Art and Writing

Most of us have taken Art 350 and learned that art is an important thing for children to explore. It provides a means of expression when they can not do it verbally, and helps them think of new ways to explain different feelings. Also in Teaching Writing, we used art to help our writing skills and learned that this is excellent for young writers to use as well. Sandra Young is a second grade teacher and a lover of art, and now of writing. She has created this website to encorporate writing, art, and literature all into one lesson. There are lessons available on the page paired with examples and step-by-step instructions on how to teach each lesson. I feel that these lessons would not only be fun for the students to partake in, but also would be a great way to introduce art lessons to them. Really each lesson combines three subjects in a way that is fun and that allows the children to be inventive.
http://www.writingfix.com/Classroom_Tools/Art_and_Writing.htm

Use the above link to explore the site and a few lessons and see what you think. What is your opinion on using art to teach other subjects? How can art help writing skills? Do you remember using art in your elementary school in relation to other subjects, or was it completely separated? Do you want to use art in your classroom-- why or why not? How plausible is it to use art and meet all of the standards needed?