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.
A Crafting Project to Boost Engagement in History
Having middle or high school students do historical research and show their learning on a 3D representation can spark deep interest.345
Teaching Writing Through Landscape Paintings
When students focus on what they can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell in a work of art, their imaginations—and their essay-writing skills—take flight.1.4kThe Powerful Effects of Drawing on Learning
The science is clear: Drawing beats out reading and writing to help students remember concepts.64k
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
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.5kNew 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.15.9k
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
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.2.3k
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
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.941Rock 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
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.7k
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.422
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.11.7k
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