Arts Integration Prize Winners

In honor of our 50th anniversary, YA Arts for Learning has awarded $5000 in Arts Integration Prizes. Teachers from across the state of Indiana were asked to submit a lesson plan that was integrated with the work of one of our artists. Five winners were chosen and awarded $1000 each toward Arts for Learning programming for the fall semester. Here are the winners!



1. Gloria Boyd - Sheridan Elementary in Sheridan, IN

Lesson Title: "Celebrating Johnny's Seeds of Wisdom"

Academic Area: Social Studies with Reading/Writing/Story Telling/Visual Arts

Students will learn the history of Johnny Appleseed and his connections to Indiana with the help of teaching artists Hank Fincken and Bob Sander. The students will then create and tell their own stories of Johnny Appleseed. Finally, they will create visual art collages, drawings, and paintings that will be pieced together as large murals and put on display in the community.



2. Laura Schultz - Winding Ridge School of Inquiry and Performing Arts in Indianapolis, IN

Lesson Title: "Fun with Fairy Tales"

Academic Area: Reading and Writing

First, students will read and analyze popular fairy tales for vocabulary that describes mood and tone. They will also analyze the development of character within the structure of a fairy tale plot. Teaching artist Deborah Asante will tell stories and illustrate voice, volume, pacing, pauses, tempo, pitch, and development in story telling. The students will then create their own original fairy tale.



3. Joyce Click - North Central High School in Indianapolis, IN

Lesson Title: "African Influences on American Gospel and Jazz Music"

Academic Area: Choral Music and Performing Arts

High School students at North Central will learn how American jazz music and contemporary dance, as well as gospel music, has been greatly influenced by the songs and dances that came to America from Africa. The Arts for Learning artists that will assist with this lesson plan are Everett Greene and Marvin Chandler, Virginia Wesley and Annamaria Crider, and Tony Artis and Iris Rosa.



4. Deb Carrell - Cumberland Road Elementary in Fishers, IN

Lesson Title: "Diary of a Worm...or other creepy crawly!"

Academic Area: Science, Reading, and Writing

First grade students at Cumberland Road Elementary will discover how earthworms grow, where they live, and what they eat. With teaching artist Bonnie Stahlecker, the students will create books using the information they have learned about earthworms.



5. Helen Geglio - McKinley Primary Center in South Bend, IN

Lesson Title: "Idea Book"

Academic Area: English Language Arts and Visual Arts

Students will explore where ideas come from and learn to create their own mind map. Teaching artist Bonnie Stahlecker, will lead the students in a one-hour workshop where they will create their own "idea book" to store ideas from their mind map.



Congratulations to all of our winners!



To find out how you can bring these exciting programs to your classroom, go to our website at www.yaindy.org and discover what our teaching artists can bring to your students.



Intern Angelina