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 …
Art Identification
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 …
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, …