Introduction : arts through the day -- Accessible and alive : six good reasons for using the arts to teach curriculum -- Creating a safe environment for arts-integration -- Getting comfortable with drawing -- Getting comfortable with music -- Getting comfortable with movement -- Getting comfortable with theater -- Getting comfortable with poetry -- Introduction to planning the arts-integrated lesson -- Using the arts to teach reading -- Using the arts to teach writing -- Using the arts to teach social studies -- Using the arts to teach science -- Using the arts to teach math -- Imaginative understanding : learning as a creative act.