Art Integration Ideas Map of Canada project with plasticine sculptures of points of interest, Grade 4, Jessie Hamilton P.S., Lively Totem pole (in progress), Grade 4, Jessie Hamilton P.S., Lively

Inukshuks, created from found stones and hot glue, Grade 4, Jessie Hamilton P.S., Lively Model of the precipitation cycle, Grade 7, Lansdowne P.S., Sudbury

Environment mural, North Bay Hydro, North Bay, by Grade 12 West Ferris S.S. students Close-up of mural in progress

Mobiles created for a Parenting class (Family Studies), Grade 10, West Ferris S.S., North Bay

Poem created within a copy of J.E.H. McDonald’s Tangled Garden, by Liana Blaskievich, Nipissing University

September 11, Liana Blaskievich, Nipissing University Models of ancient Roman architecture, Grade 9

Learning the other arts (Dance, Drama, Music) through visual arts: Set, prop, lighting design Costume design and masks Leotard design Figure drawings of dancers Draw/paint/sculpt to music Link music time periods to art history Advertising for shows (posters, tickets, programs) Musician sculptures, drawings, paintings Papier mache music notes Acoustics in architecture Dance step markers Face painting Band logos, web sites Make a music box Storyboarding Puppet-making Musical instrument design CD/album covers Music note posters Create music videos Photography of musicians, dancers, actors Tableaux (human sculptures) Lighting design Draw emotions in music Make sculptures from old instruments Illustrated timelines Music/art elements/principles

Learning French through visual arts: French art history Design masks/historical French costumes Travel posters/ postcards of French-speaking countries Vocabulary diagrams Picture French dictionaries Carnaval (snow sculptures, weave belts, Mardi Gras masks) Flag design for French countries Posters for French history 3D maps of French countries Poster for French music group French café menus and invitations Create educational board games in French Create marionettes for French puppet show French comics French drama sets Flash cards Illustrate French literature Collage from French magazines Illustrated French cookbook French architecture Passport design Create art to French music

Learning geography through visual arts: Maps (2D, 3D) Province collage Models of 7 wonders Cycles/habitat/ecozone/climate dioramas Topographic models Cultural arts and crafts Landmark sculptures Picture maps Visual travel journals Cultural clothing Cultural textile patterns Leaf relief sketches Explosion boxes (variety of info) Flag designs Landscape designs City design Travel pamphlets Stamp designs Post cards Board games and puzzles Scrapbooks Travel posters Passport design Natural disaster posters Soil models Art/Geocache (art locations and/or tasks)

Learning history through visual arts: Historical dioramas/models Illustrated journal Period costumes Visual timelines Depictions of historical events Family trees Coats of arms Pioneer crafts Propaganda posters Election posters War art Brass rubbings Ancient jewellery Fossil sculptures Battle maps Art history as social commentary Time capsules/memory boxes Mosaics/tapestries Architectural design Political cartoons Hieroglyphics Artifact creation Board games/puzzles Scrapbooks History on film

Learning English/language arts through visual arts: Illustrated stories Posters for stories they have read Literature content collages Link literature and art time periods Create literature puppets Title pages/book jackets Storyboards Literature comic books Book binding Words morphed into designs Plot map Setting maps / illustrations World wall quilt Literary device posters/models Photo essay “Shakespeare in a box” Character costumes and masks Dioramas Graffiti Character mobile Create picture books Create advertisements Written art critiques Literacy soul story Character cartoons Totem pole novel study Theme poster Idiom pictures Journalism Myth cartoons Research essay on an artist Literary scrapbook Author memorials

Learning mathematics/numeracy through visual arts: Patterning (tessellations / M.C. Escher) Quilt pieces Perspective drawing Scale enlargements Geometry Architectural and engineering designs Computer animation Data Graphs Golden Mean / ratios Origami Kaleidoscopes Net mobile Proportions Mazes Tangrams Currency designs Fractals Fraction circles Fraction flags Number pyramids Symmetry Venn diagrams Puzzle making “Math-o-lanterns” Graph paper mosaics

Learning physical/health education through visual arts: Posters for circuits Health pamphlets and collages Models Team logos and uniforms Banners Playbooks Tournament schedules Field and floor lines Trophies and plaques Sports photography Birth control mobile Ads for school sports Health and phys.ed. videos Stadium design Movement videos (slow mo) Quinzee snow sculpture designs Olympic flags Tournament t-shirts and posters Team web-sites Sports timelines Mascot costumes Mural in gym Nutrition food guide Sports cards Substance abuse posters Illustrated Healthy menus Equipment design Healthy menu design

Learning religious studies through visual arts: Illuminated manuscripts Study religious art Tissue paper stained glass designs Mandelas Draw stories from the Bible Make rosaries Bible collages Comparative art – world religions Church architecture Religious murals Advent calendars Commandments scroll Religious holiday crafts Posters or sculptures for stations of the cross Palm crosses Sun catchers Illustrated prayers Bible comics Bible puppets Nativity scene sculptures Beatitude booklets Study church architecture Jesse tree Create a crucifix “Shroud of Turin” print

Learning science through visual arts: Light spectrum Photography (optics) Architectural and engineering designs Crystals Science murals Nature collages/leaf prints Mobiles Claymation Re-create historical inventions Safety brochures Weather vane sculptures Tornado pop bottles Art conservation Milk carton planter Animal tracks casting Models (cells, solar system, mitosis, DNA, food chain, motor, lever) Medical illustrations Cycle diagrams Dioramas of ecosystems Title pages, posters Science fair displays Flower, leaf, vegetable prints Papier mache volcano Lab/scientific drawings Sculpture of reproduction stages Environment posters Microscope drawings Sun dials Freezing point sculptures

Learning aboriginal perspectives through visual arts: Art created from nature Research local aboriginal culture Aboriginal art styles Beading Pow wow costumes Birch bark sculptures Moose tufting Quill work Spirit guide sculptures Family totems Dream catchers ‘Morrisseau’ self-portrait Haida personal masks Soapstone pet Heritage mural

Learning character education through visual arts: Character bracelets Comic strip for your future self Character mask Character scrapbook Identity necklace Virtue posters Character word art Personal coat of arms Symbolic sculptures Draw your perspective Character collages (good vs bad) Character quilt

Learning social justice through visual arts: Citizenship word art Videos about social justice issues Diversity sculptures Injustice posters Comic books on SJ themes Bullying awareness through design projects Issue collage Identity quilt social scrapbook Community vision artworks Local video documentary Personal perspective installation Critical mural

Special education through visual arts: Scheduling drawings Anxiety sculptures Texture manipulatives Painting therapy Social skills prints Graphic novels Stories through images Differentiated drawings ‘blind’ sculpture garden Visual journal

Selected references: Cornett, C. (2011). Creating meaning through literature and the arts. (4th ed). Boston, MA: Pearson. Donahue, D., & Stuart, J. (Eds.) (2010). Artful teaching. New York, NY: Teachers College Press. Edwards, D. (2008). Artscience. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Goldberg, M. (2012). Arts integration. (4th ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. Jarvis, D., & Naested, I. (2012). Exploring the math and art connection. Edmonton, AB: Brush Education. Steele, A., & Ashworth, E. (2013). Walking the integration talk: An artsci project. Canadian Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, 4(2), Article 6.