ISSUE #18 • SEPTEMBER 2018
PLAY BASED LEARNING
Play-based learning is often reserved for our youngest students. However, there are benefits for using play-based learning at all levels. In this issue, we’ll show you some practical ideas for boosting creativity in any classroom.
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Benefits of Arts Education: Reaching a Broader Audience
I have thought a lot about the benefits of arts education this summer. While I naturally have an intense interest in the arts, one specific event really got me thinking. I had the pleasure [...]
RESOURCES TO PRINT
How to Achieve Equity for All
My whole family was excited for this year to arrive for my son: it was the year he could start playing an instrument at school. We went to the after-school parent meeting that introduced the [...]
STEAMing Up Your Music Classroom
Have you thought about adding a little “STEAM” to your classroom? There are many natural connections that can be made between science, technology, engineering, math, and music. The “A” is authentically added to acknowledge [...]
CLASSROOM IDEAS
Steady Beat as an Arts Integration Strategy
One of the core components of music is a steady beat. Think of it like your own heartbeat: it's the action that powers the rest of your body. The same is true of steady beat [...]
Playing with a Practical Purpose
“Play gives children a chance to practice what they are learning.” - Mr. Rogers When we hear the phrase “learning through play”, my mind goes immediately to the preschool/early elementary classroom where children are [...]
Playful Learning: Arts Integration at its Best
Play-based learning is something in which early childhood educators are well-versed. There are block centers, water tables, dramatic play areas and other centers that are created to foster play. For our youngest learnings, play [...]
A Low-Prep Strategy to Cultivate Inquiry, Voice, and Choice
When we think of student choice in the classroom, we typically think of tools like choice boards. This tool allows students to choose how to demonstrate what they've learned by giving them product options. [...]
Making Learning Fun: A Very Fine Line
Okay, so you’ve survived the first weeks of school and now would like to change things up bit. You don’t want the student excitement of the new year to wear down. What to do? [...]
7 Digital Icebreakers Using Google
Digital Icebreakers are perfect for computer-based classes or computer labs. In the beginning of the year, you may have students in your class who do not know each other. These icebreaker activities can get [...]
Free Play & the Arts
For the past few years, we’ve been hearing lots of news about how free play has been declining steadily for American children over the last century. There’s also tons of research available with [...]
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