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 …
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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 …
Searching for inexpensive Art History cards to build your art manipulative library? When I was first teaching art, I wanted to have art examples that were easy for the kids to see, handle, play with, and even use to learn how to curate art. The In Tune website was a HUGE find to help me build my art card …
Do you love i-Spy art challenges? Birdcage Press makes fabulous series called Close Up – Art Card Games. These decks of cards have children match two cards – one with the complete art piece and the other with a magnified section of the artwork. Multiple types of games can be played, like memory, Go Fish, …