Discover free Scholastic Art teaching resources and gain an understanding how cultural identity, resilience and art play vital roles in storytelling. Scholastic Kid Reporter Camille Fallen interviews textile artist Bisa Butler and Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, author of Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy.

Materials with Meaning

Read Sewing Stories and learn how Bisa Butler's materials and process help her share ideas.

For Grades 4–6

For Grades 7–12

 

 

Cultivating Genius

Read Cultivating Genius: An Equity Framework for Culturally and Historically Responsive Literacy and learn more about Gholdy's four-layered equity framework and practical tips for instruction.

Check out this exclusive curriculum, Art as Anchor Text, adapated by Dr. Gholdy which examines Bisa's artwork for grades 6–12.

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