Play a running game of Art in Unusual Places. Look for Art in unexpected places. Watch for pieces of Art shown in commercials, on sit-coms, and in cartoons. Look for Art in banks, supermarkets, and shopping malls.
Discuss proper Art terms with your children. Learn the meanings of words such as criticism, aesthetics, production, and history, as they apply to Art. (Read my first article to get a good idea on how to teach your children to practice aesthetic scanning.) Use the proper terms when you discuss Art.
Choose an Artwork and use it as a story or poem inspiration. Have every family member take half an hour to write a short story or poem about the same piece of Art. How are your writings similar? How are they different? Discuss how everyone perceives a piece of Art from his or her own unique perspective.
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Sep 5, 2000 5:04 PM
This is such a wonderful idea colleen. I can even have the older kids do the same thing with a more difficult task. Maybe have them curl the paper and crease it in different ways to make different t ...
-- posted by Donnalovesart
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Sep 5, 2000 8:47 AM
Donna, look at sculptures of all sorts and discuss them- you know the drill smile- then show your 4-6 year olds how to fold paper strips into circles, squares, triangles, etc. Glue these together ont ...
-- posted by colleenmwilliams
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Sep 4, 2000 3:22 PM
Colleen, my biggest problem in teaching art is coming up with things for children age 4-6. I managed for a year, but I want something new. I've done paper mache clown heads, pinch pots, tempra paint ...
-- posted by Donnalovesart
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Aug 24, 2000 10:29 AM
Renee, I am glad that you feel that way. Art is a universal language- children should be taught to understand and "speak" it. I'll be checking out your site soon! Love your signature bug! Colleen ...
-- posted by colleenmwilliams
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Aug 24, 2000 4:40 AM
Great suggestions, Colleen. Art really should be part of children's lives. When my children were small, we visited museums regularly, and talked about the art we saw there. Art should be a part of ...
-- posted by Renie_Burghardt
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