Labels:text | font | screenshot OCR: ATTLEBORO SCHOOLS' INTEGRATED ARTISTA NEWSLETTER FALL, 1998 It is the philosophy of the Integrated Arts Team that children learn best by active discovery and rhythmic activities. participation in learning activities which Through these activities, our student entomologists demonstrated their involve a wide variety of experiences. increased understanding of measurement Through visual art, music, and physical as a way of describing not just length, education, the Integrated Arts Program width, depth and height, but as it relates to reinforces and expands basic curriculum time, distance, speed, volume, and concepts being taught in Attleboro's 5 weight. These concepts were directly elementary schools. By designing and related to the 4 fitness components of the implementing activities which engage in visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and perceptual elementary physical education curriculum: flexibility, cardiovascular abilities of our students, we hope to provide the opportunity for each of them to make real endurance, muscular endurance, and strength. These concepts were celebrated connections between the many seemingly by the participation of many students in the separate parts of their education. In so doing annual Rojack's Road Race and Pumpkin , our students will learn to approach problems Patch Run. creatively and to apply abstract concepts in exciting ways which develop their self confidence and ability to work cooperatively with others. INTEGRATED ARTS STAFF Since mid September, children in Debbie Amylon Marie Kane grades 1-4 have been exploring the Jackie Cardillo Cathy McCaughey concepts of estimation and measurement, Sue Charron and 2 dimensional versus 3 dimensional Pam Murphy Xaque Gruber Bill Riley forms in their Integrated Arts classes. Insects, Ann Hamilton their physical characteristics as well as life Tim Vigorito Steve Heagney Dave Wade cycles and behaviors, provided a stimulating and rich way to learn about these concepts. In visual art, students created drawings, paintings, sculptures and Big Books. In music, students used rhythm and speech patterns, creative movement and instruments to create music and Big Books. They also studied the relationship between the size of the instruments and pitch. In PE, they participated in games of organization, movement
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