Introducing Your Child to the Arts: Your Child and the Visual Arts (continued)

Parent Resource Books

Considering Children’s Art: Why and How to Value Their Works by Brenda Engel (available at www.NAEYC.org)
Oxford First Book of Art by Gillian Wolfe
Preschoolers and Museums: An Educational Guide by Sharon Shaffer (available through the Smithsonian Early Enrichment Center)

Web Sites

Smithsonian Institution
www.si.edu
The Web site of the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest museum complex, contains activities, games, and information for children.

Kids' Space
www.kids-space.org
Kids’ Space is a nonprofit Web site that provides activities to encourage artistic expression in children.

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
www.hirshhorn.si.edu/education/interactive.html
The Hirshhorn Museum’s Web site includes an education section with interactive features for children, including a Create a Sculpture feature.

National Art Education Association
www.naea-reston.org
The National Art Education Association's membership includes K-12 teachers, arts administrators, museum educators, arts council staff, and university professors from throughout the United States, Canada, and abroad. One of NAEA's services is to provide information on arts education, including such topics as the National Visual Arts Standards for students.