1. Robin Wilson

2. Purpose
• Influence from IU classes
• Resource for myself and to share with peers
• Art for all learners
• Why?
• How?

3. The Arts…
Multicultural Education and the Arts:
1. Expand expressive outlets and provide a range of
learning styles available to all children
Gives visual learners a way to communicate their
understandings
2. Enable freedom of expression for second language
learners
Without having to depend solely on English
Instead use drawing or movement

4. The Arts…
3. Open venues for inclusive education and reaching out
to exceptional learners
The arts enable children with different abilities to
participate in learning
Alternative outlet for children who can’t
communicate through speaking or writing
4. Provide a stage for building self-esteem
Learning becomes more enjoyable

5. The Arts…
5. Encourage collaboration and intergroup harmony
Teamwork/cooperate with others
Shy students come out of their shell
Opportunities to share knowledge
6. Empower students and teachers
Sharing allows students to see each other as unique
individuals with interesting ideas and skills
Students respect and admire others’ efforts
Helps students gain confidence as self directed learners
responsible for their own educational growth
Creating art teaches discipline and dedication

6. The Arts…
7. Deepen Teachers’ Awareness of Children’s Abilities and
Provide Alternative Methods of Assessment
View students in multiple ways
More information for assessment
8. Provide Authentic Cultural Voices and Add Complexity to
Teaching and Learning
Voices, images, feelings, and ideas of other cultures
Bring life to people and events studied

8. Homophones

9. Venn diagrams

10. Book Ads

11. Acrostic Poems

12. Paper Bag Puppets

13. Flow Charts

14. Concept Maps

16. Bar Graphs

17. Geometric Shapes

18. Quilt Block Collage

20. Plant Cell

21. The Water Cycle

22. Solar System

23. Animal Masks

24. Rockets
ADSF

25. A Look Inside the Body

26. Butterfly Life Cycle

28. Now and Then Fan

29. Talk with the Presidents

30. Time Travel

31. Lady Liberty Statues

32. Contour Maps

33. Maps

34. Resources
Blick art materials: Lesson plans. (1999). Retrieved from
http://www.dickblick.com/lesson-plans/
Crayola lesson plans. Retrieved from
http://www.crayola.com/lesson-plans
Goldberg, M. (2004). Art integration: A methodology for
learning . (pp. 1-32). New York: Allyn & Bacon
Koehler, D. I. (2009, May 24). Retrieved from
http://dianne- artpaintingwbrschool.blogspot.com/