Week 1-fine arts

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Research shows that young children thrive when their studies include the arts. Actually “doing” art offers important life skills, such as observing and describing; and is a means of self-expression, which can lead to self-knowledge and self-confidence. Providing students with an art-friendly physical space and learning environment is key to a successful arts integration program. For this assignment, you will determine what an art-friendly environment looks and feels like and create a visual plan to show your vision.

Download the Classroom Organization Checklist from Educational Impact and consider the guidelines.

Watch this segment “Orchestrating Room Arrangement and Routines” from Educational Impact for a teacher's perspectives on arranging a classroom to encourage certain types of behavior, interaction, and learning.

Create a 2-page written plan for creating an art-friendly classroom in an elementary school setting.

Address the following components in your plan:

· Physical requirements

· Student workspaces

· Supplies, equipment, and storage

· Atmosphere

· Display spaces

· Safety guidelines

Provide descriptions for each component that depict an art-friendly classroom environment.

Include a drawing of the physical arrangement. Your illustration should connect to your 2-page written plan. You may draw it by hand or use an online classroom builder or graphical application, such as one of the following:

· Canva

· Microsoft PowerPoint

Cite your sources in APA format.

Submit your classroom plan.

· If you use an online classroom builder, submit a downloaded version or a link to the plan.

· If you draw by hand, scan and submit the plan.

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Classroom Organization Checklist

Use this checklist to ensure your classroom organization supports increased teacher and student activity and interaction. While your classroom may have special features to consider in addition to those listed here, these tips can help you implement the pedagogy standards.

____Assign every student a homeroom seat that allows the student to see the teacher and the teacher to see the students’ work space.

____Provide a large group instructional activity setting. For elementary students, a rug area on the floor works. In higher grades, students use homeroom seats.

____Provide 8 or more small group settings (3-7 students). Design and label each setting as library, journaling, computers, projects, writing, vocabulary, content area or any other work topic to be assigned.

____Match setting furniture and materials to task requirements:

_____a. Most settings need seating for at least 3 students and some need up to 7 seats. _____b. Each setting needs accessible storage and retrieval for materials, supplies. _____c. Art, listening, cooking, other activities may need a sink, electric plug for prep/clean-up. _____d. Games may be placed on the floor, low table, pillows and/or carpet. _____e. Technology needs electricity, hook-ups, supplies, and access for all students. _____f. Separate quiet settings from potentially noisy ones. _____g. Ensure students can move easily among the settings.

____Arrange an instructional setting for the teacher to work with a small group (3-7) of students regularly that has writing display areas (boards, charts) and materials storage space. This is in addition to the teacher's desk. It must be ready to use every day.

____Provide storage for individual/group assignments, students' folders, supplies and texts. Mark different groups’ work by color, placement or identifying sign.

____Provide folders for students to carry their routing plan/contract for the week and work in progress.

____Provide mailboxes, folder system, or other arrangement for returning student work.

____Designate a file box to store students’ completed work record or portfolio.