Week 6: Art Appreciation – 5 Engaging Strategies | kamurray.EDUP2007. Art appreciation does not aim to fill children with facts about art but to develop their strategies of looking at art and making sense of what they see. In this weeks tutorial we explored 5 engaging art appreciation strategies for K-6 Students. Prior to this lesson it was my understanding that art appreciation was always a written reflection in which specific technical elements of the artwork were assessed. I found this boring, limiting and often intimidating, as I didn’t know all of the technical language used in the syllabus.
However, I now understand that art appreciation can be fun, engaging, verbal, interactive and creative. The 5 strategies we explored were: 1. 2. Compass with 8 points, asking: What is it? 3. List words based on the artmap compass points about your artwork for each letter of the alphabet. 4. This art appreciation strategy is similar to celebrity heads. 5. Board of Studies. (2006). Koster, J. Like this: Like Loading... Art lessons for kids. Panda1a.jpg 700×650 pixels. October Inspirations. Lately, my bucket has been brimming over with ideas. I love Pinterest not just to discover cute and clever art lessons, but for ideas to create them.
I’m in the business of creating my own content so I look to my surroundings (and Pinterest!) For my daily fix. Here’s what’s inspiring me lately… A simple image often spurs the brain into action. I’m always on the lookout for a simple approach to teach perspective and this atmospheric grove of birch trees is perfect. Last summer, I took my parents to visit Lotusland in Santa Barbara. Of course, inspiration is never far away. What has inspired you lately? Share. - StumbleUpon. Crafts: Make a Wild Thing Costume. Bible Class / Bees: plastic eggs, pipe cleaners, & toilet roll tubes.