Agree with Bri and Niki's idea on Arts--From Lina

I agree with what Niki and Bri's opinions on arts. I think one reason that  arts can solve the behaviour problems because it asks students to physically take part in the learning activities. High level of involvement can reduce the off task behaviours, as well as increase students' motivation on creating and producing the arts pieces.  Meanwhile, I also believe that there is no right or wrong or expected answers for  arts works.  Therefore, it reduces the stress from these lower achieved students and help them to explore themselves and discover themselves. I consider that the arts education can help students to build up their self esteem, and let them to be aware of their personal value! As the students have a sense of artist, they will be like a artist.  To be an artist is the best way to encourage the proper behaviours in the class and beyond the arts class.  Also, In China, I encourage my students to try their best to work on arts, as I will organise the little market for them to sell their works. Kids love to do that. During the selling, they try to be the best artist. They communicate with potential buyer to describe the ideas their works want to display. They ask whether the audiences like their works, and discuss how to improve their works with other "artists" and even persuade the adults to buy it.  The most naughty boy in my class try hard to explain his work in hope of selling it ( he also wanted to be understood as an artist!).  The money we get from the selling will be used to buy some stationeries. I brought my class (40 students in one class in China) to the Post office and send it to the schools in remote areas.  My students felt so excited about it. After that lots of my students always ask when they will do it again!

This unit plan enlarge the engagement as well as encourage students to participate into social activities they will do later in their adulthood.

These are the pictures I got from my friends in China (They did the same thing, exhibition then sell....The money will be used as foundlings for class, school or these schools in remote areas). I can't find mine as they are not in this laptop.

Writing Chinese traditional couplet for Spring Festival (Little bit cold outside, but kids just love it! ) 

Chinese brush writing!

I find this one web side....