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Putting Words into Art
Words or ideas that come to mind as we examined the painting carefully.
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Pat Klos taught middle school foreign languages and served as an arts integration specialist in MD. She shares how to connect literacy and the arts through visual thinking strategies.
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Arts Integrated Learning Stations
I have used learning stations very successfully at both the middle school and elementary levels.
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Student Art Inspires Writing
Showcased a writing lesson which incorporated a slightly different version of a visual art strategy that that I love to use with kids at all grade levels.
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Look, Think, Write!
I was scheduled to attend a workshop at the Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM) called Teaching Writing through Art.
Strategies
Drama Adds Up to Literacy with CBRT
Do you want to integrate drama into your classroom in a simple but highly effective way?
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Write Like an Artist!
Have you tried using artist statements as assessments in your classroom?
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Attention to Detail
I was working with a team of elementary teachers to develop a series of arts integrated writing activities that would provide students a targeted practice.
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Visual Analysis: Writing to Source
How can visual analysis benefit our students in an arts integrated classroom?
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The Art of Writing
Preparing students for the increased writing required on new Common Core assessments has become a hot topic.
Curriculum
Poetry, Art and Writing
Poets, writers and musicians have a long history of writing that is inspired by a beautiful piece of art.
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Math + Visual Arts = Connection
Have you ever tried teaching your students math using the visual arts?
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