This teaching guide gives instructions for 23 creative art or craft projects thought to be appropriate for use with visually handicapped children. Usually included for each project are the educational objective, materials and equipment needed, procedure, possible variations, and photographs. The following types of activity are recommended: tempera…

This environmental unit is one of a series designed for integration within the existing curriculum. The unit is self-contained, requiring little teacher preparation. The philosophy of the units is based on an experience-oriented process encouraging self-paced independent student work. In this unit, elementary school children explore the use of…

This environmental unit is one of a series designed for integration within an existing curriculum. The unit is self-contained and requires very little teacher preparation. The philosophy of the series is based on an experience-oriented process that encourages students to work independently and at their own speeds. This particular unit is designed…

In a brief introduction, this guide identifies some of the career opportunities open to competent airbrush artists and indicates the most frequent users (technical illustrators, photo retouchers, commercial artists and designers) of the airbrush technique. The guide includes objectives for teaching airbrush, equipment and materials needed,…

Over 20 ideas for planning art programs for grades 1 through 6 are included in this planning guide. Introductory comments stress the individuality of children and caution art teachers not to judge by adult standards and not to direct lessons step-by-step or show how things should be drawn. Outdoor sketching is recommended as a way to develop…

The document provides teaching guidelines and information on advance elective courses in a studio art program for grades 10, 11, and 12. The courses are presented in four sections: (1) studio in advertising design--advertising and production, lettering, illustrating, and color reproduction; (2) studio in fashion design and illustration--elements…

This art education guide, for use in grades 7-9, is one of a series of guides, K-12, which were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that are designed to wake students to sights of beauty and harmony in their…

This art education guide, for use in grades 4-6, is one of a series of guides, K-12, that were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that are designed to wake students to sights of beauty and harmony in their…

This art education guide, for use in grades 10-12, is one of a series of guides, K-12, that were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that are designed to wake students to sights of beauty and harmony in their…

This guide was created to meet a goal of creating environmental awareness through the use of the arts and developing a viable curriculum that could be used for teacher inservice training or classroom teacher guidance. Information is provided on how teachers can assess their situation, start action about environmental concerns, and use visuals in…

This art education guide, for use in grades K-3, is one of a series of guides, K-12, that were developed by teachers to help introduce environmental education into the total curriculum. The guides are supplementary in design, containing a series of episodes (minilessons) that are designed to wake students to sights of beauty and harmony in their…

Activities and resource ideas in this guide are designed to contribute to a more relevant art curriculum with students becoming aware of artistic skills necessary in daily living as well as occupational requirements associated with careers in art. The guide is intended to serve as resource materials for teacher use in the classroom or for student…

This teaching guide suggests practical ideas for encouraging artistic and musical talent in preschool children. It is part of a series of similar guides developed by the RAPYHT Project (Retrieval and Acceleration of Promising Young Handicapped and Talented) for educating young gifted/talented handicapped children and gifted children with no…

This book presents simple activities for teaching language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, art, and music through movement. It is geared for the classroom teacher (K-6) who has little or no experience in movement education. The movement experiences are designed to be presented to children through specific problems--correlated to…

The set of learning experiences acquaints students at the fifth grade level with some of the greatest achievements in the fine arts. While exploring a variety of careers in the graphic arts, students become aware of the tools, materials, and equipment as well as the skills needed to utilize them. Through group activities in the graphic arts, they…