Down+and+Dirty

=Down and Dirty with Arts Integration= =INTRODUCTION=

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Arts Integration to Create an Inspired Classroom

Also see "Scratch the Surface of Arts Integration" page on this wiki for other great resources to get started!

=RESOURCES AND IDEAS=

Music and Writing
Inspired by Listening (book) This resource is great for teachers who want to integrate music listening experiences into their class to create community and inspire their students to write and reflect. Ideas for integration with writing sentences, narratives, and poetry as well as practicing grammar are included.

Music and Reading
The Connections Between Music and Reading Using Music to Help Struggling Readers

Science and Movement -
Students dance the Water Cycle by becoming water molecules in a floor planned water cycle model. media type="youtube" key="AFeneYOFr1Y" height="255" width="312"

A class becomes an amoeba. Props are used to indicate the nucleus (party hat) and food vacuoles (leis), etc.

Visual Art and Reading
Integrate the Works of Norman Rockwell into Reading Instruction (ebook) Teach your students reading strategies using the wonderful works from a beloved American painter, Norman Rockwell. Students will be drawn in by his realistic and detailed artwork as they practice such skills as drawing conclusions and deciphering fact and opinion. Included are the detailed activities and reproducibles needed to implement these integrated strategies as well as information on how to introduce the paintings into your teaching. (35 pages)

Studio Days
[|Studio Days] My students and I will take a day every 6 weeks and spend the entire time on one project – seeing it through from conception to product. What a great lesson in the learning process!

Video is forthcoming... I have so much footage, I don't know where to start!

School-Wide Integration
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=DIGGING DEEP INTO IMPLEMENTATION=

Forms to help you implement arts integration strategies. From @http://www.educationcloset.com
Here are several forms that are very helpful in an arts integration program: [|Look Fors] – These are used for teachers to review each others’ lessons. [|Lesson Plan template] – A template for writing lessons that meet the objectives from both the content and the arts. [|Curriculum Maps] – Sample maps for 3rd and 4th quarter objectives K-5

[|The Essential Arts Integration eBook]

 * //The Keys to Making Arts Integration Work//**! This is THE **essential resource** for anyone who is starting or looking to expand an arts integration program in any school. From inspiring true stories, to a step-by-step process, to researched supporting data, to fully customizable worksheets, this eBook is an __absolute must-have__ for any school looking to revolutionize their **vision**, **culture** and **curriculum**.

Here is a post about what we do during a PLaiC meeting. This is the (new) Wiki that (will be) used as a homebase for our meeting notes and discussions.
 * PLaiC - A PLC focused on Arts Integration**
 * [[image:http://www.d1112149.dotsterhost.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/PLaiC-300x244.jpg width="213" height="174"]] Experience, Reflect, Apply **