Honors Program Theses
Award/Availability
Open Access Honors Program Thesis
First Advisor
Wendy Miller
Keywords
Art--Study and teaching (Elementary); Interdisciplinary approach in education;
Abstract
This project is about arts integration in elementary classrooms, specifically the integration of visual art and literacy. Its purpose is to examine the benefits of art integration and the ways it is currently being utilized in the classroom, both positively and negatively, in order to provide current and future teachers with a practical model for integrating instruction. As a pre-service teacher, I have spent time in a variety of classrooms observing the learning and instruction that is occurring therein. From these experiences I have discovered that art and content area learning are treated as two separate events. I see this as a problem since I believe that learning does not take place in a vacuum, there are connections that exist between every content area. In order for students to apply their learning outside of the classroom, they need to be able to see these connections. Art has always been a part of my life. When I was a child I enjoyed art because it was fun, engaging and an area in which I experienced success. Art provided me an active mode for self expression. I believe that when these elements are found in every classroom, more students will learn more, remember more, and do more.
Year of Submission
2010
Department
Department of Art
University Honors Designation
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the designation University Honors
Date Original
2010
Object Description
43 p. : col. ill.
Copyright
© 2010 Megan Kristine Sorensen
Language
EN
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Sorensen, Megan Kristine, "Integrating art and literacy in the elementary classroom" (2010). Honors Program Theses. 30.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/hpt/30
