SSC ImagineARTS Weekly Arts-Integrated Literacy Classes are designed to support educators looking to introduce arts-integrated teaching into their curriculum. During weekly visits with arts integration specialists, students bring stories to life through singing, movement, dramatic improvisation, and instrument play. Through songs and activities, children deepen comprehension of story content, play with thematic vocabulary, and work with pre-reading skills including sequencing, phonemic awareness, and syllable segmenting. The ImagineARTS curriculum also builds self-management skills (turn-taking, direction-following, collaboration) and musicianship (ability to match tonal and rhythmic patterns, improvisation, and creative movement).
Each 30-minute ImagineARTS class includes the same basic artistic elements: singing/chanting, instrument play, dramatic improvisation, and creative movement. Lessons are designed to be highly inclusive, introducing stories from around the world and highlighting multi-cultural music. Each month has a designated theme and literacy objective that aligns with the Pre-K/Kindergarten curriculum. Classes are story-based: each week focuses on a new book through which specific letters and vocabulary words are explored.
Sample Curriculum Map - Brockton Pre-K
| Week | Theme | Book | Letter | Literacy Concept |
| 1 | Fall | Let It Fall | Aa (as in apple) | Rhyming |
| 2 | Fall | We're Going on a Leaf Hunt | Mm | Syllables |
| 3 | Fall | The Apples on the Tree | Ss | Rhyming |
| 4 | Fall | Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins | Pp | Initial Sounds |
| 5 | Friendship/Hibernation | Possum's Harvest Moon | Ii (as in igloo) | Initial Sounds |
| 6 | Friendship | Brown Bear Brown Bear | Tt | Letter Sounds |
| 7 | Friendship/Thankful | Bear Says Thanks | Nn | Rhyming |
| 8 | Holiday | The Gingerbread Man | Dd | Rhyming |
| 9 | Winter | The Mitten | Cc (hard sound) | Syllables |
| 10 | Winter | The Snowy Day | Oo (as in octopus) | Syllables |
| 11 | Winter | Snowmen at Night | Ff | Initial Sounds |
| 12 | Food | Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party | Rr | Initial Sounds |
| 13 | Food | If You Give A Mouse A Cookie | Ee (as in edge) | Initial Sounds |
| 14 | Transportation | Little Blue Truck | Bb | Rhyming |
| 15 | Transportation | Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus | Ll | Syllables |
| 16 | Animals | Duck on a Bike | Kk | Initial Sounds |
| 17 | Animals | Over in the Meadow | Uu (as in umbrella) | Initial Sounds |
| 18 | Nature | It Looked Like Spilt Milk | Jj | Initial Sounds |
| 19 | Nature | WaterSong | Vv | Initial Sounds |
| 20 | Nature | Lola Plants A Garden | Review | Syllables |
Sample Curriculum Map - Rockland Kindergarten
| Week | Theme | Book | Letter Order (Lowercase first) | Literacy Concept |
| 1 | Fall | Let It Fall | Tt | Letter Sounds |
| 2 | Fall | Fall Is Not Easy | Bb | Letter Sounds |
| 3 | Fall | Sixteen Runaway Pumpkins | Ff | Letter Sounds |
| 4 | Giving | Extra Yarn | Nn | Letter Sounds |
| 5 | Giving | The Mitten Tree | Mm | Rhyming |
| 6 | Animals/Hibernation | Possum's Harvest Moon | Ii | Rhyming |
| 7 | Animals/Hibernation | The Bear Snores On | Uu | Rhyming |
| 8 | Animals/Hibernation | Animal's Winter Sleep | Cc | Rhyming |
| 9 | Winter | The Snowy Day | Oo | Beginning Sounds |
| 10 | Winter | Snowmen at Night | Aa | Beginning Sounds |
| 11 | Winter | The Biggest, Best Snowman | Gg | Beginning Sounds |
| 12 | Weather | Water Song | Dd | Beginning Sounds |
| 13 | Weather | Let It Rain | Ss | Ending Sounds |
| 14 | Vehicles | Little Blue Truck | Ee | Ending Sounds |
| 15 | Vehicles | Don't Let The Pigeon Drive the Bus | Rr | Ending Sounds |
| 16 | Spring | Planting a Rainbow | Pp | Ending Sounds |
| 17 | Spring | Over in the Meadow | Jj | Segmenting |
| 18 | Plants/ Nature | Lola Plants A Garden | Ll | Blending |
| 19 | Plants/ Nature | A Tiny Seed | Hh | Segmenting |
| 20 | Plants/ Nature | The Listening Walk | Kk | Blending |
| 21 | Friendship | A House for Hermit Crab | Vv | CVC |
| 22 | Friendship | Together | Ww | CVC |
| 23 | Friendship | Pete the Cat and the New Guy | Yy | CVC |
| 24 | Friendship | Be A Friend | Xx | CVC |
| 25 | Bravery | Jabari Jumps | Zz, Qq | CVC |
What our partners are saying...
Our classrooms greatly benefit from this highly engaging curriculum. Students eagerly await their weekly visit from the Conservatory specialist who brings a wide variety of stories to life through music and movement. The South Shore Conservatory is a valued partner of the George School, and they are an important part of our pre-K experience.
Natalie L. Pohl, Principal, Manthala George Jr. Elementary School, Brockton
We have a very large Cape Verdean population in Brockton. We have many Cape Verdean staff members and students in our school. I heard from more than one staff member how excited they were to have Cape Verdean music yesterday during Imagine Arts. It made them feel included.
Kudos to your program and the instructors! They are absolutely wonderful!
Joanne E. Camillo, Principal (retired), Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center, Brockton