We are excited to provide this searchable directory as a resource for educators to integrate the arts into elementary classrooms across Wake County. These lesson plans have been developed by educators who’ve participated in the Arts Integration Institute. To date, nearly 100 lesson plans are available to inspire and engage you and your students!

Arts Integrated Lesson Plans

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15 Minutes of Fame: The Body

Kristi Trangsrud, Lisa Willis Carpenter

A Song By Any Other Name

• Grade Level:Second
• Arts Content Area:Dance, Music, Theatre Arts
• Non-Arts Content Area:English Language Arts

Above, Below and Around the Corner

Shane Barham, Tina Stocks, Lori Little, Anita Hales

Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day through Eric Carle’s Eyes

Carol Owen, Pam Buckland, Nick Bulloch

• Grade Level:Second
• Arts Content Area:Visual Arts
• Non-Arts Content Area:English Language Arts

Analyzing a Screenplay

• Grade Level:Fourth
• Arts Content Area:Theatre Arts
• Non-Arts Content Area:English Language Arts

Another Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

Susan Zelasky, Donna Underwood, Kelly Merrick, Roger Otto

• Grade Level:Fourth, Third
• Arts Content Area:Theatre Arts, Visual Arts
• Non-Arts Content Area:English Language Arts

Bayang (“Shadow”) Fables

Brainstorming Sounds and Composition of Music from Other Cultures

• Grade Level:Fifth, First, Fourth, Kindergarten, Second, Third
• Arts Content Area:Music
• Non-Arts Content Area:English Language Arts

Breathing in the Garden

Michelle Krasner, Cris Laurens, Susan Warren, Jamila Smith

• Grade Level:Fifth, First, Fourth, Kindergarten, Second, Third
• Arts Content Area:Visual Arts
• Non-Arts Content Area:English Language Arts

Bringing Spanish Speaking Countries into the Classroom

• Grade Level:Fifth, Fourth, Third
• Arts Content Area:Theatre Arts, Visual Arts
• Non-Arts Content Area:English Language Arts, Global Studies/World Languages, Social Studies, Technology