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SU4: Arts integration

7 Dec 2021, 22:03 Publicly Viewable

Arts integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area and meets evolving objectives in both.

 

Working in the arts help students to develop a creative problem- solving skills.

Teaching through the arts can present difficult concepts visually , making them more easier to understand.

Art instruction help children with the development of motor skills, language skills,  social skills, decision making, risk taking, and inventiveness.

 

Visual arts also teach children about colour, layout, perspective,  and balance: all techniques that are necessary in presentation (visual and digital) of academic work.

Integrating art with other disciplines reaches students who might not otherwise be engaged in classwork.

 

Arts experiences boost critical thinking, teaching students to take the time to be more careful and thorough in how they observe the world.

 

The arts provide challenges for learners at all levels.

 

Art education connects students with their own culture as well as the wider world.