Arts Curriculum
Gila County 4-H Curriculum Library
- Search the lists below to find a curriculum that's right for you.
- Complete the Curriculum Library Reservation Form.
- Staff will contact you within 5 business days to complete the reservation process.
- Pick up your kit at the UArizona Cooperative Extension office at 5515 S. Apache Ave., Suite 600, Globe AZ, 85501. Please contact staff BEFORE picking up your reserved materials.
Available Curriculum
Kit: Art of Math – The Art of Math activities include sessions on Patterns and the Fibonacci Sequence, Symmetry, Shapes, Geometry, and end with a building challenge! Curriculum Kit and Book
Kit: Crochet – This is the Curriculum Kit for Discovering 4-H Crochet Club. Curriculum Kit and Book
Kit: Stained Glass – Get started in your new craft with our instructors' top picks. The ultimate stained glass start-up kit includes our favorite tools and supplies all in one kit for maximum savings and convenience.
A Stitch Further – A Stitch Further, youth will learn the advanced, couture techniques used by designers to create unique garments. Youth will take the science of textiles a step further, learning to sew garments with challenging patterns and fabrics, couture sewing techniques, and how to sell your professional-looking garments and accessories.
Art Around the World – Developed by the Consortium for National Arts Education Associations, this Visual Arts Curriculum is designed to assist youth in developing artistic skills and talents for a lifetime of use.
Creating Stained Glass Projects – This guide points youth to resources, equipment, supplies, and the steps needed to make their stained glass design a reality.
Exploring Fiber Arts – Exploring Fiber Arts introduces students to 11 art forms involving fibers, demonstrating different techniques to create dazzling pieces to use, wear, and display.
Portfolio Pathways, Painting, Printing, Graphic Design – Portfolio Pathways features three units for you to explore – Painting, Printing, and Graphic Design – and contains 25 step-by-step activities in total, including Painting a Self-Portrait, Plexiglas Etching, and Typography. This 76-page guide is a great introductory tool for new artists while also providing new challenges for the more experienced youth.
Que Rico, La Cultura – Through a series of activities, this guide teaches youth about many aspects of Latino culture. Lessons include performing arts, visual arts, textile arts, and celebrations. Presented in both English and Spanish.
Quilting the Best Better! – This project is for students who have completed You Can Quilt! Handbook. Youth will practice and refine their quilting skills by using the half-square triangle method on a built-in community service project and on your own lap quilt.
Scrapbooking – This project is designed for youth with limited or no experience in scrapbooking.
Seeing through graphic design – Learn more about visual communication with this hands-on approach to graphic design. Activities cover color, typography, design basics, symbolism, and branding.
Sustainable Polymers Grades 6-8 – The curriculum is designed to build foundational skills of science & engineering: observation, asking questions, sorting, classifying, and communicating.
T-Shirt Quilt – This curriculum guides students through how to make a t-shirt quilt.
You Can Quilt! – Curious about quilting but don't know where to start? Look no further! Just gather quilting tools, select and cut fabrics, stitch pieces together, and before you know it—you're quilting!