After watching the 4-5 videos, I noticed that arts can be incorporated in many different types of lessons. In fact, every subject can incorporate art in some way. It seemed that when the teachers incorporated art into their lessons the students seemed engaged and excited to learn. I think for most of the kids, art is fun and enjoyable, so why not incorporate it into our lessons more often. All the teachers in the videos I watched also had the students collaborate together and all the lessons were focused on higher level thinking skills. Also I like how the common core standards were noted on the videos for each lesson.
The first video I watched, was the one I found most interesting. I watched, Interpreting Ancient Art. This lesson seemed like a fun way to incorporate art into a social studies. The kids got to observe and interpret the art themselves in order to discover the history behind the art. The kids were using higher level thinking skills and this lesson was very engaging. At the end of the lesson they would find out what history about the art and compare it to what they thought it was.
Another video I liked was Evaluating Art Through Different Lenses. I liked this lesson because they were constantly thinking and engaging with their peers. It was a science lesson where they were learning about scientific reasoning through art. The students were able to debate, articulate opinions which focused on art, but used scientific words when discussing and examining the insect and animal pictures. It was interesting to see how art can be incorporated in science. I would recommend this video.
References:
Interpreting Ancient Art in Social Studies. (n.d.). Retrieved May 23, 2015, from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/interpreting-ancient-art-getty
Evaluating Art Through Different Lenses. (n.d.). Retrieved May 23, 2015, from https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/lenses-and-art-getty
I like the analytical and critical thinking skills that the student had to use to describe art in scientific term. Many people don't think abut art and science together but after viewing the video they have more in common than we think.the video remind me of the Human Museum in New York City and Atlanta whee the human body is on display in art form
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ReplyDeleteYes, I found it interesting that the depicted art through scientific terms. I never thought of doing this before, but I found the kids were really engaged in this activity while it integrated both art and science.