Arts Integration
Bringing the arts into core curricula raises student achievement and improves student engagement. Discover and share strategies for integrating the arts throughout core subject areas.
Friendly Fridays Teach the Art of Kindness
During weekly creative time, students get to know each other—and learn the value of making others smile.805The Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning
The science is clear: Drawing beats out reading and writing to help students remember concepts.62.6k
How—and Why—to Introduce Visual Note-Taking to Your Students
Visual note-taking allows information to be processed by the brain in three different ways.4.7k
Using Origami to Teach Children About Endangered Animals
As elementary students turn squares of paper into animals they’re studying, the age-old Japanese art form makes lessons more memorable.533
Integrating Music Into Social and Emotional Learning
A strategy for guiding preschoolers to identify and manage their emotions with a little help from Muddy Waters, Beethoven, and the Beatles.300New 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.15.5k
Transforming a School Through Arts Integration
Structuring a school around the arts can help students excel academically and develop social and emotional skills.12.6k
How to Use Images to Teach Creative Writing
Landscape paintings can inspire elementary students to use their five senses and incorporate imaginative details in their writing.555
Art as Text: Bridging Literacy and the Arts
Young students can apply language skills to learn to 'read art,' including their own work.10.7k
2019 Education Research Highlights
Does doodling boost learning? Do attendance awards work? Do boys and girls process math the same way? Here’s a look at the big questions that researchers tackled this year.6.8kRock 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.19.3k
A Look at How Arts Teachers Can Promote a Sense of Community
Arts teachers can help all students in a school feel that they’re part of a collaborative learning community, even when they’re not together.1k
Integrating Social and Emotional Learning in English Language Arts
Incorporating arts education into social and emotional learning can foster student growth in the elementary grades.665
Celebrating Cultural Identity Through the Arts
When afterschool program Ballet Folklorico teaches kids traditional Mexican dance, they build not only social and emotional skills, but also community.1.9k
4 Reasons to Start Class With a Poem Each Day
Make a daily habit of starting every ELA class with a poem—they’re short and intense, connect to other reading, and inspire student writing.13k