Integrating Arts Unit Plan

Integrating Arts Unit PlanBy Heather Herrig

Reading Unit with Arts IntegrationLesson 1VocabularyArt creation projectLesson 2SequencingStory on video with musicDramatic role play (practice)Lesson 3ComprehensionDramatic role play (performance)

Lesson 1The class will have a story read aloud to them.Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice SendakDiscuss the story and vocabulary from the story.MischiefGnashed Tamed Rumpus Art creation project.Each student will create his or her own Wild Thing for the class bulletin board displayed in the hallway.

Lesson 1

Lesson 2Story on video.The class will watch a short video of story with music.Class discussion.The class will discuss the story.Written AssignmentSequence Chain.Each student will complete his or her own Sequence Chain for the story.Dramatic role play (practice).Students will be divided into groups of four or five.The will have to create a skit of the story and practice performing it.

Lesson 2Video found at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cOEFnppm_A

Lesson 3Written AssignmentComprehension and Vocabulary.Each student will answer comprehension questions about the story and the vocabulary from the story.Assessment.Each student will take an AR test over the story.Dramatic role play.Each group will perform their skit for the rest of the class.

Lesson 3

Evidence of the Importance of Arts IntegrationIt is very often that the arts catch students who dont seem to have a place in societythe unusual student or the difficult kid (Bauerlein, 2010).

Since implementing arts integrations school wide at Wiley H. Bates Middle School, in Annapolis, Maryland, began in 2009, there has been a 23% drop in the average number of referrals and suspensions per student (Nobori, 2012).

Arts integration goes beyond including art projects in class; it is a teaching strategy that seamlessly merges arts standards with core curricula to build connections and provide engaging context (Nobori, 2012).

Evidence of the Importance of Arts IntegrationIntegrating the arts can connect people more deeply to the world and open them to new ways of seeing (Smith, 2009).

In a study of 25,000 middle and high school students, those with an art education performed better on standardized tests (Arnold, 2013).The more art courses a student took, the higher the students SAT scores were.

ReferencesArnold, A. (2013). The benefits of integrating art into the classroom. [ONLINE] Available at: http://technorati.com/lifestyle/article/the-benefits-of-integrating-art-into/. [Last Accessed 13 Oct 2013]

Bauerlein, M. (2010). Advocating for arts in the classroom. [ONLINE] Available at: http://educationnext.org/advocating-for-arts-in-the-classroom/. [Last Accessed 13 Oct 2013]

Nobori, M. (2012). How the arts unlock the door to learning. [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.edutopia.org/stw-arts-integration-reform-overview. [Last Accessed 13 Oct 2013]

Smith, F. (2009). Why arts education is crucial, and whos doing it best. [ONLINE] Available at http://www.edutopia.org/arts-music-curriculum-child-development. [Last Accessed 13 Oct 2013]