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How to Connect Social Studies and Art

by Brain Ninjas

One of the ways to teach social studies is to look at the artwork created by different cultures. Geography also lends itself well to art lessons. Come learn about some of the ways we connect social studies and art in our upper elementary classroom.

In Canada, elementary teachers teach all the subject areas in most schools-except specialties like French or music. This means generalist teachers like us are expected to teach art, even when we aren’t trained artists. Our students have been known to question some of our drawings over the years, so we’ve had to be creative in finding projects we can teach our students that help them learn, but don’t stress us out. We want to share ways to connect social studies and art with all of you.

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Filed Under: Engaging Lessons, Teaching Strategies Tagged With: Alberta, Art, Art Lessons, artists of canada, Canada, Canadian History, Cities, Indigenous Artists, Indigenous Cultures, Landforms, Landmarks, Landscapes, Social Studies, Teachers Pay Teachers

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