If you’re familiar with the importance of art literacy for childhood development, you will undoubtedly acknowledge the power of adding art to assignments. Integrating different art styles and techniques into various academic subjects is essential for developing better creative and critical thinking skills. The following are some of the best ways to include art in your assignments in 2024.
Top Tips for Integrating Art Into Your Assignments
From history and geography to science and math, art can enhance almost any subject. Try these tips and see how kids respond to the addition of creativity to their assignments.
Illustrate a Book Report
Using illustrations can bring a book report to life, helping children to think deeply about the book, its characters and meaning. An illustration could be a simple drawing of a character, or a more complex depiction of a scene.
Color Flags of the World
Coloring flags is an interactive way to learn about the world. By doing more than simply observing the flags, children are more likely to remember the information presented (and also increase cultural awareness).
Recreate the Styles of Famous Artists
Becoming familiar with the life of historical artists and their styles and techniques is an important element of art literacy. In our teacher’s guide for adding art literacy to lesson plans we discussed integrating art into history lessons by studying great artists. Another tip is to try and recreate their styles, while discussing the genre and context of the work.
Create Geometric Art to Represent a Math Problem
By integrating math and art, students get to see the practical applications of math concepts in a creative context. For children who struggle with math, visual representations can indeed help make the subject more accessible.
Paint the Solar System
Learning about science is also aided by visual representations. A fun assignment that kids love is to paint the solar system. Children learn to appreciate the scale of the earth compared with the sun and surrounding planets, along with other benefits.
Explain a Historical Event in a Comic Strip Style
From studies of ancient civilizations to modern U.S. history, there are countless thrilling stories to choose from that will engage kids’ creative minds. A comic strip is a simple medium that allows children to fill in the blank squares with moments from history.
Keep a Nature Journal
A nature journal assignment is a great way for children to observe the natural world more closely. Becoming conscious of appreciating their surroundings is a key reason why kids need art, and keeping a journal is the perfect way to generate a lifelong interest in the environment.
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