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Above question asked by an Education.com visitor after reading the article, "Art Milestones: What's Typical at Each Stage of Life":
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> 60 days ago
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I like The Meet The Masters art program I have used through public school. It gives three levels of projects for each famous artist. It is expensive but you can do similar things on your own if you are inclined. They do have nice materials available through their site.
Most kids are very responsive to watercolors. You have them use only two or three colors at a time. Using such materials as coffee filters or paper towels instead of paper make it fascinating. They an see how the colors spread on dry and then compare to how it spreads damp paper. They can tell a story about it when through. You can trim their creations to show the best part of the painting.
Most kids are very responsive to watercolors. You have them use only two or three colors at a time. Using such materials as coffee filters or paper towels instead of paper make it fascinating. They an see how the colors spread on dry and then compare to how it spreads damp paper. They can tell a story about it when through. You can trim their creations to show the best part of the painting.
> 60 days ago
They love cartoon art with fast, creative graphics of characters. Characters moving around, shooting each other, flying, fighting the bad guys, etc. You could maybe have the children design a comic book to a theme you chose. They could design the pictures and the text. Sounds like fun to me!
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> 60 days ago
I saw this science lab center on education.com (1st link) and loved it.
I think a similar center that includes an easel, paper rolls, washable paints, various brushes, sponges, markers, crayons, pencils, scrap construction paper, etc. would make a wonderful addition to the science lab center.
Also, maybe throw some cozy floor pillows down and provide various books include a word wall and phonics board, maybe some puzzles, playdough and building blocks. Maybe include a dry erase board with markers and have a word of the day or word of the week, provide dictionaries, paper and pencils.
Hope these ideas will be helpful! Best Wishes!
I think a similar center that includes an easel, paper rolls, washable paints, various brushes, sponges, markers, crayons, pencils, scrap construction paper, etc. would make a wonderful addition to the science lab center.
Also, maybe throw some cozy floor pillows down and provide various books include a word wall and phonics board, maybe some puzzles, playdough and building blocks. Maybe include a dry erase board with markers and have a word of the day or word of the week, provide dictionaries, paper and pencils.
Hope these ideas will be helpful! Best Wishes!
