Arts
Explore and share tips, strategies, and resources for helping students develop in the arts.
Integrating Music and Art in Elementary School ELA
These strategies help upper elementary students strengthen their visualization skills and understanding of story elements.229Your content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning
The science is clear: Drawing beats out reading and writing to help students remember concepts.70.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Culminating Art Projects That Boost Students’ Confidence
At the end of the year, high school students enjoy the opportunity to create a final product dictated by their own interests.Combining Science and Music for Deeper Learning
Elementary music teachers can incorporate scientific concepts into lessons so students get a multilayered learning experience.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.14.8kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.New 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.16.5kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Build a “Share What Works” Experience in Your School Community!
Download and share our free how-to guide and toolkit. Let's work together to elevate what's working in classrooms and schools!Promoting SEL Through Music Education
A look at how teachers are fostering students’ social and emotional development across grade levels with music education.Rock 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.12.5kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.How 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.4.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Borrowing 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.7.4kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Let the Drama Games Begin
These theater activities help early learners build literacy, speech, motor, and social and emotional skills while they’re having fun.Why Arts Education Is Crucial, and Who’s Doing It Best
Art and music are key to student development.19.5kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.‘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.5.1kYour content has been saved!
Go to My Saved Content.Assessing Student Understanding Through Drawings
When students translate the concepts they're learning into visual representations, it reveals much about how deeply they understand the material.2.5kYour content has been saved!
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