For those who don’t already know, I am a former art student. Well, photography student really if we’re going to be specific, but I still had to take a whole slew of art classes in college. You would think that teaching art would be a cake walk for me, but nope! For some reason, teaching art seemed to be my weakest link (besides music, but that’s a whole other story). Then, I was introduced to Evan Moor’s “How to Teach Art to Children” book for grades 1-6 by a friend of mine and my art class woes were forever solved (well at least until we finish the book)!
Why I love “How to Teach Art to Children” by Evan-Moor
The reason I love this book so much is because I feel like I’m actually teaching art instead of just working on craft projects. (You can read more about why I use this book as part of my homeschool curriculum here). Don’t get me wrong, we do plenty of craft projects that I find during my pinning binges (you know how it is) and we have a do have a blast with those projects, but I wanted to feel like my children were also getting some sort of formal art education in the process. This book is perfect for me because it introduces the basic concepts of art in bite size portions, making teaching a breeze!
They break the lesson concepts down into these 7 groups:
- line
- shape
- color
- value
- texture
- form
- space
I also love the projects because they’re fun and creative, but they don’t require me to block out my entire day to get the project done. In addition to the lessons in the book, Evan-Moor also has a great educational blog with FREE lessons to supplement with, such as this really cute Picasso project!
Here’s some pictures of the girls with some of the projects they’ve done using in this book:
Want to win a free copy of your own?
I’m such a fan of this book that I think you should give it a try too! I’m going to give one of my lucky subscribers their own FREE copy! Check out the giveaway below to enter to win! I will announce the winner on Tuesday November 10, 2015.
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Awesome giveaway! I love the look of this art book-if I don’t win, I’ll have to get to use with my boys!
I highly recommend it! Thanks for entering Amy <3
I would use it to make art a more concrete subject like you mentioned on your scope. I am also ‘guilty’ of just doing random crafts and not necessarily teaching it as much as they would like.
I’m the worst at it. The pinterest projects are fun! But sometimes you just need a little structure you know? Thanks for entering!
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We do the random Pinterest projects too! This would be perfect for more structure!
Thanks for entering! I’m so glad I’m not alone on the pinterest front.. ha!
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This book would give me some inspiration and guidance for home school lesson plans.
Yes this would be a great book for you! It’s helped me so much. Thanks for stopping by and commenting! Good luck!
What a fun giveaway! Thanks for offering this. Art lessons are a real struggle for many homeschoolers.
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You’re awesome, Jenn! This book looks amazing! ❤
I was just researching some ideas for lesson plans when I came across your page… perfect timing!
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Perfect timing! haha thanks for stopping by and commenting! I hope it helps!
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Ha! I just got this book recently but haven’t used it yet. So happy to hear it is working for someone. We use another art curriculum, but I always love having extra ideas laying around. Thanks!
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You’ll have to let me know how you like it! I agree, the more ideas laying around the better! Thanks for stopping by and commenting!