Activities that integrate the fine arts into the regular curriculum for grades kindergarten through twelve are presented. These activities were developed by five Oklahoma school districts participating in a one-year inservice program of study and involvement in the arts. Brief descriptions of programs and background information on participating…

Eleven hundred different impressions of Uncle Sam (created in all media; clay, paint, cloth, mache) were produced with affection and love by Toledo children, kindergarten through the high school grades. (Author)

Students learned to make spontaneous line designs with glue as part of a project intended to take them from very carefully planned value-line drawings into areas of greater self expression. (RK)

Article discussed a three-dimensional technique that can be used to teach the concept of space to elementary school age children. (Author/RK)

Article described how students, seven sixth graders, learned about the ancient craft of back-strap weaving. (Author/RK)

Thorough advance planning will eliminate much of the clutter and the mud hazards associated with the introduction of ceramics. Provides some helpful suggestions for teaching ceramics in an efficient and tidy fashion. (Author/RK)

Basic pointers and suggestions for activities with clay which can be used to teach various educational concepts to children. (CM)

Should you have an artist in residence in your school? Yes! Here's how you go about it, what a visiting artist does, and why he is so valuable to you and your kids. (Editor)

Describes the process of making ceramic sculpture with photographs showing the process from beginning to end. (RK)

Living the credo of its famous forerunner, a creative education program on Maryland's Potomac shore is "sending people away with more than they had when they came". (Editor)

Using the rub-out process to draw the human head, students begin with drawings that are initially executed in dark tones. The process calls for the student to rub out the pure white areas, building the image by showing the light that strikes the face. (RM)

How college art students made drawings using color is described. The activity helped the students analyze how they drew lines, shadows, and highlights. (RM)

Secondary students are asked to study and compare three reproductions--Van Gogh's "Grove of Cypresses," Da Vinci's "Study of a Tree," and Mondrian's "Tree II." The activity will help students develop their powers of observation and analysis, powers that can be applied to their own drawings. (RM)

An art activity which involved elementary students in making coiled clay constructions is described. (RM)

A shadow puppet project for elementary students is described. Making the puppets, the stage, the light source, and the performance are discussed. (RM)