Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Multicultural Literature

ASIA
Bitter Dumplings - Jeanne Lee
Music for Alice - Allen Say
Ling Cho and His Three Friends - V. S. Pacilio
Jin Woo - Eve Bunting
Grandfather's Journey - Allen Say
Korean Children's Day - Ruth Suyenaga
The Burning Rice Fields - Sara Cone Bryant
Henry's First-Mon Birthday - Lenore Look
Lon Po Po - Ed Young
Chinese New Year's Dragon - Rachel Sing
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes - Eleanor Coerr

LATIN AMERICA
I Love Saturdays y Domingos - Alma Flor Ada
Too Many Tamales - Gary Soto
Snapshots from the Wedding - Gary Soto
Hairs Pelitos - Sandra Cisneros
Esperanza Rising - Pam Munoz Ryan

MIDDLE EAST
The Day of Ahmed's Secret - Florence Parry Heide
The Bread Winner - Deborah Ellis
One Green Apple - Eve Bunting

AFRICA & AFRICAN AMERICAN
African American Read-Aloud Stories - Susan Kantor
Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters - John Stepole
Follow the Drinking Gourd - Jeanette Winter

NATIVE AMERICAN
When the Rain Sings: Poems by Young Native Americans
The Wonderful Sky Boat - June Louise Curry

JEWISH
When Jessie Came Across the Sea - Amy Hest

GREEK
Painted Words - Aliki

MULTICULTURAL
Whoever You Are - Mem Fox
Out of the Dust - Karen Hesse

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Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Science Videos

Fun and interesting videos about science. Comment below or email us if you know of a video you think we should add.

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Sunday, April 10, 2011

Music Videos

Fun and interesting videos about music. Comment below or email us if you know of a video you think we should add.

Error Message Song

Making a Hit Song

Homemade PVC Instrument

Making Sound Effects

Rice Resonance


Musical Pi

Book Xylophone

Mozart Glass Harp

Drumming with Everyday Objects

12 Year Old Music Prodigy
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Saturday, April 9, 2011

Visual Art Videos

Fun and interesting videos about visual art. Comment below or email us if you know of a video you think we should add.

3D Fish Paintings

14,000 Dice Mosaic

Cheetos Painting

Inflatable Street Art

iPad Fingerpainting

Matchstick Art

Wall Art

Water Painting

Paint Spill Painting

Invisible Artist

3 Year Old Artist

GPS Drawing

Glue Painting

Salt Art

Sand Art
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Monday, March 21, 2011

An Artist's America - Michael Albert

The following sites are about Michael Albert and his art: cerealism. Please comment below if you have some great ideas or other websites about Micheal Albert or Cerealism!






Michael Albert - Cerealism

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Monday, March 14, 2011

Alabama

Here are some websites to help you make Alabama-themed arts-integration lessons.  Comment below if you have some great Alabama ideas or websites!


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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

Science

Science (n.) a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws; systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation; any of the branches of natural or physical science; systematized knowledge in general; knowledge, as of facts or principles; knowledge gained by systematic study; a particular branch of knowledge; skill, especially reflecting a precise application of facts or principles; proficiency. -dictionary.com


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Social Studies

Social Studies (n.) a course of instruction in an elementary or secondary school comprising such subjects as history,  geography, civics, etc.  -dictionary.com

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Math

Math (n.) the systematic treatment of magnitude, relationships between figures and forms, and relations between quantities expressed symbolically; mathematical procedures, operations, or properties.  -dictionary.com


Comment below if you have some great math ideas or websites.

National Library of Virtual Manipulatives
United States Mint for Educators
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Language Arts

Language Arts (n.) the skills, including reading, composition, speech, spelling, and dramatics, taught in elementary and secondary schools to give students a thorough proficiency in using the language.  -dictionary.com


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Saturday, February 26, 2011

Dance

Dance (n.) a successive group of rhythmical steps or bodily motions, or both, usually executed to music; a social gathering or party for dancing, a ball.  (v.) to move one's feet or body, or both, rhythmically in a pattern of steps, especially to the accompaniment of music; to leap, skip, etc., as from excitement or emotion; move nimbly or quickly.  -dictionary.com

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Theatre

Theatre (n.)  a building designed for the performance of plays, operas, etc; a large room or hall, usually with a raised platform and tiered seats for an audience, used for lectures, film shows, etc; plays regarded collectively as a form of art; the world of actors, theatrical companies, etc; writing that is suitable for dramatic presentation.  -dictionary.com


How would you integrate theatre into your classroom?  Here are some web sites to help you get some integration ideas!

Aaron Shepard's Readers Theatre
Red String Wayang Theatre
Red String Wayang Theatre - Facebook
Mobile Saenger Theatre
Improv Encyclopedia
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Visual Art

Art (n.) the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance; the class of objects subject to aesthetic criteria, works of art collectively, as paintings, sculptures, or drawings; a field, genre, or category of art; the fine arts collectively, often excluding architecture; any field using the skills or techniques of art; illustrative or decorative material.  
-dictionary.com

Video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ah5u0iQDY0c

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Music

Music (n.) an art of sound in time that expresses ideas and emotions in significant forms through the elements of rhythm, melody, harmony and color; the tone or sounds employed, occuring in a single line or multiple lines, and sounded or to be sounded by one or more voices or instruments or both; musical work of compositions for singing or playing; the written or printed score of a musical composition; any sweet, pleasing or harmonious sound.  -dictionary.com

Video from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOsbyuLyPbE

How would you integrate music into your classroom?  Here are some web sites to help you get some integration ideas!
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Thursday, February 24, 2011

Student Sites

This post includes links for all sorts of technology, arts and educational sites for students.  Please comment below if you would like to add sites or share ideas on how to use them in the classroom.

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Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Teacher Sites

This post includes links for all sorts of technology, arts and educational sites for teachers.  Please comment below if you would like to add sites or share ideas on how to use them in the classroom.

 

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Wikis

Wiki (n.) a website that allows anyone to add, delete or revise content by using a web browser.   -dictionary.com

How would you use wikis to integrate the arts in your classroom?


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Podcasting

Podcast (n.) an audio file similar to a radio broadcast which can be downloaded and listened to on a computer, mp3 player, mobile phone, etc.  (v.) to create such files and make them available for downloading.  -dictionary.com

How would you use podcasts to integrate the arts and technology in your classroom?

Download - MP3 Encoder (Under optional downlaods)
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Digital Storytelling

How would you use digital storytelling to integrate the arts and technology in your classroom?

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Blogs

Blog (n.) a website containing the writer's or group of writers' own experiences, observations, opinions, etc. and often having images and links to other websites.  (v.) to maintain or add new entries to a blog.
-dictionary.com

How would you use blogs to integrate the arts and technology in your classroom?


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