s. simone

Posted on 11/04/09

On 10/08/09, April H wrote:
> I am at a school this year that is doing Art Fusion. I
> have neverheard of it before and have recieved very little
> help from the administration. I need help in ideas to
> incrporate art fusion into my lessons. I have a K/1 split
> classroom. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

I'll be hapopy to help...and some people don't understand the
concept. I teach K-5 music, but am certified K-12 with a
performance designation. Here's what I did, and this
incorporates fusion as I understand it; everyone will have a
different take.

We did a project on Bali, Indonesia. I teach Navajo children,
and incorporated different aspects of both cultures: musical
instruments, masks, art, dress, food, housing (real estate),
climate, geographic location, jewelry and art (dragons), etc.

As far as I'm concerned this incorporates art, music, dance,
fine art, geography, culture, reading, spelling, etc. (Some
wrote about their ides).

I googled what I wanted to make a color brochure. The
students then chose pictures, ideas and concepts from the
brochure to do their individual or group projects. Some drew
instruments, masks, jewelry and dragons, and we went on a
field trip in the back of the school and got stones, wire,
wood and whatever we could find to make "instruments". They
painted the wood and stones, etc. It was great...we took
about three weeks or so to finish all this, and then put it in
a display case in the hall! Hope this helps. SS

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