Integrating the Arts Across the Elementary School Curriculum

by Gelineau, Phyllis

• ISBN13: 9780534611415
• ISBN10: 0534611419
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-07-14
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing

Summary

This book is designed to assist pre-service and in-service classroom teachers in weaving music, visual arts, drama, and movement into the elementary/middle school curriculum in order to stimulate the learning process, enrich other subject areas, and provide opportunities for creative expression and self-fulfillment. By providing the basic tools and activities that teachers will need, Gelineau helps teachers gains confidence in using the arts in the their elementary classrooms. The content of the book is informed by the National Standards for the Arts.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. viii
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
Discovering Who We are	p. 1
National Standards for Art Education	p. 2
The Power of the Arts	p. 7
Arts in Education	p. 9
What We Know	p. 9
What Others Say	p. 11
Implementing Gardner's Theories	p. 13
Getting Comfortable with the Arts	p. 17
Notes	p. 18
For Further Reading	p. 19
Exploring Creativity	p. 21
Arts and Creativity in the Classroom	p. 21
Activities	p. 28
Name Game	p. 28
Stimulating the Imagination	p. 28
Observing	p. 29
Notes	p. 29
For Further Reading	p. 30
The Art Forms	p. 33
Art	p. 35
Elements of Art	p. 35
More About Color	p. 37
Slides for Elements	p. 39
Principles of Art	p. 39
Genres of Art	p. 40
Art-Related Activities	p. 41
Experiencing Art in the Classroom	p. 42
Materials	p. 44
Making Art	p. 45
Projects	p. 45
Drawing and Painting	p. 47
Projects	p. 48
Printing	p. 49
Printing/Stamping Tools	p. 49
Sculpture	p. 50
Rubbings	p. 50
Collage	p. 51
Masks	p. 51
Making Masks	p. 52
Additional Projects	p. 52
Art Safety in the Classroom	p. 53
Art Recipes	p. 54
National Standards Grades K-8	p. 56
Glossary	p. 57
Notes	p. 59
For Further Reading	p. 59
Art-Related Resources	p. 60
Music	p. 61
Elements of Music	p. 63
Experiencing Music in the Classroom	p. 64
Exploring Sound	p. 65
Sound Activities	p. 66
Sound Poems	p. 67
Singing	p. 70
Teaching a Song	p. 70
Helping Out-of-Tune Singers	p. 71
Tone-Matching Games	p. 72
Singing in Harmony	p. 82
Playing Instruments	p. 82
Activities	p. 83
Making Instruments	p. 85
Found Instruments	p. 86
Playing Bottles	p. 88
Harmonica	p. 89
Playing	p. 89
Other Classroom Instruments	p. 92
Presenting a Music Listening Experience	p. 92
Introductory Ear Training Activities	p. 92
Instruments of the Orchestra	p. 93
Strings	p. 93
Woodwinds	p. 95
Brass	p. 96
Percussion	p. 97
Folk/Ethnic Instruments	p. 98
Larger Listening Experience	p. 98
Motivating Devices	p. 98
Sorcerer's Apprentice	p. 99
Music Listening Selections	p. 100
Music Reading	p. 102
Conducting	p. 105
Reading Rhythms	p. 106
Summary of Musical Symbols	p. 107
Relating Music and Art	p. 109
Activities	p. 110
National Standards Grades K-8	p. 111
Glossary	p. 111
Notes	p. 115
For Further Reading	p. 115
Resources	p. 116
Basic Music Series	p. 118
Drama	p. 119
Experiencing Drama in the Classroom	p. 119
Warming Up	p. 121
Relaxing Exercises	p. 121
Pantomime	p. 122
Activities	p. 123
Improvisation	p. 125
The Fatal Quest	p. 129
Puppetry	p. 131
Hand	p. 133
Shadow	p. 133
Rod	p. 133
National Standards Grades K-8	p. 135
Glossary	p. 136
Notes	p. 137
For Further Reading	p. 137
Dance	p. 139
Experiencing Dance in the Classroom	p. 141
Elements of Dance	p. 142
Locomotor and Non-locomotor Movement	p. 142
Activities	p. 143
Action Songs and Singing Games	p. 145
Hand Jive	p. 146
Chair Dancing	p. 148
Music and Movement	p. 149
Motivating Creative Movement	p. 149
Interpreting Musical Terms Through Movement	p. 150
Accent, Meter, and Rhythm	p. 150
Instruments of the Orchestra	p. 151
Dances	p. 152
Square Dancing	p. 153
National Standards Grades K-8	p. 156
Glossary	p. 156
Notes	p. 157
For Further Reading	p. 158
Resources	p. 159
Videos	p. 159
Integrating the Arts	p. 161
Making Connections	p. 163
Social Studies	p. 164
Science	p. 167
Mathematics	p. 170
Language Arts	p. 175
Poetry	p. 180
Notes	p. 185
For Further Reading	p. 186
Multiple Intelligences Survey	p. 188
Index	p. 194
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