Why Arts Integration? | francine-jennings

Why Arts Integration? What does it look like?

Music

Grouping w/Musical Chairs OFFERS FREEDOM TO MAKE CHOICES …FOSTERS CONSTRUCTIVE SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT!

Visual Arts

Picture Mapping to identify research topics (Mandy Martin, Atlanta, GA) PROVIDES FOR DIFFERENTIATED LEARNING!

Storytelling

Reflecting on a course by telling a story to Dorothy (Wizard of Oz). (Lincoln Jones, St. George, UT) PROVIDES ENTRY TO CRITICAL THINKING AND REFLECTION!

Creative Movement

Exploring Ways to dance out geometric and fraction concepts. PROVIDES OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING!

Drama

Acting out ways in which the arts impact classrooms. OFFERS A VEHICLE FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING AND DECISION MAKING!

Poetry

Using nouns, adjectives, verbs, and feelings vocabulary to define personal perceptions of dance. (Sherri Behunin, St. George, UT) SEAMLESSLY ALIGNS WITH CORE CONTENT!

Creative Movement Activities