Social-Emotional Learning is a topic that continues to grow and evolve in and around schools. Binge this trilogy of SEL videos as I discuss the status of teaching SEL in our schools and what is and is NOT social-emotional learning. Video #1: Let's Ban SEL | No...
In recent years, the need to address students' social and emotional needs have grown. Now is the perfect time to focus on beneficial and creative activities for your students. Art is excellent for mental health, and art therapy is a perfect choice to combat today’s...
Social Emotional Learning or SEL is something that we ALL need to embrace if we are going to make a difference in our students’ learning. It's one of those things that every teacher is learning how to incorporate into their everyday teaching. In this article, I’m...
One of the most common questions I get from other teachers is, “What’s the most important part of SEAL?” At first, I had to really think. Is it the artistic experiences? Or the explicit teaching? Or being proactive? But real the answer is so simple, it almost seems...
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3 Step Brainstorm for your Arts Int Lesson
Download, print and use this brainstorming sheet so that you can gather ideas and put your ideas into action for arts integration!
Meaningful Teacher Reflections
Empower Yourself with SEAL
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Included are how all the social-emotional learning competencies are naturally connected to the arts, 4 SEAL activities, 2 of our most popular SEAL lessons and our best SEAL tool: the emotion wheel.
Studio Days Excerpt
"I'm From" Idea Gathering
Download, print and use this worksheet to help your student gather ideas to compose their own "I'm From" poem inspired by George Ella Lyon.
Active Listening Activity
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Listen Like You Read
3 Ways to Listen Freebie
One Word
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Pep Talk Freebie
Beethoven Quotes Freebie
Family Scrapbook Project Freebie
Student Reflection Freebie
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Now you can try out my tried and true “in your back pocket” best arts integration strategies!
I have relied on these 4 strategies time and again for a variety of subjects.
Each is complete with ideas for Math, SS, Science, ELA and SEAL and includes objectives and assessments at your fingertips!
Learn 4 Tried and True Arts Integration Strategies you can use Tomorrow!
Includes: ideas in music, visual art, dance and drama
ideas for science, social studies, ELA, math and SEAL; objectives and assessments for the art and content area; a rubric to use for each strategies