WIDE RAINBOW LESSONS

Our (free) art history workshops and lesson plans feature inspiring art activities made with everyday materials. The ongoing series provides an accessible approach to arts education that can be recreated in the classroom or at home. Scroll through and click on each lesson plan to download, print, create, and share!

This week rather than a formal lesson plan we wanted to share this curated reading list of over 100 titles thoughtfully chosen by Sparkle Nation Book Club for our very own Wide Rainbow Library. This extraordinary reading list was conceived with women of color in mind for mothers, children, and young adults. It includes children's & self-help books, novels, biographies, fantasy, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, essays, plays, theory and historical books. 

Sparkle Nation Book Club was Founded by artists and writers, Gabrielle Rucker, Precious Okoyomon and Diamond Stingily, Sparkle Nation is a literary arts collective dedicated to the written word and organizing through its various forms. Through intentional readings, radio broadcasts, workshops, and discussions, Sparkle Nation’s purpose is to directly challenge traditional academic notions of how to properly obtain, share and utilize knowledge.

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Each lesson plan is created by Ashley Gail Harris. Special thanks to teaching artsit Robin Cameron for helping us develop this series.