Project

Music and Dance, Arts Integrated Curriculum for Inclusive Classrooms

Currently, many schools do not have the funding for the arts programs in schools and with the switch to Common Core State Standards, there is a greater emphasis on Mathematics and English Language Arts. Not only are the arts beneficial for all students, but it allows students with and without disabilities the opportunities to foster relationships and communicate in a different way. Therefore, creating a music and dance, arts integrated curriculum ensures that the arts can be taught in the general education classroom while meeting the needs of all learners. This project contains a scope and sequence of a music and dance, arts integrated curriculum for first grade as well as a 4-week unit integrating music and dance with social studies content. The unit contains four lessons, the first being a music or dance lesson that will be incorporated throughout the rest of the unit and school year. The goal of this project is to provide general education teachers the necessary tools and activities to utilize a music and dance integrated curriculum and foster an inclusive environment for all learners. Keywords: Arts Integration, Dance Integration, Integrated Curriculum, Integrated Arts Curriculum, Inclusion, Inclusive Classrooms, Learning Styles, Multiple Intelligences, Music Integration, and Universal Design for Learning.

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