Full Description
PERFECT FOR NEW AND EXPERIENCED EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS, CARE GIVERS AND PARENTS ALIKE, Enriching the Curriculum with Art Experiences stimulates student creative thinking and is fun and easy to follow. Providing step-by-step directions for more than 100 curriculum-based art activities, the text supplies a vivid and active introduction to art. The material helps teachers plan art activities that develop a sense of aesthetic awareness using basic, traditional materials such as markers, watercolor paints, and construction paper. Presented techniques help students develop critical thinking and perceptual awareness and include drawing, painting, printing, two-dimensional construction and three-dimensional construction. Enriching the Curriculum with Art Experiences develops art vocabulary and promotes creative thinking. Sample illustrations and actual student work are featured throughout the text.
Contents
Preface. About this Book. Why Art Activities Are Important. Introduction. Art in Our Schools. Design. Seven Elements of Design. Seven Principles of Design. Elements of Designs. Elements of Line Design. Color Wheel. Principles of Design. Techniques in Art. Helpful Hints to Avoid Messy and Time Wasting Art Experiances. Activities. Conclusion. Art Materials. Activity Chart. Glossary. References.
