Artful Teaching: Integrating the Arts for Understanding Across the Curriculum, K–8

by David M. Donahue (Editor), Jennifer Stuart (Editor)

The authors in this volume share exemplary arts-integration practices across the K–8 curriculum. Rather than providing formulas or scripts to be followed, they carefully describe how the arts offer an entry point for gaining insight into why and how students learn. The book includes rich and lively examples of public school teachers integrating visual arts, music, drama, and dance with subject matter, including English, social studies, science, and mathematics. Readers will come away with a deeper understanding of why and how to use the arts every day, in every school, to reach every child. Both a practitioner’s guide and a school reform model, this important book:

Genres: Teaching, Art

192 pages, Paperback

First published May 1, 2010

Reviews

[Tiffiny · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to read this book for my masters course, in a program for art teachers. I am giving this three stars because as an art teacher, I do not need to be convinced that arts integration is a great idea. I know that it is. With that being said, I think that it would be very beneficial for an elementary school or junior high school teacher that does not have exposure to art at their school. Heck, beneficial for teachers who do not teach art or those who do not include creative activities in their classes. There are some good ideas that would help a teacher checking out the creative side of things for the first time.