Re-visioning Writing in Elementary Classrooms: Incorporating the Arts

Re-visioning Writing in Elementary ClassroomsIncorporating the Arts into Cross-Curricular Writing for K-5 Students

Kristen Sousa, Saraland City Schools, ALPaige Vitulli, University of South Alabama

Literacies for All Summer Institute

“Sharing Our Stories: Re-visioning Our Worlds, invites us to share stories of wonder and frustration as we explore language and literacy learning and teaching. We will reflect on whole language as a part of the historic tapestry of progressive education, democratic schools, and critical literacy.” 

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Incorporating the Arts into Cross-Curricular

Writing for K-5 Students

This training session provides K-5 teachers with instructional strategies for incorporating the arts into cross-curricular writing. Participants will examine a plethora of student writing and determine how to integrate science, social studies, art, music, and dance into writing instruction. Participants will learn how to facilitate student-led research projects.

Every child is an artist; the problem is

how to remain an artist once he grows up.

--Pablo Picasso

Monster Mash

Monster Mash

Monster Mash

Monster Mash

Weather

Weather

Ocean Animals

Rainforest Animals

Desert Animals

Dinosaur Open House

Dinosaur Open House

Dinosaur Open House

Dinosaur Open House

Dinosaur Open House

Dinosaur Open House

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Kristen Sousa

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Paige Vitulli

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