This collection of ideas and lesson plans will help classroom and homeschool teachers integrate art into their general curriculum. These inventive and effective methods use the visual arts to inspire creative writing and drama; explore math, music, science, and history; and cultivate critical thinking skills. Art instructors will learn strategies for incorporating other areas of study into the art classroom. Ranging from thought-provoking suggestions to concrete, hands-on lesson plans, these activities include an extensive resource list for classroom teachers without an art background.

Eileen Prince is an art specialist at Sycamore School for the Gifted and has received national recognition for her art curriculum. She lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Introduction	p. 1
The Nature of Art Education	p. 2
The Importance of Art Education	p. 4
About Art Matters	p. 6
Resources for Art Integration	p. 10
Suggestions for Handling Nudity in Artworks	p. 12
Concept-Based Integration	p. 15
Concepts and Terminology	p. 17
Elements and Principles	p. 17
Integrating Art Principles and Elements across the Curriculum	p. 21
Methods of Criticism	p. 22
Integrating Criticism across the Curriculum	p. 24
Aesthetics and Philosophy	p. 25
Integrating Philosophy across the Curriculum	p. 27
Research	p. 29
Integrating Research across the Curriculum	p. 31
Symbolism	p. 33
Integrating Symbolism across the Curriculum	p. 34
Propaganda and Politics in Art	p. 36
Integrating a Study of Propaganda across the Curriculum	p. 37
Creativity	p. 39
Art Projects That Enhance Creativity	p. 39
Integrating Creativity across the Curriculum	p. 40
Technology and Invention	p. 43
Integrating Technology across the Curriculum	p. 44
Affective Education	p. 45
A Word about Self-Esteem	p. 46
Integrating Affective Education across the Curriculum	p. 48
A Disciplinary Approach	p. 49
Social Studies	p. 51
Create a Culture	p. 51
Space Souvenirs	p. 51
Buried Artifacts	p. 53
Intrinsic and Extrinsic Qualities of Art Pieces	p. 54
The Blue Pot Culture	p. 54
Introducing Tribal and Folk Arts	p. 57
Format of Tribal and Folk Art Units	p. 58
Pre-Columbian Studies: Huichol Yarn Painting	p. 59
African Tribal Arts: Mask Drawings	p. 62
Native American Art: Pottery Making	p. 64
Oriental Art	p. 67
Chinese and Japanese Brush Painting	p. 67
History	p. 69
An Integrated Approach to Art History	p. 70
Prehistory	p. 71
Cave Paintings	p. 72
Ancient Egypt	p. 73
Egyptian Figure Paintings	p. 74
Egyptian Cartouches	p. 79
Egyptian Scarabs	p. 79
Classical Greece and Rome	p. 80
Theater Masks	p. 80
Paper Mosaics	p. 83
The Middle Ages	p. 84
Manuscript Illumination	p. 85
The Renaissance	p. 88
The Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries	p. 89
Self-Portrait	p. 90
The Age of Revolution	p. 92
Age of Revolution Project Ideas	p. 93
1875 to the Present	p. 94
Projects for Contemporary Art	p. 97
Language Arts	p. 99
Creative Writing	p. 99
Word Lists and Poetry	p. 100
Fiction Writing	p. 103
Book Publishing	p. 105
Writing and Illustrating a Children's Book	p. 106
Autobiography	p. 108
Journaling	p. 110
Symbolism	p. 110
The Arnolfini Marriage	p. 110
Vanitas Paintings	p. 112
Foreign Languages	p. 113
Project Ideas	p. 113
Science	p. 115
The Science of Light	p. 116
The Physics of Light	p. 116
Qualities of Light	p. 120
Complementary Colors	p. 121
Applications of Complementary Colors	p. 124
Fun with Complements	p. 126
The Brain in the Sistine Chapel Ceiling	p. 128
Physics in Architecture	p. 129
Understanding Flying Buttresses	p. 129
Other Ideas	p. 130
Mathematics	p. 133
Geometry	p. 134
Introducing Geometric Shapes	p. 134
Piet Mondrian Creations	p. 136
Symmetry	p. 136
Symmetry and Line in String-Pull Art	p. 137
Split-Face Art	p. 139
Positive and Negative Shapes	p. 141
Mirror-Image Symmetry	p. 142
Mirror-Image Scenes	p. 143
Perspective	p. 145
Demonstration: Moving Objects Farther Away	p. 146
Horizon Lines and Vanishing Points	p. 146
Drawing in Perspective Lines	p. 147
Scenery in Perspective	p. 148
Still Life	p. 148
Tessellation	p. 150
Index Card Tessellation	p. 151
Ratios and Focusing	p. 153
Enlargement Using Ratios	p. 153
Grid Enlargements	p. 155
More Fun with Ratios	p. 157
Other Possible Projects	p. 157
Performing Arts	p. 159
Music	p. 159
Drawing to Music	p. 159
Music Videos	p. 161
Native American Instruments	p. 162
Music Manuscript Illumination	p. 163
Music and Art Vocabulary	p. 164
Illustrations of Musical Instruments or Performances	p. 164
Dance	p. 165
Sketching a Dancer	p. 165
Drawing Dance Class	p. 167
Dance Sculptures	p. 167
Other Dance Ideas	p. 168
Drama and Speech	p. 169
References and Resources	p. 171
Works Cited	p. 171
Basic Resource Books	p. 171
Books on Specific Topics	p. 172
Magazines	p. 173
Websites	p. 173
Videos, Filmstrips, and Kits	p. 174
Publishers and Mail-Order Companies	p. 175
Index	p. 177
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