Brainstorm for Children’s Art Lesson Plan- Drawing and/or Painting (Jan 22)

Age group 8-10

Smith, N. R. (1983) Experience & Art: Teaching Children To Paint. New York, NY: Teachers College Press
This book brakes down teaching painting to children by “Learning the Elements” which is about how children learn patterns and design, “First Representations” which explains how children work with the paint material , and “Picturing Experience which gives some rationale to images children create. The author breaks down age groups to how they tend create images which is pretty helpful for lesson plan considerations to specific age groups.

Ages 5, 6, 7
Animals and Objects
Regress towards accuracy

Ages 7, 8, 9 Drawings
Regress towards accuracy
Metaphorical
Relationship with friends and others

Ages 10, 11, 12 Drawings
Relationship with environment
Symbolic meanings

Wilson, M & Wilson B (1982) Teaching Children to Draw: A guide for Teachers & Parents. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice Hall, Inc.
This book explores how children perceive drawing and how they use drawing to learn about themselves and their environment. This authors also talks about the influence to pop culture and how children use these visual sources for inspiration and to develop drawings. This is helpful for parents to learn about their children’s artistic development and to find ways to get involved.

Influences on Art Making
Accomplished experience
Relationships developed
Television and film (pop culture) Annotated Bibliography

Goal: Find a lesson plan that can incorporate all these factors and elements