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Why drawing and artwork are important in all content areas :

• ArtistS; architects, and interior designers are all paid well to use their abilities. '̂̂ *• This is often what students engage in when they are exhibiting off-task behavior

(doodling)

• Students who see no relationship between their natural talents and school may be

forced to rethink their philosophy. -

• This is a powerful way to develop the thought process

• Adding drawing or doodling to notes helps encode new content and promote better

recall.

• It is easy to substitute art activities into any content area at any grade level.

• Activates different areas of the brain.

• Helps improvement in thinking in all academic areas. •

• Engages all of the senses and wires the brain for successful learning.

• Sharing the artwork with others also increases social skills.

• Allows students to see the different ways humans express sentiments and convey

meanings

• Some students wil l be more willing to share what they have learned through art, then

they would through writ ing or speaking.

How to incorporate artwork into your classroom

All ContentAreas

• Use Pictionary to illustrate content-area vocabulary words

• Have students design a book jacket or cover that illustrates understanding of a big idea.

• As a get-to-know you activity have students illustrate their name.

Science

• Illustrate a poster of a planet in the solar system along with a list of facts.

• Have students draw and label a process or part of the human body.

Math

• Have students draw a series of pictures illustrating an understanding of a word problem.

• Have students make drawings that illustrate mathematical terms that have been taught.

History

• Design a class mural using something they remember about the Civil War.

• Picture Notes instead of traditional PowerPoint or overhead notes.

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"During the brain's early years, neural connections are being made at a rapid rate. Much of

what young children do as play - singing, drawing, dancing --are natural forms of art. These

activities engage all the senses and wire the brain for successful learning.

When children enter school, these art activities need to be continued and enhanced. Brain

areas are developed as the child learns songs and rhymes and creates drawings and finger

paintings. The dancing and movements during play develop gross motor skills, and the sum of

these activities enhances emotional well-being. And sharing their artwork enhances social

skills." (Sousa, 2006) „ •

References

Tate, M.L. (2010). Worksheets don't grow dendrites: 20 instructional strategies that engage the

8ro/n (2"''ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.

Sousa, David A. (December 2006). How the Arts Develop the Young Brain. School Administrator,

V. 63 n. 11. Retrieved from http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com.hal.weber.edu

http://teachingtoday.glencoe.com/howtoarticles/differentiating-instruction-in-the-social-

studies-classroom