tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post4695226805316334926..comments2024-03-23T08:55:43.666-07:00Comments on Joyous Lessons: Our CM Kindergarten: Art and MusicCelestehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-6522639977015610372013-11-04T21:40:51.661-08:002013-11-04T21:40:51.661-08:00Thank you so much for taking the time to write out...Thank you so much for taking the time to write out your comment! It was very helpful :). I have been reading more and more trying to get an idea about what our schooling is going to look like, but it's still hard to wrap my mind around it because CM is so different than the way I was homeschooled! Thanks for helping me out!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934688531359580390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-27602536103548371012013-11-04T06:31:20.305-08:002013-11-04T06:31:20.305-08:00Hi Sarah! Do you mean books for art history or fo...Hi Sarah! Do you mean books for art history or for art instruction? For the former, we have many art books from my college days (I was an art history minor), and I have since picked up lots of "coffee table" books on various artists from library book sales and used bookshops to use for the prints we're studying or will be studying later on. But I'm not comfortable with the kids just reading through those--there's lots of details about the authors' lives (and even many of their works) that I don't consider appropriate for elementary students. So I usually get the Mike Venezia book from the library for the artists we're studying each year, as well as a few other picture books on the artist if they have some. I also make a 4x6 print of each painting we study that the kids get to keep in their binders, so they can look through those anytime they want. And the books I mentioned above, as well as all the art books for children put out by the Metropolitan Museum of Art, are wonderful for littles. We have a lot of them and they have always been favorites!<br /><br />As for art instruction, my drawers really liked the Draw Write Now series--just the drawing sections (they ignored the copywork). There are similar how-to-draw vintage texts available for free online that are charming. I pull those up on the tablet when they're interested. But I didn't start anything formal until first grade, when we started using Mona Brooks' Drawing with Children. We have been working through that book slowly for the past couple years. I also love the Clare Walker Leslie books for teaching realistic drawing. And for art projects, I usually just scour the internet. ;) My kids are very creative and don't often look for instruction, honestly--they have big ideas of how they want to do things on their own, with very little input from me! LOL<br /><br />Hope that helps--let me know if you were wanting information on something different and I'll share further. :)Celestehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834674328751444179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2682457774245843924.post-56141915417609371902013-11-03T19:09:01.754-08:002013-11-03T19:09:01.754-08:00What art books do you keep around for the children...What art books do you keep around for the children to use as a reference?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07934688531359580390noreply@blogger.com