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The Arts slides

The Arts Slides

IELDS Resources, Standards Start at Home Slides
child drawing

The Squirrel Project  

Project Approach, Project Examples
child with paint on hands

Creative Arts for Young Children

Tool Kits
children working on project

Art Activities

Learning at Home Activities
color drawing of the word "STEAM"

Make a Mess and Explore STEAM

Tool Kits
young boy painting with hands

‘Look at Your Lines!’

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
child doing art at a table

You’ve Got Blue Hands

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
child engaged in messy play

Look at It Go!

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
child drawing

Looks Swampy

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Challenge Young Artists to Create in Three Dimensions

Challenge Young Artists to Create in Three Dimensions

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Explore the Arts with Young Children

Explore the Arts with Young Children

Resource Lists
Explore STEAM with Young Children

Explore STEAM with Young Children

Resource Lists
The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation

The Tractor Project: Noisy Neighbors Lead to Investigation

Project Approach, Project Examples
Helping Children Sketch and Draw from Observation

Helping Children Sketch and Draw from Observation

Lesson Planning in the Context of Projects, Project Approach
Straw Painting

Straw Painting

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Roland Draws a Garden

Roland Draws a Garden

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Mozart Jazz Freight Train

Mozart Jazz Freight Train

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Mila Sticks With Art

Mila Sticks With Art

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Mila Paints the Fence

Mila Paints the Fence

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Dustin’s French Horn Model

Dustin’s French Horn Model

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Drawing a Friend

Drawing a Friend

Benchmark Videos, IELDS Resources, Videos
Child using chalk on the sidewalk

Out and About with Preschoolers: Visual Arts

IELDS Resources, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Little girl reading a book at a table

Super Story Time

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Making Sense of Numbers

Making Sense of Numbers

Graphic Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
Topview of a toddler scribbling on a piece of paper

Scribbling as Early Steps to Reading and Writing

Blogs, Children with Disabilities and Developmental Delays
Child gathering pinecones on the ground

Make Art a Part of Every Day: Focus on the Process

Blogs, Learning and Growing Together
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Is All Around

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Is All Around

Graphic Tip Sheets, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
chalk

Out and About with Preschoolers: Close Up with Visual Arts

IELDS Resources, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Drama and Young Children

Drama and Young Children

IELDS Resources, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air

Sing, Play, and Hear: Music’s in the Air

IELDS Resources, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn

Project Approach: Helping Preschoolers Represent What They Learn

IELDS Resources, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
girl drawing

The Power of the Pen: Drawing and Scribbling

IELDS Resources, Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
Children dancing outside

Out and About with Preschoolers: Dancing on the Sidewalk

IELDS Resources, Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets Aligned to Benchmarks
The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 26.B.ECa

The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 26.B.ECa

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks, IELDS Resources
The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.B.ECa

The Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 25.B.ECa

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks, IELDS Resources
Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 1.C.ECa

Language Arts Lesson Addressing Benchmark 1.C.ECa

Adapting Lesson Plans to Meet IELDS Benchmarks, IELDS Resources
Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Works!

Things to Do While You’re Waiting: Art Works!

Infant/toddler Tip Sheets, Tip Sheets
children working on project

Project Approach: Phase 2—Doing Fieldwork

Tip Sheets