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5 Essential Consumable Art Supplies for the Classroom
We all know that school budgets can be tight.
Project Based Learning
Project Based Learning (also known as PBL), is an approach that connects inquiry, solving real-world problems and meaningful hands-on experiences. This is a perfect opportunity to integrate the arts! But be careful - there's more to this than just fun projects. In this comprehensive area, you'll find everything you need to connect PBL and the arts with integrity. Want to learn more? Try our Project Based Learning in the Arts online class in our Accelerator membership and build a PBL lesson while getting 25 PD hours.
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Curriculum
Mini Musical Engineers STEAM Lesson
This is a great STEAM lesson for children, all about making musical engineers out of our pre-k and kindergarten students.
Resources
Flipping the Art Room: More Time for Student Work
Do your students ask for more time to create?
Classroom Management
Cultivating Courage
Courage is something that we often shy away from because we are afraid.
Strategies
Subitizing through STEAM
If you have taught math to preschoolers through second grade, you likely know the word subitizing through STEAM & if you teach older grades you are lost.
Educator PD
Winter 2017 Conference Preview
Looking for an inspiring teacher conference? Check out our Winter 2017 Arts Integration Conference Preview and STEAM Winter Online event!
Resources
Using Robots to Create Art: Dot and Dash Edition
Integrate technology and Visual Arts in Classroom with these Dot and Dash activities.
Strategies
Egg Tempera Chemistry STEAM Lesson
Experiment with this egg tempera chemistry STEAM lesson plan designed for high school students.
Student Groups
Early Childhood & the Arts
We know children are playful but we often forget that their playful nature directly correlates to their brains development.
Resources
Technology Review: Kahoot! In the Classroom
Kahoot! is a tech tool that encourages game-based learning in an engaging way.
Curriculum
Art Extensions for the Book From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
If you choose to read this book art with students, there are many ways to extend and enrich student learning.
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