Reflection Prompt: Think about what you have learned so far through reading, discussion and class activities and reflect on how your ideas might have changed, things you want to learn about teaching (with, in, about, through) the arts, and why they are important in the education of every child.
So far in creative arts methods I have learned that there are a lot of different ways to incorporate arts into the classroom. Before taking this course I thought that creative arts in the classroom would consist of specific art lessons such as painting a picture. I now see that arts can be incorporated into pretty much any subject matter and in the process make that subject a lot more fun and engaging for the students.
I have thoroughly enjoyed all of the activities we have done in the classroom. Such as mirroring activity, who started the motion, first word, brain storming latter etc.. I cannot wait to use these activities in my own classroom.
I want to learn the many different lesson ideas that I can use to incorporate arts into the classroom. I believe the arts are important for students, especially the elementary stage. I think that sometimes we expect children to grow up too fast. By incorporating arts into their school day children will get to use their imaginations and be creative which will more than likely lead to them having a much more enriching school day.
