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The Arts
 Here are our pick for writing in the arts:
- 3hive
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3hive, an evolving collection of MP3s, is all about “sharing the sharing”. Students can search for music, read reviews by music lovers, link to artists’ sites, as well as post their own reviews. (grades 6-12)
- A Bear of a Poem: Composing and Performing Found Poetry
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A model for looking at, listening to and miming text. (grades K-2)
- A Huntin' We Will Go: Teaching Rhyming through Musical Verse
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A model lesson for using music to teach rhyming in writing. (grades K-2)
- Artistic Elements: Exploring Art through Descriptive Writing
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Students learn techniques of descriptive writing while exploring the world of art. (grades 3-5)
- CanTeach Alphabet Art
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Use different types of art medium to make letters for identification or forming words and sentences. (grades K-2)
- Children’s Music Web
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A variety of music resources for everyone. (grades K-5)
- Comic Strip Creator
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Make your own comic strip online, by adding text, characters and props. (grades K-5)
- Create Your Own Play
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An online interactive play writing activity. which allows selection of scenario, cast, and develops lines. (grades K-5)
- CultureKiosque
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The dance section of CultureKiosque provides interviews with leading performers and choreographers and reviews of literature and performance pertaining to dance. (grades 6-12)
- Group Playwriting Project
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Simple steps in rewriting a familiar story into a play as a group. (grades 3-5)
- Guided Comprehension: Visualizing Using the Sketch-to-Sketch Strategy
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Students use a comprehension strategy of interpreting text through drawings. (grades 3-5)
- JPG Magazine
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Students can browse photography, vote on their favorites, read articles that are told both in prose and in photographs, and if they are brave, submit their own work. Teachers should preview themes and stories or pre-select specific stories before assigning a search on this site, as some may not be suitable for school environments. (grades 6-12)
- Read a Song: Using Song Lyrics for Reading and Writing
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These individual or group activities use song lyrics for developing writing skills. (grades K-2)
- The Connection between Poetry and Music
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Student read, perform and write poems using music as a tool to enhance them. (grades 3-5)
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