This resource book offers an activity bank of learning experiences related to the theme of architecture. The activities, which are designed for use with students in grades 4-6, require active engagement of the students and integrate language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and art experiences. Activities exploring the architectural…

The intent of this document is to provide local school districts with a guide to current knowledge in the visual arts, such that by using the guide, districts should be able to develop their own curriculum documents tailored to the needs of their students. The basic premise of the guide is that each student in the state of Arizona should have…

This paper described the events and results of a workshop on Native American symbolism presented to educators and held in Kansas City, Missouri. The presenter maintained that some of the most crucial problems facing U.S. educators and students are caused by racial misunderstandings, and that the universality of artistic expression can be a vehicle…

Designed as a guide to planning art lessons, the booklet offers over 40 suggestions and sample lesson plans for students in grades K-6. Although most of the lessons could be taught at any time of year, they are arranged month-by-month for convenience. Included in each monthly program are lesson plans for both intermediate and primary students,…

This syllabus outlines art instruction in grades seven and eight and focuses on the visual arts concepts of space and structure, movement, and color and light. The publication is organized under the following sections: (l) Goals and Objectives; (2) Focus: Grades 7 and 8; (3) Scope and Sequence; (4) Developing a Curriculum from This Syllabus; (5)…

Seeking to describe the current conditions of U.S. arts education, this document contains information collected and compiled from state education agencies. In 1984, the National Executive Board of Music Educators National Conference (MENC) adopted three goals which stated that by 1990: (1) every student in grades K-12 would have access to music…

Stressed is the use of art for developing creativity, perceptual skills, and cognitive skills in handicapped children. Art activities are suggested for the following handicapping conditions: visually handicapped, auditorily handicapped, cerebral palsy, emotionally disturbed, learning disabled, and mentally retarded. Described are sample art…

This arts activity book, designed as a workbook for training elementary teachers, was developed by teachers in the Utica Public Schools, New York, under the federally funded Project SEARCH. The self-contained activities can be used in pre- and in-service teacher training. Teachers are actively involved in developing many hands-on art materials.…

This is the first volume in a series that includes the syllabi for advanced elective courses in art education for grades 10, 11, and 12. The course objective is to provide a multiplicity of visual experiences in the drawing and painting areas of the graphic arts and photography that are broad in scope and that will challenge the student's ability…

The course outline is offered as a guide to teach the student the proper procedure in Commercial and Advertising Art Pencil Hand Lettering as it applies to several of the most popular type faces. The student will first master pencil stroking methods and branch off to specific mastery of type faces. Natural talent and aptitude, inherent taste, an…

Filmmaking, when used to structure the activities of an art program, can become a tool to enrich the educational environment, to detect and observe all types of physical phenomena, and to extend the limits of observation. Designed to stimulate filmmaking in the elementary school, this handbook documents an approach to adding filmmaking to a…

This report describes public participation in the arts across the four U.S. census regions: the Northeast, the Midwest, the West, and the South. It incorporates data from the 1982, 1992, and 2002 Surveys of Public Participation in the Arts, as well as secondary data on regional demographics, the arts landscape, and consumer spending. In…

This "Teacher's Guide" and "Student Workbook" accompany a videotape and poster map in a package intended to introduce the heritage, historical events, customs and beliefs of the Haitian people, with emphasis on the valuable contributions of the African-American culture. The student workbook contains a summary of the video…

Analyzes the teacher-child talk during art activities conducted by two Australian and two Asian teachers in four Australian child care centers. Discovers differences in the use of the evaluative subcategories repeat and rephrase. Includes transcript samples of the conversations. (MJP)

Argues that the arts are basic to educational development, as they provide the tools and skills that are central to early language development including story, metaphor, rhyme and rhythm, binary structuring and mediation, image formation from words, affective abstraction, and others that underlie more complex learning. (Author)