Classroom Management
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Classroom management does not need to be difficult and overwhelming!
Social Emotional Learning
In a time when schools are facing issues with bullying, poverty, and intense expectations, social emotional learning is more important than ever. As a tool for making meaning and communication, the arts can have a profound impact on the social emotional health of our students. In this section, you'll find resources and tips for integrating SEL with the Arts in your own classroom. Want more? Explore our online SEL and the Arts course for 25 PD hours.
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Curriculum
Sound Mapping Lesson Plan
Need a good middle school lesson? This sound mapping lesson explores the cross-cutting concept of how STEAM influences the world around us.
Student Groups
STEAM Lava Lamps
Are you interested in a fun activity that deals with density, intermolecular polarity, and gas?
Classroom Management
Establishing Mindful Routines for a New School Year
How can you promote mindfulness in our students?
Classroom Management
Back To School Invention Dimension
Invention Dimension is a great back to school strategy for engaging students in STEAM learning through exploration of materials.
Classroom Management
Top 10 Tips for Creative Classroom Management
Want to build a safe and positive classroom environment through creative classroom management strategies?
Educator PD
The Arts Integration Continuum
This episode of the Teaching with Creativity Show shares a helpful arts integration continuum to help you optimize your lessons.
Strategies
Your Classroom Music Playlist Guide
Playing classroom music can be a great way to increase focus, creativity and critical thinking.
Strategies
Arts Integration Strategy: Art History Behind the Scenes
This art strategy was inspired by Coissard’s "The (True) History of Art" and is a fantastic formula for integrating art & ELA with creative storytelling!
Strategies
4 Arts Icebreakers for Back to School
Looking for some ideas on how to help get students engaged, connected & ready for arts integration?
Strategies
Hear It, Speak It, Notate It, Spell It Strategy
The connection between reading fluency & music is huge.
Strategies
A New School Year… A New Teaching Strategy?
Are you thinking of changing from a teacher-directed space to choice-based or student-centered elementary classroom or are you set in your ways?
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