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5 Essential Consumable Art Supplies for the Classroom
We all know that school budgets can be tight.
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
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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