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Red Dot Details – Free Arts Integration Lesson Plan
This arts integration lesson helps students to extend and enhance main ideas and details through visual art in grades 3-5
Dyan Branstetter
Dyan is a fifth grade teacher in a public school district in Lancaster, PA and has over 16 years of classroom experience. With a Masters of Science Education and a passion for dance and music, she strives to integrate the arts into the curriculum whenever possible. Dyan has a background in teaching advanced learners, and is devoted to using project based learning to help her students achieve 21st century learning skills and master the PA Core Standards.
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Stepping into the Painting Technique
Sometimes, a painting is just begging to come to life.
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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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Artful Thinking Science Lesson
Need a lesson for working on observation or the scientific method?
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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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