Teaching techniques based on the use of tools and materials at hand for creative student productions are combined with a district-wide instructional TV project for art education at the elementary level. (EJS)

Shares a literature, writing, and art activity which kindergarten students participated in to develop a sense of conservation concerning rain forests. (MG)

Several ideas are presented which can be used by teachers to arouse children's interest in birds and, at the same time, enhance skills in math, reading, writing, art, and creative thinking. A list of reading resources is included. (IAH)

Provides five fully developed library media activities designed to be used in connection with specific curriculum units in art, health, reading/language arts, and social studies. Library media skills objectives, curriculum objectives, resources, instructional roles, activity and procedures for completion, evaluation, and followup are described for…

Describes photosketching, including classroom applications in language arts, social studies, history, art, geography, and physical education; the materials that are needed; and actual procedures involved in teaching students the photosketching process. (Contains three references.) (LRW)

This teacher's guide presents activities designed to use student-created artwork and writing in the learning of English as a second language. It can also be adapted to other second languages and to all age groups from kindergarten through adults. The activities encourage students to produce drawings or writings based on their own experiences. They…

The arts are important tools in academic learning, especially for learning-disabled students, because they provide a structured activity that increases students' feelings of self-worth. At The Lab School of Washington, such art forms as woodwork, music, dance, drama, and filmmaking are employed. The role of the art teacher is described. (JDD)

A subject area with rich potential for integration with art is natural science. Assignments that enable elementary students to focus on a natural phenomenon, understand it in scientific terms, and develop a drawing or painting based upon it are suggested. (RM)

Four art activities are presented. Primary students study "The Family Concert," by Jan Steen (genre painting). Intermediate students analyze "Haymakers, Evening, Eragny," by Camille Pissarro (impressionism). Junior high students study "Girls on a Bridge," by Edvard Munch (expressionism). High school students examine…

Presents ideas for activities to help teach students in grades three-eight about art indexes and encyclopedias. Reference sources are given to help students focus on artists; artistic works by title; artistic periods; artistic media, styles, and themes; art associated with selected subjects; and artists in specified geographic areas. (LRW)

Offers four activities ("Friendship Concentration," the "Rubberband Journal," a "Cube of Friendship," and the "Electronic Journal"), which give students opportunity to communicate visually and in written form. (MG)

Provides paper play activities for toddler-, preschool-, and school-age children. Lists materials needed, and includes photographs illustrating final craft products. (JPB)

One of the biggest challenges on the horizon in education is an increased emphasis on meeting the needs of exceptional students. Historically, we have done a more than adequate job of addressing the needs of students with physical and cognitive challenges, but those students who excel are often left to their own devices (Tomlinson, 1999;…

This book describes a training technique in which an art activity called a touchstone exercise serves as the basis of an action-oriented leadership development program. Part 1 describes the context in which the touchstone exercise was developed and details the process of setting the stage for and conducting it. Two case studies illustrating the…

Designed to assist administrators and teachers conducting prekindergarten early intervention programs for at-risk children, this curriculum guide outlines age-appropriate arts experiences that are process-oriented rather than product-oriented. After introductory statements, content focuses on learning activities in the visual arts, dance/creative…