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2023 Gallery

If We All Held Hands

by: Eric Appelquist
Moline, Illinois

"A best friend is like a candle in the darkness."

quote by: Deepti Sapra, Ambala, India

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Artist Statement

We all possess great gifts enabling us to bring comfort to others. Whether it is just a smile when passing a stranger on the street, a casual wave or holding a hand to reassure or show affection. We can't forget the things that make us so uniquely human. We are endowed with a great power to ease the suffering of others through the simplest human expressions. Use these wonderful gifts every day!

Lesson Plan Connection

Grade Level: Grades K through 2
Standards: ELA.K12.EE.4.1, ELA.K12.EE.5.1, ELA.K12.EE.6.1, MA.K12.MTR.1.1

Essential Question -  How can we comfort and show kindness to others?
Lesson Plan  |  PowerPoint

Grade Level: Grades 3 through 5
Standards: ELA.K12.EE.4.1, ELA.K12.EE.5.1, ELA.K12.EE.6.1, MA.K12.MTR.1.1

Essential Question -  How can we comfort and show kindness to others?
Lesson Plan  |  PowerPoint

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