How to Teach Art to Children

I am a homeschooling mom, sadly lacking in the creativity department. I love this book and have found it to be a wonderful resource for art class. It's easy to use and dd loves the activities. This is the one subject I was really concerned about being able to adequately teach, but this book has made it so simple. In addition to just offering a creative outlet, it gives instruction in actual technique.

Outstanding book! Teaches the fundamentals of art, not craft type projects. I use this book every year and love it!

I have used this book in my second grade class and been pleasantly surprised at the results. The lessons are fun, require minimal set-up, and the projects created have turned out very well. There are multiple lessons for one concept so I have been able to skip any lesson that I feel may be too advanced for my students (though I have done that very infrequently). Overall, this book has been an incredibly valuable teaching tool.

I have used this book repeatedly for art lessons for children. My students have compiled a portfolio of these projects. First children learn about primary and secondary colors on the color wheel. They experiment with mixing colors to create gradations of colors, and making them lighter and darker.After these basic lessons, they create a variety of interesting and fun projects emphasizing the use of color. The projects are easy to do with a minimum of basic materials: water colors or acrylic paints, glue, colored construction paper, and markers.Lessons include repetition and arrangements of shapes made with cut-out shapes, stamping and rubbings. Children experiment with straight and curved-line designs. With a little extra teacher and student imagination, we have turned out some very attractive and impressive projects.