The arts are an integral part of everyday life. Most people sing, listen to music, watch movies, take photographs, and much more. These experiences add to the richness in our lives. The arts are also vital to child development.  Children learn content and develop important skills as they participate in complex arts experiences. The following articles explore some of these themes and outline principles of practical everyday arts integration. 
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What is Arts Integration?

In real life the arts are already integrated. Arts integration involves bringing things back together that probably shouldn't have been divided in the first place.
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We all participate in the arts most every day. If we think of the arts broadly, we can discover that we are all very capable of integrating them. 
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This article addresses three ways in which text relates to dance, drama, music, and visual art: text in art, text about art, and the arts as text.
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Five Steps to Integration 

The aim of elementary integrated arts methods is for caregivers to be able to develop their own integrated arts experiences for children.
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Setting Up Projects

This article outlines five steps for setting up projects so that you can simply wander and offer help. 

Planning Forwards or Backwards

What is backwards planning? What is forwards planning? Which is best? The conventional wisdom nowadays is that backwards planning is best. Do you agree?  Click on the title to read more.

 CORE Learning Experiences

Some of the most natural form of arts integration comes through CORE Learning Experiences—in other words, experiences that are Complex, Organized, Reflective, and Engaging. Click on the title to read more about the science and theory behind CORE Learning Experiences.
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Classroom Management

Creative arts experiences can be messy. Whether visual art or something that gets children up a moving around the room, a well thought out set of procedures is indispensable in maintaining order. 

Infinite Variation

This article describes how you can apply arts elements and principles in creating endless variations for integrated arts experiences.