You can’t squeeze everything in, but make every minute count and help students focus on making connections with the art world. The Modern Art Warm-Up bell ringer includes 36-weeks of warm-ups in 77 pages. It covers art from 19th Century Romanticism to Post-Modernism. Highlights from the Modern Art History Warm-Up include an Ancient Art Timeline, …
Art Discussion
Spider artwork? Yes! Along with the fall season, spiders are a great theme to explore. Teach this lesson with Yayoi Kusama’s pumpkins as a juxtaposition of female artists’ childhood dreams of becoming artists and how they each pursued their dreams. These two lessons – Kusama and Bourgeouis’, back-to-back can be taught in two 50-minute class …
Should holiday crafts count as art? Celebrating traditions and holidays is fun, but should educational time be used to do so? I’ve felt that holiday projects can be done at home; art education is another level of teaching and shouldn’t be used for crafts. I recently read, “When art is relegated to creating stereotypical holiday …
The Benefits of Early Exposure to ArtWhat happens when a child does not have art exposure? Is it necessary to invest in young children’s art education? Isenberg and Jalongo (2016) found that “Exposure to the arts in childhood was a stronger predictor of adult arts participation than education, gender, age, or income” (p. 290). The …
As students attempt to discuss and write about their artwork, this poster can assist them in describing what they’ve created or are critiquing. Hang it somewhere they can refer to as they write their artist statements, project reflections, and portfolio reviews. Download the grey and blue background Descriptive Art Words 24×26 Posters Here.
How can students learn about artists? Games are a great way to familiarize students with masterpieces! I love these Go Fish sets by Birdcage Press. Each set has different artists and artwork categorized into nine groups. Even though the deck says for ages 7+, I advise previewing each set to ensure they are student-age-appropriate. You …
Looking for a great art discussion with your students? The topic of art heists is of interest to nearly everyone! I wanted a fun way for my students to learn about art history, so I gathered information about art heists. There’s room for many discussions with these cards – see below for ideas. Download the …