Arts Integration with History by means of a clay Face Jug

 

Have you realized how art infiltrates other subjects at school? We are learning more and more about how to integrate the arts cross curricular with vertical and horizontal alignment. Below is a link to our Pinterest board for Arts Integration:

https://www.pinterest.com/kcdart/arts-integration/

Check out some of these links on why Arts Integration is a good thing! It is a 2 way street with lots of communication!

http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/01/13/how-integrating-arts-into-other-subjects-makes-learning-come-alive/ 

http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development 

https://www.responsiveclassroom.org/sites/default/files/8911ch01.pdf 

http://www.realcleareducation.com/articles/2016/02

/24/enriching_early_childhood_experiences_by_integrating_the_arts__1266.html 

http://www.ascd.org/publications/books/103011/chapters/Using-Standards-to-Integrate-the-Curriculum.aspx

Below are places to find Arts Integrated Lesson Plan Ideas: (If you know of more please comment so we can check them out!)

https://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/educators/lessons 

 http://educationcloset.com/arts-integration-lessons/

http://www.nea.org/tools/lessons/Arts-Across-the-Curriculum-K-5.html

http://artsintegration.com/portal/lesson-planning/

https://www.teachingchannel.org/blog/2014/11/21/power-of-arts-integration-getty/

Below is a link that will take you to the process of making the Face Jugs:

http://2soulsisters.blogspot.com/2016/04/clay-animal-bowls.html

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