The Story in the Picture

120 pages • P/B • 155mm x 230mm
ISBN 9780807750070

This book provides teachers with the skills, and freedom, to design rich and open-ended art experiences for young children. The Story in the Picture looks at the work of a variety of artists and offers guidance for using these artworks as provocation for conversations and creativity with a range of materials. The text includes lesson plans, examples of activities, and photographs of children working and interacting with each other and with works of art.

Contents:

Foreword by Maxine Greene
Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter 1: Why Teach Through Art?
Learning through and with art
Introducing works of art to young children
Understanding aesthetics
Thinking like an artist
Conclusion

Chapter 2: Art Activities for Young Children
Activities that are too open-ended
Activities that are too closed
The impact of coloring books on children?s development
The impact of tracing
?Rich? art activities for children
Conclusion

Chapter 3: Talking with Children About Art
Beginning conversations about artworks
Conversations while children are working
Conversations to provide feedback
What are the best responses?
Conclusion

Chapter 4: Concepts in Art
Lines and shapes
Color
Three-dimensional work
Conclusion

Chapter 5: Concepts in the Early Childhood Curriculum
People
The manufactured world
The natural world
The imaginary world
Letters and numbers
Conclusion

Chapter 6: The Next Steps
Extending learning from school to home
Extending learning through take-home activities
Conclusion

Appendix A: Art resources
Appendix B: Sample letter to families
References
Index