Sometimes the most impactful lessons have no tech involved. This is one of them. Today, I am talking to you about arts-integrated learning. It is as impactful as tech-integrated learning. So, who doesn't like a good monster?!? Kids LOVE to fuse art and learning, and what better way to learn about adjectives than to create an adjective monster and write about it using all the adjectives to describe it. You might wonder why integrating art into learning is essential, which is a great question! Using the arts makes abstract concepts more concrete for students. Arts integration can improve language development and literacy in learners, especially multi-language learners. To help first-grade students learn about adjectives in a concrete way, they spent some time before the holiday break learning paper sculpting techniques. Paper sculpting makes the monster look 3D as the sculpted parts stand up off the flat paper surface. Learners applied the methods in various forms to create th...