Methods IEDUC 321

Art Workshop II

Integrating the Arts with Social Studies and Literacy

Presented by: Carime Bersh, Ph. D.Keene State College

Agenda

1. 9:00-9:30• Meet in EDUC Computer Lab. for Integrated Arts

Project introduction and explanation. • Introduction to Inspiration 8.• Brainstorming ideas for project.2. 9:35-9:50• Meet in Rhodes 118• Art and Social Studies Exploration Activity.3. 9:50-10:05• Review goals, objectives and assessments for Art

Workshop II.

Agenda

4. 10:05-10:30• Social Studies Themes’ Activity: Collages.5. 10:30-10:40• Break6. 10:40-12:00• Integrating the Arts: Art, music, drama: Creating

Original Opera.• Integrating Literacy and the Arts:

– Writing and creating a song: Flower Dust – Singing and playing instruments– Creating puppets– Putting it all together.

Workshop Goals, Objectives, Assessments:

Goal 1: Understanding the Arts as expression of self and cultures.

• Objectives:• Exploring artifacts

from diverse cultures; making inferences and generalizations based on these.

• Assessment:• Students complete

table with inferences and generalizations, followed by whole class discussion.

Goal 2: Understanding the curricular dimensions of Social Studies Themes• Objectives:

1. Classify images of diverse cultures into S.S. Themes.

2. Create a collage that represents multiple dimensions of a particular S.S. theme.

• Assessments:

1. Discussion with partner.

2. Create a collage.

Goal 3: Understanding concepts and processes for arts integration

• Objectives:1. Identify the different arts

(visual, musical, performance) within the context of education.

2. Exploring arts integration curriculum in the following expressive domains:

• Vocal production• Playing instruments• Creating puppets• Integrating all of the above.

• Assessment:1. Reflect on opera video

through questions, responses, and observations.

2. Active participation in workshop activities.

Goal 4: Integrating the arts into curriculum to enhance learning.

• Objectives:

1. Integrate art projects into Social Studies activity.

2. Integrate art projects into literacy activity.

• Assessments:

1. Social studies Themes’ collages.

2. Performance for puppet show.

Goal 5: Understanding the nature and application of different art media and techniques.

Objectives:• Explore the nature of

different media:• Paper, photos,

cartoons, clay, new molding products, crafts’ supplies for children.

2. Apply different techniques to create a finished product:

• Collage, sculpture, puppetry.

• Assessments:1. Create a collage.2. Create a puppet using

different media.

ACEI Curriculum Standards

2.5 The arts—Candidates know, understand, and use—as appropriate to their own knowledge and skills—the content, functions, and achievements of the performing arts (dance, music, theater) and visual arts as primary media for communication, inquiry, and engagement among elementary students.

a. Candidates know and understand the content of dance, music, and theater as primary media for communication, inquiry, and insight among elementary students.

b. Candidates know and understand the content of several visual arts as primary media for communication, inquiry, and insight among elementary students.

Social Studies Themes• Culture• Time, continuity and change• People, places and environment• Individual development and identity• Individuals, groups and institutions• Power, authority and governance• Production, distribution and consumption• Science, technology and society• Global connections• Civic ideals and practices