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Integrating Arts into daily lessons has to be done purposefully and with intention. This cannot be done well, however, until an educator is comfortable and familiar with the arts standards for their grade level. Both general education and art teachers must be able to work together for these concepts to be learned with understanding.
Every student sees art through their own lens. This is the first level of comprehension. For students to be able to process, think about, and then comment on forms of art, they must be encouraged to think deeper using Visual Thinking Strategies. This will develop their cognitive skills in not only art, but in other aspects of education.
I have to admit that I never liked art much, especially going to museums and looking at different pieces. I was never taught how to critique something that I didn’t understand. Watching these children talk as easily as they do about their thoughts or feelings when observing pictures or sculptures was very inspiring. The teachers are to be commended for getting children past the first level of just observing art forms and getting to be able to talk about them showing how the students are understanding what they are seeing.
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