by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration
Role play in any classroom brings a range of benefits. It adds variety to a lesson, which can be fun and motivating for students. It broadens the possibilities for language production by taking students beyond their own lives and experiences. Role play can also help...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration
Let’s go back in time for a moment: what do you remember from your days at school? Do you vividly recall all those classes that meant listening to the teacher who was giving a boring lecture? That’s hardly the case. Do you remember informal classes? Sometimes the...
by guest blogger | Arts Education and Integration
Judith O’Hare is a world renowned puppeteer and the focus workshop presenter at the Teacher Art Retreat. Today, she shares some insights to how puppets can play a part in our classrooms and in the lives of our students. This is a preview of the wonderful...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
As school years near a close, many teachers take advantage of the opportunity to put on a play. Here are some great tips you can use with your students regardless of their level. ~EMP Amongst the many types of art that can be talked about, it’s easy to say that...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
The Wax Museum project has become quite the tradition and expectation in our fourth grade. For over twelve years, the fourth graders at Cashman Elementary School have been researching about a famous person who has made an impact on society, creating a poster to...
