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Educational Materials Center
2025 E. Winsett
Tucson, AZ 85719
(520) 225-4783
EMC@tusd1.org
Welcome to Art-a-Fact
Fine Arts Integration Area Currently featuring
The newest Art-a-Fact display
The newest display in the Art-a-Fact area is currently under construction and as yet unnamed. Inspired partly by Green Schools, the exhibit explores relationships between people, culture, food, water, and the environment through the lens of native cultures.
Art-a-Fact Archives
Art-a-Fact was designed to facilitate creating lesson plans integrating arts and artifacts. Art-a-Fact contains sample lessons as well as a wide selection of available materials to use with lessons. In addition, Educational Materials Center will be offering workshops to help you develop your own lessons.ˇFlores!
Educational Materials Center celebrated the flowers of the Southwest and Mexico through the work of artists like Diego Rivera, Frida Kahlo, and Georgia O’Keeffe. EMC has bibliographies on Diego, Frida, and Georgia. Fine and Performing Arts has Online Integrated Arts lessons (available on the TUSD intranet) on Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo. EMC has a wealth of resource material like textiles, artifacts, and exhibits from Central and South America, all available for checkout to teachers.Print Version of Mural Bibliography:
Threads of History
- Section 1 – General Information
Carding and Spinning, LP 123-1
- Weaving Resources
- Weaving Vocabulary
- Sheep, Wool, and Spinning Lesson (Grade 3, Reading, Writing, Science, Visual Arts)
- Dyeing Yarn or Wool with Natural Dyes Lesson (Grade 4, Visual Arts, Mathematics)
- Section 2 – Weaving from Asia
Ikat scarf, TEX 113
- Ikat Dyeing and Weaving Lesson (Grade 3, Visual Arts, Reading)
- Section 3 – Weaving from Europe
Tartan shawl, TEX 700-155
- Tartan Weaving Part 1 – Learn about Scotland Lesson (Grade 3, Social studies, Reading)
- Tartan Weaving Part 2 - Weaving Tartan Lesson (Grade 4, Visual Arts)
- Section 4 – Weaving from the Americas
- Background information for teachers
- Navajo weaving resources from EMC
- Navajo Weaving Part 1 – Researching Navajo Weaving Lesson (Grade 3, Writing, Reading, Listening & Speaking)
- Navajo Weaving Part 2 – Weaving and Loom Building Lesson (Grade 3, Visual Arts, Writing)
- Ojo de Dios – God’s Eye Lesson (Grade 3, Visual Arts, Reading)
- Section 5 – Weaving from Africa
Kente Display board
- Kente weaving resources from EMC
- Kente Cloth Part 1 – Information about kente Cloth Lesson (Grade 3, Social Studies, Reading)
- Kente Cloth Part 2 – Vocabulary and Colors Lesson (Grade 3, Reading, Writing, Visual Arts)
- Kente Cloth Part 3 – Weaving Kente Cloth Lesson (Grade 3, Visual Arts, Writing)