Teaching Art to Young Children: Third Edition

ISBN-13: 9781138022553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 168 str.

Rob (Senior Lecturer in Education at the University of East

Opis

How can teachers develop best practice in art teaching?

This fully updated third edition of Rob Barnes classic text blends practical ideas with sound principles of art education. Teachers and student teachers will find a range of ideas and tried and tested classroom examples; whilst for those looking for firm principles of art teaching and best practice this book presents many important issues in art education with clarity and insight.

Based on first-hand experience of teaching children, this text uses many examples from early years and primary school contexts, and tackles essential topics with realism and imagination such as:

• developing skills through using media
• how children draw
• encouraging artistic confidence in children
• producing original artwork and making use of digital imagery

Rob Barnes unique approach encourages teachers to develop and think about art as part of a rich curriculum of learning, highlighting how it shouldn t be taught in isolation but with purposeful links to other areas of the curriculum."

Spis treści

Foreword  Preface  1. Learning through Art  2. The Value of Art  3. Producing Original Artwork  4. How Children Draw  5. Developing Ideas  6. Activities, Curriculum and Progression  7. Classroom Organization  8. More Activities for Young Children  9. Using Paint  10. Sequencing Printmaking  11. Collage as a Medium  12. Design and Problem-Solving  13. Talking with Children  14. Assessment and Evaluation  15. Art and the Digital Image  16. Using Media and Techniques to Build Skills  17. Learning about Artists and Designers  18. The Seeing Eye