WHAT IS ART INTERGRATION

Art intergration- is when the arts are used as a device or strategy to support other curriculum areas, but there are not objectives in the art form explicitly being taught. For example, using music to teach letter names and sequence in the alphabet is an arts enhancement. Music is used as a means to other ends, but students are not usually expected to learn about melody, musical concepts, or singing skills. Arts-enhanced curriculum acts as a “hook” to engage students in learning other content and educators need little or no training in the art form.

IMPORTANCE OF ART INTEGRATION.

• Working in the arts helps learners to develop creative problem-solving skills.
• Teaching through the arts can present difficult concepts visually, making them more easy to understand.
• Art instruction helps children with the development of motor skills, language skills, social skills, decision-making, risk-taking, and inventiveness.
• Visual arts teach learners about color, layout, perspective, and balance: all techniques that are necessary in presentations (visual, digital) of academic work.

Craftsmanship integration is an approach in learning whereby learners build and show understanding of context through the craftsmanship frame.  Craftsmanship integration coordinates with a subject to meet a certain outcome. We can achieve craftsmanship integration through visual arts which encourages talking and tuning.  We can also achieve it though dramatization in which learners are encouraged to participate and imitate a certain character with a dialogue of course 

Study unit 3 highlights the importance of melodic play in developing stages of the children.  Learning music in developing ages is advantageous as it increases the ability of the child to read and compose.  Specialists figure that learning how to read and compose music is as vital as it makes the child cognitive development stronger.  Learning music develops the sense of confidence in a way that learners will be able to perform without much of showing fear in front of a crowd. 

Holistic development means the development and of intellectual, mental, physical,emotional and social abilities in a child so he/she is capable of facing the demands and challenges of everyday life.

It aims to to develop multiple abilities of the human brain. 

However, the holistic approach is a comprehensive approach in learning and aims at the development of cognitive abilities. 

The key elements of holistic development approach includes:

1. Language- stimulate sights,sounds and speech patterns. 

2. Cognitive- Problem solving, conceptual understanding, overall intelligence. 

3. Social- understanding and expressing emotions, build confidence and curiosity 

4. Physical- build sensory capabilities, balancing, fine motor skills, gross motor skills. 

"A child cannot be effective unless it helps a child open up himself to life" - Maria Montessori