Have you ever wondered how you could wrap up a lesson involving arts integration that assesses the student’s learning in both the art form and subject area? Here’s a great example on how to accomplish this goal.
A third grade teacher and a visual arts teacher co-taught an arts integrated lesson. It combined the following standards:
Visual Arts: I can create art using line and variation.
Anchor Standard – Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work. VA:Cr1.1.3 – Elaborate on an imaginative idea.
Subject Area: I can describe character traits.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.3 Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
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Upon completion of the lesson, as a whole group, students brainstormed what they learned in both areas while the teachers filled out a Venn Diagram on the board.
The students in this classroom have a designated arts integration notebook called “My Palette Journal” where they record the arts integration lessons goals and reflect on what they learned.
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