Schools Integrate Dance Into Lessons (week of Nov.17)

Just like the title implies, arts education advocates are pushing for more activities into the mainstream curriculum. In a 2nd grade class at Fort Garrison Elementary School, students were grouped together to create dance movements based on their lesson on photosynthesis. This cross-curricular strategy is a neat idea in my opinion especially for a group of younger grade school kids because of their near endless amount of energy they must burn. In the process of this physical activity, they are also primed to learn one of the most basic life processes in biology and having fun doing so. In a time where budgets seem dismal, educators are using their creative minds to fuse different subject areas with each other to create more effective learning opportunities to learn!