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Engel, Brenda S. – Young Children, 1996
Appreciating children's art involves considering all work as an expressive form which conveys its own meaning. Characteristics that can be examined include the medium and materials used; the size, shape, colors, and angles present; the subject, scene, idea, or emotion represented; and the nature and origin of the idea for the work. (JW)
Descriptors: Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Products

Schiller, Marjorie – Young Children, 1995
Provides classroom examples of appropriate methods for extending art understanding through discussion. Suggests that teachers can easily foster art appreciation through nondirective means; the children can then select what is important to them and thereby begin to build their own personal store of imagery, which can lead to enhanced learning in…
Descriptors: Aesthetic Education, Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education
Alter-Muri, Simone – Day Care & Early Education, 1994
One way to ease the transition of attachment and separation is through art. Creating a transitional object in the classroom to send home with the children effectively reinforces the importance of the relationship between the child and teacher or provider. Art also helps young children to express feelings, improve motor skills, solve problems, and…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Attachment Behavior, Caregiver Child Relationship, Childhood Needs

Holmes, Robyn M. – Child Study Journal, 1992
Explored the use of 5 and 11 year olds' artwork to investigate their knowledge of nonverbal communication and social distance. Children's drawings indicated that children recognize that strangers should be kept at a greater distance than friends; and children's age influenced their knowledge of nonverbal communication and social distance. (BB)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Childrens Art, Elementary School Students, Familiarity

Wolpa, Beverly A. – School Arts, 1990
Describes a schoolwide parade that was the culminating event of a three-week unit of study into the world of masks by elementary students. Unit emphasized the use of exaggeration, repetition, and symmetry in maskmaking. Provides examples of student work. (DB)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Materials, Art Products

King, Irvin L. – Studies in Art Education, 1991
Examines studies, especially those of Viktor Lowenfeld, which suggest that coloring books are harmful to the creative expression of children. Proposes an alternative hypothesis that views coloring books as useful teaching tools to help children understand and appreciate art. Calls for further research into the issue. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Appreciation, Art Education, Art History

Szekely, George – Art Education, 1990
Describes how a teacher can motivate students to be creative by dressing up, performing for them, hiding things, and designing visual experiments. Advocates that art teachers demonstrate that art class is a playful and exciting place to be. Suggests methods to encourage teachers and students to perform. (KM)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Art Expression, Art Materials
Magwaza, A. S.; And Others – Child Abuse and Neglect: The International Journal, 1993
Teachers completed the Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Questionnaire for Children for 148 preschool children in South African townships, and children drew pictures of personal experiences. Findings indicated that children exposed to violence suffered posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and that, though their drawings showed severe emotional…
Descriptors: Childrens Art, Emotional Disturbances, Emotional Problems, Foreign Countries

Szyba, Chris Mulcahey – Young Children, 1999
Describes the types of classroom art experiences that should be provided for young children and discusses reasons teachers continue to rely on recipe art lessons. Suggests learning center activities and materials, as well as ways that teachers can facilitate creativity. Considers how coloring books dampen children's motivation to draw. (KB)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Materials, Childrens Art, Developmentally Appropriate Practices
Coulter, Kathy; Wahl, Ellen – Arts & Activities, 1998
Describes a fourth-grade art activity inspired by Cochiti Pueblo Indian Helen Cordero's Storyteller figures and also gives historical background of the figures. Explains that students created a personal storyteller figure that told about ideas or things important to them. Provides an understanding of the artmaking process from idea to product.…
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Expression, Artists, Childrens Art

Cane, Florence – NAMTA Journal, 1999
Presents a developmental view of the creative process based on Montessori principles. Discusses the preschool child's need for activity, exploration at an individual pace, and connection between the self and the universe. Considers ways to nurture a child's self-actualizing creativity. (JPB)
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Child Development, Childhood Needs
MacDonald, Beverley – Arts & Activities, 1999
Describes an art lesson for fifth- and sixth-grade students where they learn about the cold colors on the color wheel and apply that knowledge as they create a picture of a snowstorm. Explains that the students depict a snowstorm by layering the colors and drawings of snowflakes to make a three-dimensional effect. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Childrens Art, Color Planning
Greco, Rita – Arts & Activities, 1999
Offers an art activity for students in the primary grades that focuses on the effect a sneezing motion has on the individual features of the face. Expounds that the students draw an expressive self-portrait of themselves sneezing using a marker to encourage freer linear expression. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Art Materials, Childrens Art, Educational Strategies

Hanes, Jay Michael; Weisman, Eleanor – Art Education, 2000
Presents a case study, through observation of a child named Hawk Weisman, that demonstrates a child's use of drawing to find meaning. Discusses Hawk's motivations for drawing, the recurring themes that encompass both humanistic and scientific concepts, and his homemade books. Addresses the educational implications. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Expression, Child Development, Childrens Art, Early Childhood Education

Stokrocki, Mary – Art Education, 2000
Reports on insights about sociocultural influences on Brazilian children's drawings, using visual anthropology to examine children's drawings that depicted what they like to do. Discusses visual anthropology, provides information on Brazilian educational influences, and presents the context and findings of the study. (CMK)
Descriptors: Art Education, Children, Childrens Art, Comparative Analysis