by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
There are many reasons to teach poetry in the classroom. Whether it’s National Poetry Month or just another day, arts integrated poetry ideas are a great teaching strategy to use across the curriculum. Poetry can be used in your classroom regardless of what you...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, Pillar, Remote Teaching
Making a Dada poem is super easy and super fun! Let me show you how to do it! In this video, I will show you how to create a Dada poem using words from just about any subject or content that you are teaching or learning. Whether you are teaching face to face or...
by Elizabeth Peterson | General Interest
Last week, I posted a great poetry activity that is inspired by George Ella Lyon’s “Where I’m From” poem. It got a lot of attention and many of your downloaded the free “Idea Gathering” pdf to print and use with your own students. ...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration
This poem, Where I’m From written by George Ella Lyon, is a touching one that gives insight to the person who wrote it through the senses and visualization. From family sayings to the smells that bring her childhood to life, it is like a time capsule of...
by Elizabeth Peterson | Arts Education and Integration, For Arts Teachers
When a teacher hears about arts integration, they probably think of the general classroom teacher embedding artistic experiences into their classroom lessons. Then, they may think of other teachers: special education, ELL, reading specialist, etc. But arts integration...