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Beal has taught art to children at the Village Community School in New York for 25 years. Her method involves encouraging long-term familiarity with art materials so that children ages five to ten can master the materials and use them to express their own life experiences. In chapters on collage, painting, clay, drawing, printmaking, and 3-D construction, Beal discusses how to set up the art situation and how to speak to children about their artwork to encourage their creative expression. Short sections at the end of the chapters discuss what materials and techniques are best suited for use at home. Although recommendations are given about how to present each kind of art material to children, the level of detail provided is insufficient for readers who are not already familiar with the handling of the materials. Recommended for specialized collections in art education. Kathryn Wekselman, M.Ln., Cincinnati
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"Anyone who works with children, anyone who lives with children, should read this lovely and thoughtful book." -- Peggy Kaye, author of Games for Writing
"Nancy Beal's work is grounded in her having thoughtfully reflected on years of teaching experience with young children." -- Elizabeth Larkin, Assistant Professor of Education, University of South Florida
"This honest . . . thoughtful book should become a classic for . . . parents and teachers who cherish art in the lives of children." -- Joy L. Moser, Teachers College, Columbia University
"This is a gem of a book!" -- Janie Lou Hirsch, Director, Westland School, Los Angeles
"What an invaluable treasure for educators, parents, or for that matter, anyone who works with children!" -- Jeff Wallis, Principal, Dwight-Englewood Lower School, Englewood, New Jersey
"Nancy Beal's work is grounded in her having thoughtfully reflected on years of teaching experience with young children." -- Elizabeth Larkin, Assistant Professor of Education, University of South Florida
"This honest . . . thoughtful book should become a classic for . . . parents and teachers who cherish art in the lives of children." -- Joy L. Moser, Teachers College, Columbia University
"This is a gem of a book!" -- Janie Lou Hirsch, Director, Westland School, Los Angeles
"What an invaluable treasure for educators, parents, or for that matter, anyone who works with children!" -- Jeff Wallis, Principal, Dwight-Englewood Lower School, Englewood, New Jersey
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Wish I had read this 5 years ago.,
By Shawn McGormley (Ashland, Ohio) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Art Of Teaching Art To Children (Paperback)
I have a college degree in Art and have always been told by family and friends that I should teach art. I never went into it because I always had a fear that I would squash the children's creativity. This book explains exactly how to develope creativity in children - as a teacher or parent. It is NOT the basics of what makes good art - so it is perfect for people who want to teach art and have an art background but no teaching background. It also can work very well for those without an art background as a way to introduce the five basic media (collage, drawing, painting, clay and construction) to children without squelching their creativity. Just don't expect her to tell you the basics of good design - that isn't what this book is about.Nancy Beal spent many years teaching before she wrote this book - I trust her when she says " the children will do -----, when you offer -----". She is very good at helping one to understand the type of open questions that will get the children to express themselves. She searched for a way to teach art that would allow her to "connect" with the children and I think she has done it. I only wish that I had indeed found this book sooner - I might be teaching art by now - better late than never.
5.0 out of 5 stars
This Book Offers the Resource of Experience,
By Amy R Parrish (Charlotte, NC United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Art Of Teaching Art To Children (Paperback)
This book stands out as a resource for art teachers because it is more than just ideas and directions for projects and crafts. The author shares her experiences and lessons-learned from 25 years of teaching art. As a newly hired art teacher for a private school, charged with creating my own curriculum, this book has become my jewel.Ms. Beal presents a clearly focused method for teaching art to children with specific information about the developmental stages and abilities of elementary-aged children. She describes lessons and different types of media as they enable children to experience art. Her emphasis is on the experience, not the finished product. By controlling the environment through order and clearly defined limits, children can experience a process and master a technique without becoming confused or frustrated. She focuses on giving children the tools to make art a form of self-expression from the child outward, rather than from the adult in to the child. From her method of teaching, children understand basic concepts and learn that art has many layers -- art class is not just a bunch of arbitrary crafts or projects. This book has geat potential for adaptation to the Montessori classroom because of its hands-on approach and has children involved in every phase of art from the selection of materials to cleaning up. I already have a fair amount of experience with art and with some teaching, but this book is really good for grounding -- it makes art and art lessons relevant, age-appropriate, logical, and positive. You get the sense that real learning and creativity happen in her classroom, rather than the chaotic, messy, nagging, direction-oriented approach that many of us envision in home or school art classes.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A good look at the basics of teaching art to children.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Art Of Teaching Art To Children (Paperback)
This book focuses on introducing the basic art mediums (painting, drawing, printmaking, collage, clay, construction) for children ages 5 -10. The author emphasizes the importance of letting children work with these basic mediums repeatedly until they have gained mastery of the materials. Gradually they become more expressive in their work. The author encourages children to use their own life experience as a guide for making art; she discusses how to talk with children about their art, which is important to their own perceptions of their art. The book is written from the perspective of one person's experience as an art teacher and what she learned along the way. (I loved the photographs of the childrens' art.) The author adds tips for parents who want to do art at home with their kids. One quibble: she suggests letting children work in acrylic paint at home without mentioning that acrylics are not washable or nontoxic, unlike tempera paints. Many will enjoy reading this art teacher's experiences and advice, as I did, but be advised that the book is about a slow gradual approach to learning fine arts rather than a quick project idea reference.
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