Music tells the tale. That is the title of a book sitting in my bookshelf at home. It contains some of the great music from history and the stories that are told through the instrumented notes. Well, today I want to reintroduce you to a song that contains a story not only in its instrumentation, [...]
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For the past few weeks, my students have been learning about “Land and Water.” They’ve been conducting experiments, learning about the water cycle, making it rain, observing erosion, carving out riverbeds and watching the power of water. This week, we started listening to the blues and to kick things off, I chose Backwater Blues sung [...]
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This month we celebrate literacy! So, I wanted to share some resources with you that may help to keep you inspired as the month moves on. First, for a listing of all the resources on this website, please check out the literacy tag. We have numerous posts by a variety of authors on the topic [...]
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In my last post, I described the 4 Steps to Creating an Arts Integrated Lesson. The major thing to remember is that when you are teaching with arts integration, your students are learning as much about the art form as they are about the other content area. Because of this, the 3rd step is very [...]
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The other day, while presenting to a group of teachers in Michigan via Skype, I was asked, “How can a teacher get started on creating an arts integrated lesson?” My presentation was on this topic, but there seemed to be a need for more of a step by step approach. So, for those of you [...]
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I so very much believe in the power of the arts in education, but not just for the students who are learning. It’s also very much for the teachers who are teaching! I have seen first hand how arts integration has reignited teachers’ love of teaching, rekindled a flame that was starting to die. In [...]
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My journey learning about the arts and their valuable uses in my classroom and in our schools is ongoing. Just as with great learning in the classroom, this professional learning never ends. Instead, my understanding of things is deepened the more I read, discuss, write, and teach both children and adults. Just yesterday, one of [...]
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I love working with other teachers, and I was so fortunate to do so for the past three weekends in my own district. 14 teachers in Amesbury, MA signed up for and took my Arts Integration course. It was yet another amazing experience where I was able to work with great teachers in grades Pre-K [...]
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A picture is worth 1,000 words and as far as I’m concerned, I could talk about the works of Norman Rockwell all day! I love his work: his ability to capture reality, innocence, truth, humor and the overall American spirit. This year, I’ve been reaching into my collection of Norman Rockwell prints (most in the [...]
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