engage participants in exploring ideas through inquiry-based learning, building positive relationships and encouraging students to take risks while navigating uncharted territories. This program is designed for those with little or no training in theatre.
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: June 17, 2020
R014340
metawe = To Play. Drama with Curtis Peeteetuce. Grades 3 & 4
We must continue speaking our Cree language. The revitalization of language and culture are vital to the rebuilding of community. In this workshop, educators and students revisit our mandate for play. Interactive elements include familiarizing ourselves with voice and body as we explore animal play of the Treaty 6 territory. These include bear (maskwa), eagle (kihew) and buffalo (paskwa-mostos). Language is also incorporated from a beginner level. As we choose to listen to the words and meani...
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Record posted/updated: June 17, 2020
R013530
Soundtracks for Adventurous Kids with Felipe Gomez. Grades 3 & 4
Felipe Gomez is an educator, award-winning musician and adventurer. His interactive music program explores the importance of music in daily life. He shares his multimedia performance, "The Adventures of the Cycling Fox," a fusion of live music, spoken word and projections of video animations. During on-air activities, students learn to observe sound waves, patterns in music, rhythm and pitch. Felipe also demonstrates body percussion. Students use what they have learned to create their own mus...
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Price : Free
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Record posted/updated: April 28, 2020