DLI 1st grade guide

Best Practices in Arts Integration for 1st Grade

Definition of Arts Integration

Arts Integration is an approach to teaching in which students construct and demonstrate understanding through an art form. Students engage in a creative process which connects an art form and another subject area to meet evolving objectives in both. The Kennedy Center’s Changing Education Through The Arts Program Standards-Based Foundation Arts Integration is grounded in and connected to both arts and content standards. Teaching in and Through the Arts The arts are an avenue through which students apply and connect with the other content through balanced and interconnected instruction. Assessing Both Content Areas Assessment reflects students’ growth, skill, or understanding in both core content & the arts. 3 Key Tenets of Arts Integration

Currently, 24 CSD Schools have the Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTS Arts). BTS Arts supports arts-integrated instruction to elementary students, effectively increasing student performance in every subject, from language arts and social studies to math and science. If your school has a BTS Arts Teacher, connect to them for support and guidance in arts-integrated instruction and learning. Beverly Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program

A Research-Based Practice

“Arts Integration is a research-based curricular strategy . . . used in classrooms for more than 30 years. It is grounded in solid pedagogy, and numerous studies have supported its effectiveness.” BTS Arts Learning Program