Robin Wilson

Integrating Art into the

Curriculum

Purpose

• Influence from IU classes

• Resource for myself and to share with peers

• Art for all learners• Why?• How?

The Arts…

Multicultural Education and the Arts:

1. Expand expressive outlets and provide a range of learning styles available to all children

Gives visual learners a way to communicate their understandings

2. Enable freedom of expression for second language learners

Without having to depend solely on English Instead use drawing or movement

The Arts…

3. Open venues for inclusive education and reaching out to exceptional learners

The arts enable children with different abilities to participate in learning

Alternative outlet for children who can’t communicate through speaking or writing

4. Provide a stage for building self-esteem Learning becomes more enjoyable

The Arts…5. Encourage collaboration and intergroup harmony

Teamwork/cooperate with others Shy students come out of their shell Opportunities to share knowledge

6. Empower students and teachers Sharing allows students to see each other as unique individuals with interesting ideas and skills Students respect and admire others’ efforts Helps students gain confidence as self directed learners responsible for their own educational growth Creating art teaches discipline and dedication

The Arts…

7. Deepen Teachers’ Awareness of Children’s Abilities and Provide Alternative Methods of Assessment

View students in multiple ways More information for assessment

8. Provide Authentic Cultural Voices and Add Complexity to Teaching and Learning

Voices, images, feelings, and ideas of other cultures

Bring life to people and events studied

Language Arts

Homophones

Venn diagrams

Book Ads

Acrostic Poems

Paper Bag Puppets

Flow Charts

Concept Maps

Mathematics

Bar Graphs

Geometric Shapes

Quilt Block Collage

Science

Plant Cell

The Water Cycle

Solar System

Animal Masks

ADSF

Rockets

A Look Inside the Body

Butterfly Life Cycle

Social Studies

Now and Then Fan

Talk with the Presidents

Time Travel

Lady Liberty Statues

Contour Maps

Maps

Resources

Blick art materials: Lesson plans. (1999). Retrieved from http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/

Crayola lesson plans. Retrieved from http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans

Goldberg, M. (2004). Art integration: A methodology for learning . (pp. 1-32). New York: Allyn & Bacon

Koehler, D. I. (2009, May 24). Retrieved from http://

dianne-artpaintingwbrschool.blogspot.com/