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The Beverley Taylor Sorenson Arts Learning Program (BTSALP) provides arts-integrated instruction to elementary students, effectively increasing student performance in every subject—from language arts and social studies to math and science. The program is currently in 400 Utah elementary schools in 36 districts, including over 30 charter schools, and is serving over 300,000 students.

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Rig-A-Jig-Jig: Word Choice

Sing and play the singing game, Rig-a-Jig-Jig. Tweak the game to explore the nuances of related of verbs. A student favorite all the way through the upper grades if presented in a developmentally appropriate way.

Rig-A-Jig-Jig: Doubles Addition

Sing and play the singing game, Rig-a-Jig-Jig. Experience the snowball effect of doubles addition in a game A student favorite.

Rig-A-Jig-Jig: Decoding

Sing and play the singing game, Rig-a-Jig-Jig. Tweak the game in developmentally appropriate ways to practice letter sounds in grades K-3. A student favorite.

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Have a wiggle or two to work out? Need to jump start your brain? Has it been a while since you felt your heart quicken?

Anne Green Gilbert’s BrainDance is a perfect way to satisfy and engage learners. The following 3-5 minute cardio braindance videos will not only give your students a brain break to satisfy the wiggles, wake up the brain, and quicken the heart but will initiate brain-compatible learning cognitively, behaviorally, and emotionally. Courtni Giles has provided the…

Research Article: Connecting arts integration to social-emotional learning among special education students

Greetings BTSALP Specialists! We are excited to roll out a series of interesting and pertinent research articles each month throughout the school year. We hope you find them exciting and informative. When we take into consideration the most current research, it can help inform our best practices and feed our need for continued education. …

Books to Inspire and Promote Art and Social/Emotional Well Being

Welcome back to school! Children, faculty and parents are all trying to navigate these unusual times. This booklist contains some titles that focus on Social and Emotional Health and Well Being. All of these books lend themselves to integrated activities in all four art forms A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth…

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