Integrating the Performing Arts in Grades K–5

Research documents that the performing arts boost learning, build confidence, and motivate students to participate in class. How do we leverage these benefits in the current age of accountability? Rekha S. Rajan offers a practical solution with standards-aligned, concrete examples that show how to integrate the performing arts into math, science, social studies, and language arts. Key features include:
- Step-by-step examples of how to include the performing arts in all aspects of the curriculum
- Ways to impact students′ learning in the cognitive, social, and artistic domains
- Activities that can be implemented immediately and easily
- Standards-based lesson plans