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Gibson, Marcia – Arts & Activities, 2002
Discusses a six-week art program developed for kindergarten students where they learn about various artists with a focus on the work of Friedensreich Hundertwasser. Describes an art project where the students create collages in the style of Hundertwasser using the watercolor-resist technique. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Art History, Artists
Housewright, Mary Kay – Arts & Activities, 1999
Discusses an art activity that has students create pictures in which they first trace a chameleon pattern and then add camouflage to conceal the chameleon. Explains that different materials and techniques are used for students in grades k-1 and 2-5. (CMK)
Descriptors: Animals, Art Education, Art Materials, Childrens Art
Ladson, Henrietta O. – Arts & Activities, 2002
Describes a kindergarten art activity in which students created masks in celebration of Mardi Gras (New Orleans, Louisiana). Explains that the students learned about Mardi Gras and saw a coloring demonstration to prepare them for the project. Discusses in detail the process of creating the masks. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Childrens Art, Color
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Ruth Faison Shaw was an art educator who developed a nontraditional educational perspective of teaching and a different vision about children's art. As such, she is considered by some to be the initiator of finger-painting in America (The History of Art Education Timeline 1930-1939, 2002.) Shaw developed the technique of finger-painting and a…
Descriptors: Painting (Visual Arts), Art Education, Art Teachers, Childrens Art
Kalil, Judy – Arts & Activities, 2003
Describes a lesson that teaches kindergarten students how to enlarge a smaller drawing onto a bigger piece of paper. Explains that the students create their heart-shape designs using tempera paint and pastels in the larger picture. Includes a list of materials. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Childrens Art, Educational Strategies
Download full textWhite, Dorothy, J., Ed. – 1995
A manual for the Louisiana Summer Reading Program is presented in 14 sections with a western theme and illustrations. An evaluation form, a 1995 calendar, and a list of audiovisual materials with addresses and prices are also provided. Section 1 discusses promotion, publicity, and programs; and includes sample news releases; program ideas, and…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Childrens Games, Educational Games, Elementary Education
White, Dorothy J., Ed. – 1996
A manual for the 1996 Louisiana Summer Reading Program is presented in five sections with an Olympic and sports-related theme and illustrations. An evaluation form, a 1996 monthly calendar, and clip art images are provided. The first section covers promotion and publicity, and contains facts about the Olympics, promotion ideas, and sample news…
Descriptors: Athletics, Childrens Art, Childrens Games, Educational Games
