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I found all three of these articles incredibly interesting. I am first and foremost a mom to 5 children and spent (spend) countless hours on all sorts of art projects at home when they were young. One of my children is non-verbal and music is his main outlet to communicating with us. We know when he is excited or mad by the choice of song he plays to us. It has opened my eyes to the importance that the arts play in our children's education. The fact that art can help children express themselves as another way to verbal communication is very real, I have seen it first hand. I find myself using my love for music to teach my students. The first article's idea that it is a bridge of understanding for students who struggle is so true.
The idea of other subjects coming alive through the arts was also interesting. I take units of study and try to integrate music into one of the lessons to help reinforce an idea. Students created Rap songs for the scientific method. Incorporating principles of art into a lesson using symmetrical vs. asymmetrical art to teach the 6 steps to the scientific method would have been a great option as well. I love the idea of the IAA and definitely think it would be great to have a support person helping to integrate the art into different subject lessons in my classroom.
The studies of Arts integration into the classroom from the last article was evidence that students enjoy this type of learning. The ownership they have to actually perform in front of an audience shows the true understanding of the topic. I also see the advantages of this learning in my classroom as students retain what they learned because of the method in which they learned it. I have students from years past who can still sing the songs we used to reinforce concepts we learned. It was fun, and they were the composers.
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