Suggests techniques for utilizing carving materials, modeling materials, and plaster of Paris techniques. (DS)

Author urges elementary art teachers to devise dynamic programs for interesting board of education members in increasing funds for art education. A yearly presentation of students' work, using a new project and technique annually, is suggested as effective. (PD)

Author intends to design ways to promote understanding of specified concepts through the manipulation of material and ideas. (Author)

Author feels that it is important for child artists to relate to the art forms of given periods and societies in their understanding of artistic influences. (Author/GB)

Author describes several art activities that require only found materials and encourage children toward creative expression. (GB)

Article describes the value of showing off the art work done by elementary school children as an aid to their personality development. (GB)

Author discusses the various uses of paper as an art material. (GB)

Many art rooms are representative of anything else but visual order even though the subject is all about visual order. A well-organized, functional art room environment is essential to the implementing of an effective program of art. (Editor/RK)

Art teachers should know about the chemical contents of art materials and understand how chemicals enter the body, what happens as a result, and what can be done to reduce chemical hazards. Three ways in which foreign substances enter the body, i.e., absorption, inhalation, and ingestion, are discussed. (RM)

Discusses a scrap sculpture project involving five sixth grade classes in making robots. (GB)

Teacher prompted his students to think inventively toward new methods of controlling paint on paper. (Author/RK)

Suggests teachers use imagination in designing their own stencil materials to avoid monotony in art activities. (DS)