Arts Integration Chat

Last night I had the honor of guest moderating #ntchat (New Teacher Chat) with Lisa Dabbs (@teachingwthsoul). It was so much fun! What a great way to end my summer and it also have me a chance to refocus myself on the importance of arts integration! (Which is the blog series topic [...]

Norman Rockwell – End Notes

This is part of the Norman Rockwell integration blog series. To gain access to all the blogs in this series, click the tag “Norman Rockwell”.
Doing this blog series, showed me the possibilities of Norman Rockwell’s paintings. The expanse of Rockwell’s works seem limitless – what an amazing collection of masterpieces. They always entertain [...]

Norman Rockwell – Activity 7 Cause and Effect

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You are encouraged to try out these activities and to comment on the blogs, activities and ideas. You might even [...]

Norman Rockwell – Activity 6 – Character Studies

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Our Own Interpretations

It is fortunate that the blog series this month has been centered around the visual art of Norman Rockwell since it has coincided with our teacher field trip to a most wonderful museum in Boston – the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Though none of his works are in this museum, the ideas of [...]

Norman Rockwell – Activity 5 – Making Predictions

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You are encouraged to try out these activities and to comment on the blogs, activities and ideas. You might even find that you can share other ways [...]

Norman Rockwell – Activity 4 Drawing Conclusions

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You are encouraged to try out these activities and to comment on the blogs, activities and ideas. You might [...]

Why Practice Reading Skills Away from Reading?

This is part of the Norman Rockwell integration blog series. To gain access to all the blogs in this series, click the tag “Norman Rockwell”.
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There are many reasons to bring Norman Rockwell and other artists into your classroom. Here are a three to consider:
1. Reading Skills are Really Real Life Skills
Many [...]

Norman Rockwell – Activity 3 Storytelling

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You are encouraged to try out these activities and to comment on the blogs, activities and ideas. You might even find that you can share other ways [...]

Norman Rockwell – Activity 2 Fact & Opinion

This is part of the Norman Rockwell integration blog series. To gain access to all the blogs in this series, click the tag “Norman Rockwell”.
You are encouraged to try out these activities and to comment on the blogs, activities and ideas. [...]