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?!?!