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Amanda Koonlaba

Amanda Koonlaba, Ed. S. is an educator and educational consultant with over 12 years of experience teaching both visual art and regular education. Her career has been driven by the power of the arts to reach all learners. She is a published author and frequent speaker/presenter at education conferences. Amanda was named the Elementary Art Teacher of the Year for the state of Mississippi in 2016 and received the Arts Integration Service Award from the Mississippi Whole Schools Initiative (Mississippi Arts Commission) in 2015. She holds an Elementary and Middle Childhood Art certification from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. As a coach for The Institute for Arts Integration and STEAM, Amanda is on a mission to ensure every student in America has access to a high-quality arts-based education. She blogs at partyintheartroom.com.

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Drama and Math Lesson

This math lesson incorporates Drama to teach interpreting remainders in 4th-6th grade math.

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Dance to the Story Lesson

When K-1 students have difficulty with reading, there could be many factors.

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Writing Scrapbook Lesson

Connect digital learning with STEM, ELA and Visual Art in this scrapbook writing lesson plan for grades 2-5.

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Storyboards for Students

Storyboards are an excellent organization and visual thinking tool for students.

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See, Think, Wonder!

See, Think, Wonder is a visual thinking strategy that encourages students to look a little deeper.

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Booming Patterns Lesson Plan

This lesson is geared for elementary-age students and focuses on teaching math patterns in groups of 1s, 10s, and 100s by playing boomwhackers.

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Stacking Statistics Arts Integration Lesson

Have you ever used speed stacking? This free arts integration lesson for PE connects line plot graphs with speed stacking for a fun student experience!

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Babar’s Travels Arts Integration Lesson Plan

In this lesson, we look at immigration, the travel patterns of people, and what elements of culture are carried to each new place while looking at Poulenc's "Babar".

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Patchwork Flag Arts Integration Lesson

This patchwork flag lesson is designed for grades 5-8 and provides a meaningful way that students can connect history, visual art and music.

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