Arts Integration In Elementary Schools

An, S., Capraro, M., & Tillman, D. A. (2013). Elementary Teachers Integrate Music Activities into Regular Mathematics Lessons: Effects on Students" Mathematical Abilities. Journal for Learning through the Arts, 1-14. Retrieved from ERIC.

This article looks at the effects of arts integration in the schools and in the communities, particularly with in math. Exploratory research is presented within this article and the effects of when teachers integrate music into their math lessons in elementary schools. This article reports the results of research conducted with in two classrooms. One within the first grade and one within the third grade. Musical activities were implemented as part of a regular mathematics lesson. The experiment took

Miki Henderson and Elizabeth Lasley draw on their research of integration of the arts to promote creating an inclusive environment within the classroom that uses art, drama, music, and movement. When these components become part of the early childhood curriculum it will promote child development that meets the individual needs of each individual child while creating an environment conducive of cultural understandings. The authors pay particular close attention to how teachers integrate the use of creative expression within language, social, cognitive, emotional and motor skills while relating them to core subjects. The authors also take a look at ten different areas of teaching for teachers to consider when creating their unique inclusive environment. These areas are “togetherness, diversity, community building, differing abilities, “Can Do” attitude, student-centered, shared space and time, professional collaboration, documenting student learning, and families” (Henderson, Lasley, 2014). It is stressed that the arts can be incorporated into each of these areas. This article encourages the reader to remember that the arts are a natural part to children’s lives. It is important to make the arts accessible to children from the very beginning. By establishing a creative, arts based classroom, it is sure to be pleasurable and gratifying for all children

This article takes a look at the diverse landscapes of the arts and explores how to integrate them within. The main focus is on dance and how this particular art form can be an expression of children's lives and their education. Parrish expresses how the schools can use dance within the communities to deal with real life issues people are facing. Kauffman shows by integrating the arts within the school system that a partnership with the school and the community can be created and used to foster connection to the arts for everyone to embrace in learning. Thus, benefiting both the schools and the