Art Binder Printouts

Download and print PDFs to make your own A.R.T.s Binder.

1 Studio-Habits-of-Mind- ACOE.pdf

Studio Habits of Mind Overview

What are we teaching when we are teaching the arts? Here's an At-a-Glance sheet that helps infuse the 8 habits of mind. 

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2 Studio Habits of Mind and Common Core Matrix.pdf

Common Core and Studio Habits of Mind   Matrix, ACOE

Quickly make sense of the Studio Habits of Mind by seeing how they match up to Common Core for Math and Language.

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3 VAPA Content Standards Outlined.pdf

Visual and Performing Arts Standards Outline

At a glance, main topics.

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5 Arts and Common Core Mapping Units K-12.pdf

Arts and Common Core "Mapping Units" K-12

6 units for every grade level. 

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4 Arts Integration and steam toolkit by Susan Riley Education Closet.pdf

Arts Integration and STEAM Toolkit

from Susan Riley. Be sure to check out tons of great resources at the Education Closet. 

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Art + Science

Arts and Science Drawing from California Native Plant Society

This extensive and well written guide gives you drawing tips, a science refresher and many easy and quick to use visual art + science projects. View more resources on their website CNPS.

OPENING THE WORLD THROUGH NATURE JOURNALING- INTEGRATING ART, SCIENCE & LANGUAGE ARTS

by the California Native Plant Society

This Art and Science curriculum can be used to deepen observational skills through drawing and writing in nature with step by step instructions for botany, drawing birds, drawing plants and flowers.

Click here for this free 96 page PDF download. It includes:

Art and Science lessons, with State Standards listed.

Botany - A Refresher

Drawing Techniques for Nature Study

Stimulating Discovery and Inquiry

Language Arts in the Field

Classroom Extensions

Click here to order a $16 coil bound hardcopy.

8 Art and Science Drawing from CNPS.pdf

Video Tutorials for the Art + Science lessons:

Drawing Wild Flowers and Plants,  Video 11 mins

https://youtu.be/XEOFkmnaS8o

Additional Video Instruction by artist, author John Muir Laws

http://johnmuirlaws.com/drawing-plants

This project was an extension of the second edition of the California Native Plant Society curriculum, Opening the World through Nature Journaling, by John Muir Laws, Emilie Lygren, and Emily Breunig. This project is funded to date by the JiJi Foundation.

John Muir Laws is available for in class workshops.

 Visit https://johnmuirlaws.com/ for more information.