Arts
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in the arts.
How Integrating Different Music Traditions in the Classroom Can Enrich Learning
Culturally significant music can enhance lessons across several disciplines while building classroom unity.578The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning
The science is clear: Drawing beats out reading and writing to help students remember concepts.66.8k4 Theater Games That Make Great Morning Meeting Activities
These games can spark creativity, boost engagement, and teach important executive function skills such as turn-taking.10496
7 Attention-Getters to Use Instead of Raising Your Voice
These visual and audio cues can help middle and high school teachers quickly get students back on track.15.4kNew Studies Link the Arts to Crucial Cognitive Skills
What happens to our brains ‘on art’? New studies—often backed by brain imaging technology—are beginning to dial in on the answers.16.4kHow Music Primes the Brain for Learning
To reap the benefits of music on learning, kids need consistent and abundant musical practice, according to the latest cognitive research.5.1kBorrowing a Literacy Strategy From Band Class
A band teacher explains how a process he uses to train budding musicians’ inner voice can be used to help struggling readers improve.7.4kRock On! How I Taught Focus to a Class That Wouldn’t Sit Still
How an art project on making rock sculptures helped a class of first graders settle down and find their focus.12.5kAn Arts-Integrated Approach to Teaching Engineering
Incorporating the arts into STEM education helps foster students’ creativity, cognitive development, and content knowledge.2268‘The Show Must Go Online’: Arts Teachers Adapt to At-Home Instruction
From laundry art to 'name that tune,' arts teachers are finding creative ways to transition to remote teaching.5.1kWhy Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who’s Doing It Best
Art and music are key to student development.19.3kHelping Kids Celebrate Diversity Through Authentic Portraits
When educators are intentional about teaching kids to see and represent differences, the students—and their works of art—blossom.2.7kExploring Perceptions About Identity Through Self-Portraits
When students learn about each other’s identities, it helps them understand their own biases and prejudices, as well as build a space of respect and tolerance for all.2.9kAn Interdisciplinary Approach to Teaching Climate Change
Combining several content areas can guide students to develop a deep understanding of how climate change affects them and their community.57622 Simple Ideas for Harnessing Creativity in the Elementary Classroom
Look through the door of one classroom and you might see the students hunched over, not engaged, even frowning. Look through the door of another classroom, and you might see a room full of lively students, eager, engaged and participating. What is the second teacher doing that the first one isn't? He or she is using creativity in that classroom.9.1k
