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Arts in Education
Arts in the Classroom
Music?Music?
Painting?Painting?
Drawing?Drawing?
Building?Building?
Dancing?Dancing?
Performing?Performing?
Did you know??
Music & development go
hand in hand
Using music to help Using music to help with development with development
needs to start early.needs to start early.
Examples
Birth to 12 months and Social-emotional Birth to 12 months and Social-emotional developmentdevelopment
Playing music during tough transitionsPlaying music during tough transitions
Move to the beatMove to the beat
12 to 24 months and Physical development12 to 24 months and Physical developmentSongs and activitiesSongs and activities
24 to 36 months and Language and Literacy 24 to 36 months and Language and Literacy DevelopmentDevelopment
Tell a story with a songTell a story with a song
Creative Movement aka Dance
An art form that specifically uses the human body An art form that specifically uses the human body in motionin motion
There is a wide variety of ways people can move.There is a wide variety of ways people can move.
The possibilities are endlessThe possibilities are endless
Can you dance?
Dance is “both a physical activity and a vehicle for Dance is “both a physical activity and a vehicle for self-expression.” – Connie Dowself-expression.” – Connie Dow
It is a “rich experience of exploring and creating” It is a “rich experience of exploring and creating” with the different ways you can move.with the different ways you can move.
Play!
““The theater, the The theater, the theater!”theater!”
““Let’s pretend!”Let’s pretend!”
Kids are able to get Kids are able to get involved mentally, involved mentally, emotionally, and emotionally, and physically with no physically with no reservations.reservations.
““They believe what They believe what they see.”they see.”
Create a Masterpiece
Kids express Kids express themselves and work themselves and work on fine motor skills.on fine motor skills.
Scribble with Scribble with crayons?crayons?
Make a macaroni Make a macaroni statue?statue?
Put paint on Put paint on paper?paper?
Exercising their minds Exercising their minds and being creativeand being creative
Here’s the sad part..
Classes and programs Classes and programs being downsized and cutbeing downsized and cut
Kokomotribune.comKokomotribune.com
Art, music and PE Art, music and PE classes being cut in classes being cut in Monroe CountyMonroe County
Weac.orgWeac.org
1993 – “Legislatures 1993 – “Legislatures imposed revenue caps imposed revenue caps on public school on public school spending.”spending.”
Spending on certain Spending on certain programs have been programs have been cut back. cut back.
This will make you think…
Cuts in arts programs = Cuts in arts programs = more money being spent more money being spent
in the end, lower test in the end, lower test scores, and more frequent scores, and more frequent
behavioral issues.behavioral issues.
Music Therapy in Special Education
Physical & Mental StimulationPhysical & Mental Stimulation
How is Music Used?
Use nursery rhymes to improve memoryUse nursery rhymes to improve memory
Use simple soothing rhythms and Use simple soothing rhythms and movements movements
Improve motor skills by getting them involved Improve motor skills by getting them involved in "making" the instrumentsin "making" the instruments
Simple and funSimple and fun
Now it’s your turn!
What can you do?Enjoy
Encourage
Explore
Read
Contact
Attend
Explore
Become an Activist
Tell!
Example of what you can do…
Some Statistics…
Benefits of Art!
Builds school climateBuilds school climate
StrengthensStrengthens
DevelopsDevelops
Alternative WaysAlternative Ways
InvolvementInvolvement
AppreciationAppreciation
Questions?!?!