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SAGE Publications India Pvt Ltd Integrating The Performing Arts by Rekha S Rajan
Research documents that the arts boost learning, build confidence, and motivate students to participate in class. How do we keep the performing arts alive in this era of increased accountability and decreased funding? Rekha S. Rajan sets the stage for a creative and practical solution with detailed, concrete examples of how to integrate the performing arts into math, science, social studies, and language arts. Key features include
- Step-by-step examples of how to connect the performing arts in all aspects of the curriculum
- Ways to impact students' learning in the cognitive, social, and artistic domains
- Activities that can be implemented immediately and easily in classrooms everywhere
- Detailed lesson plans connected to the National Standards for Arts Education, National Standards for Early Childhood and Elementary Education, and Common Core Standards for Math and English Language Arts
Students need creative venues that encourage self-confidence, self-expression, and collaboration, and the performing arts provide opportunities to build personal and social skills that are an integral component of learning and development. This accessible resource provides all teachers with the tools to integrate the performing arts throughout their curriculum.