You are AMAZING! | Joyful Lessons + Art Projects for Kids | NMAAHC Kids

Joyful Fridays: A is for Amazing

Program Description:
Learn about the amazing African American blacksmith, Philip Simmons and create a collage that shows how amazing you are with educators from the National Museum of African American History and Culture!

Download your FREE A is for Amazing Activity Book here:
https://nmaahc.si.edu/sites/default/f...

Supplies Needed:
https://learninglab.si.edu/collection...

Educational Resources Shared During Original Program:
   • Blacksmith Philip Simmons & American Colle...  
https://ldhi.library.cofc.edu/exhibit...

Get Your Own Copy of A is for All The Things You Are: A Joyful ABCs Book by Anna Hindley, illustrated by Keturah Bobo: ​​
https://www.smithsonianbooks.com/stor...

The NMAAHC Kids’ Joyful ABCs Program Series is brought to you by the Early Childhood Education Initiative at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC). For more information about this team and their work with children, families and educators visit nmaahc.si.edu/learn/early-childhood-education and nmaahc.si.edu/learn/talking-about-race.

Image Credits:
1. South Carolina Digital Library, 2. LowcountryAfricana.com, 3. Philip Simmons standing in front of the gate at the Charleston Visitor Center, 1993, Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture, The College of Charleston Libraries, 4. Gate created by Philip Simmons, Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, 5, 6 & 7. Egret Gate, Star and Fish Gate, and Circle Gate, by Philip Simmons located in South Carolina