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Arts Integration Kits

Creative arts-integrated resources giving young people the opportunity to explore the arts at home all over Western New York! 

What is Arts Integration?

Arts Integration is a educational strategy that utilizes the arts (e.g. music, dance, drama, or visual arts) as a tool for delivering lessons from other subject areas (e.g. math, science, language arts, or social studies).
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In lessons featuring Arts Integration, this convergence helps students to develop deeper understanding of both academic content and the art form in which they are working.

How does it work?

Arts Integration focuses on the ways that kids naturally learn. This approach validates alternative learning styles and guides students toward more learning methods that are sustainable and enjoyable. 
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Hands-on experiences and inter-disciplinary instruction connect academic material to 'real life' and areas of student interest. Further, Arts Integration bolsters relationship building skills and boosts motivation.​

How to use Arts Integration Kits?

Our Arts Integration Kits are designed with Lesson Plans that accompany books for school-aged children in grades K-12. 

With our lesson plans, a copy of the recommended book, and art supplies that you already have at home or at school, you will explore the book and learn about related concepts in a whole new way. Anyone can enjoy and engage with Arts Integration Kits - just be willing to play, create, and explore.

Lesson Plans

Check out our Arts Integration Kit Lesson Plans below. You can purchase the selected titles from any major retailer of your choosing or borrow them from your local library!
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The Girl Who
Heard the Music

Written by Marni Fogelson
Illustrated by Mahani Teave Marta Álvarez Miguéns

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Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré 

Written by Anika Aldamuy Denise

Illustrated by Paola Escobar

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Ten Ways to
Hear Snow

Written by Cathy Camper

Illustrated by Kenard Pak

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The Hyena and The Fox: A Somali Graphic Folktale

Written by Mariam Mohamed

Illustrated by Le Nhat Vu

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Green Green:
A Community Gardening Story

Written by Baldev Lamba & Marie Lamba

Illustrated by Sonia Sanchez

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Juneteenth
for Mazie

Written and Illustrated by Floyd Cooper

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The Amazing
Impossible Erie Canal

Written and Illustrated by Cheryl Harness

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Santa in the City

Written by Tiffany D. Jackson Illustrated by Reggie Brown

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The Juneteenth Story: Celebrating the End of Slavery in the United States

Written by Alliah L. Agostini

Illustrated by Sawyer Cloud

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Amy Wu and the Ribbon Dance

Written by Kat Zhang

Illustrated by Charlene Chua

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Boo Stew

Written by

Donna L. Washington

Illustrated by

Jeffrey Ebbeler

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