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resources for the appreciation and creation of art and music from a biblical worldview
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NAD Elementary Fine Arts Standards Kindergarten-Grade 8Download the performance standards for K-8 fine arts courses in North American Adventist schools: Media... -
Teacher Bulletin Kindergarten-Grade 12Prepared by the NAD Atlantic Union, Teacher Bulletin provides busy teachers with creative units for multi-grade/multi-age elementary classes. -
A Christian Focus for the Arts Kindergarten-Grade 12Did God place within humans both the desire and the ability to create things that are unique and lovely? If so, are there divine standards that apply to the creation and appreciation of works of art? -
Awakening Aesthetic Awareness Kindergarten-LifelongThis article considers what aesthetics is from a biblical worldview, then suggests strategies for cultivating creative expression, aesthetic awareness, and an appreciation of beauty in students. -
Enhancing Creativity Through Music, Rhythm, and Sound Kindergarten-Grade 8Interested in altering your thinking and mood with music? Try the following exercises: drawing to music, writing with music, and thinking through music. -
Enlarging the Vision - Interdisciplinary Studies in the Arts Kindergarten-LifelongWhat is being done in schools and colleges to train the eyes and ears of the youth to see and hear and appreciate the visual and auditory world? College students today have little appreciation, understanding or knowledge of the arts. The arts and other human... -
Interview with the Mayas, Aztecs and Incas Play Grade 5-Grade 6This play was written for 6th grade students to perform after studying about the Inca, Aztec and Mayan empires and their conquest by the Spanish. The number of parts can be combined if needed. A powerpoint presentation was used as a background on a big screen... -
JAE Editorial: The Gift of Creativity Kindergarten-Grade 12The focus of this issue of the Journal is to present a strong argument in favor of preserving the arts as: (1) a vital and necessary component of each school’s program of instruction, (2) essential for the wholistic development of each student, and (3)... -
JAE Editorial: The Relevance of Feelings Kindergarten-LifelongRecent movements encourage getting in touch with one's feelings and to acknowledge the feelings and experiences of minorities in a white male society. Education must include the personal, the experiential, the sensuous, and the poetic. Articles in... -
Kristofer Sommerfield Productions Preschool-Grade 12Previously associated with Creative Ministry, Kristofer Sommerfield Productions is "focused on providing professional puppets, products and training with the highest level of customer satisfaction." See also it the Creative Arts Store. -
NAD Fine Arts Curriculum Guide K-8 Kindergarten-Grade 8The NAD curriculum guide for teaching the fine arts in elementary grades. It includes philosophy, purpose statement, scope and sequence, terminology, time line, activities, history, and sample objectives for each grade level. NOTE: Rather than rely... -
NAD Music & Visual Arts Curriculum Guide 9-12 Grade 9-Grade 12The NAD music & visual arts curriculum guide for Grades 9-12 includes a philosophy statement, rational, correlation to Journey to Excellence, and essential elements and recommended resources for music curriculum and appreciation, as well as the visual... -
Teaching Art Appreciation Across the Grade Levels Kindergarten-Grade 12One excellent way to develop critical thinking skills is through a study of music, painting, sculpture, and architecture. This article includes three steps for teachers to introduce the arts into their classrooms, as well as four stages of questioning to lead... -
The Bible and Aesthetics Tertiary-LifelongDavidson discusses how many biblical scholars overlook aesthetics in the Bible. Aesthetics is often viewed as a dangerous influence to human salvation. Davidson goes on to explore what significance biblical aesthetics has to theology. This paper was presented... -
The Liberated Imagination Kindergarten-LifelongA book worth reading - thinking Christianly about the arts. -
The Not-So-Expendable Curriculum Kindergarten-Grade 12Referencing Jensen's brain research,Ellen White's recommendations regarding harmonious development, the research compendium 'Critical Links', the USA National No Child left Behind education initiative, Caroline Kennedy, and Dudamel with the National System... -
To Educate the Imagination Tertiary-LifelongJustification for fine arts education for college students. Primary value of the arts to technical majors is to foster change and growth, which furthers the primary goal of Adventist education. The arts change people by enlarging their sympathies, promoting... -
Why Are the Arts Important? Kindergarten-Grade 12Fifteen reasons why the arts are important, reprinted in JAE with permission from the author.