This manual for ArtsBridge scholars began as a record of a panel discussion held on October 10, 1997, fo¬cused on prepar¬ing lesson plans, engaging elementary school pupils in arts projects, involving supervis¬ing teachers, and, in general, advising Arts¬Bridge scholars to cope with stress, share their vision and passion for their work, and become effective teach¬ers of their arts.

Sections include: working with your teacher; how to include a reluctant teacher; lesson planning; maintaining pupils’ interest; working with different grade levels. Appendices include sample lesson plans and instructions for administering pre- and post-tests.

A lesson plan using visual arts and reading skills to introduce the concept of delodomatic creativity (thinking “in the box” and “out of the box”) to children. Designed for 1st or 2nd graders it can be adapted to all grade levels.

The paper presents the argument for four years of arts education, grades two through five, and offers ArtsBridge founding director Keith Fowler's "step rationale" for the sequencing of instruction from Studio Art through Drama. It explains some of the diffuclties encountered and Fowler's solutions for setting up a four-year arts outreach program.