The Art Teacher's Survival Guide for Elementary and Middle Schools (J-B Ed: Survival Guides)

The perennial bestseller--now in a new edition Authoritative and practical, this comprehensive guide offers everything a teacher needs to know for conducting an effective art instruction and appreciation program. The Third Edition of The Art Teacher's Survival Guide for Elementary and Middle Schools includes a complete update on public-relations guidelines, and reference material examples. The revised edition also features many new projects, an update on current projects and includes an explanation of the hot topic amongst art educators, Teaching Artistic Behavior (TAB/choice). Choice-based art education is reflected in the authors’ discussion of teaching in mixed-media, ceramics, photography, sculpture, and art history. More than 100 creative art projects, from drawing to digital media Offers teaching tools, tips, and multicultural curriculum resources Includes new material on logical ways to encourage individual and personal solutions to a problem Gives teachers more latitude as to how individuality is suggested in a lesson This is an invaluable compendium for art educators and classroom teachers alike. Cover Title Page Copyright Page Contents About the Authors Acknowledgments About the Book Chapter 1 Let’s Teach Art Art Has Its Own Curriculum Ongoing Process Whole-Brain Development High Expectations and Character Development New Concepts in Art Education TAB—Teaching Artistic Behavior In a Studio a Student May be Working on, TAB (Choice-Based Art Education) Some Considerations to Make TAB Work Inspirational Sources for Project Ideas Some Suggestions What Children Should Know and Be Able to Do—Grade-Level Characteristics The Kindergarten Child The First-Grade Child The Second-Grade Child The Third-Grade Child The Fourth-Grade Child The Fifth-Grade Child The Sixth-Grade Student The Seventh-Grade Student The Eighth-Grade Student Modifications in Art for Special-Needs Students General Suggestions Adaptations for Students with Social/Emotional Needs Adaptations for Students with Developmental Disabilities Adaptations for Students on the Autism Spectrum Adaptations for the Visually Impaired Student Adaptations for Students with Impaired Hearing Adaptations for Students with Motor Impairment Adaptations for Attention-Seeking Students Adaptations for Lower Grade Levels Challenging Artistically Gifted Students Chapter 2 Day-to-Day Survival Skills—The Nitty-Gritty Introduction Art Has Its Own Curriculum Relationships with Students Have High Expectations Setting Up Your Classroom Make It Visually Amazing! As for Your Desk Technology in Your Art Room Equipment Management Student Notebooks Storing Artwork Maintaining Portfolios Signing Work Labels Displaying Student Work Outside the Art Room Cleanup Dismissal New Art Materials Recycling Use a Seating Chart for All Grade Levels Develop a Simple Rules Chart Think About Including a Calming Corner Fostering Creativity Individualism and Problem Solving Allow Enough Time for a Project to Develop Never Draw on a Student’s Work Be Fair to All Students Quiet Thinking Time Praise When It Is Justified The Elements and Principles of Art Elements and Principle of Arts, 2019, Digital Images, Co-Author Marilyn Palmer Mnemonics—Remembering the Elements and Principles of Art Element: Shape Definitions Element: Texture Definitions Element: Line Definitions Element: Color Definitions Element: Space Definitions How the Illusion of Space Is Done in Art Element: Value Definitions Ways to Show Differences in Value Element: Form Definitions Principle of Design: Pattern Definitions Principle: Balance Definitions Principle: Emphasis Definitions Principle: Variety Definitions Principle: Movement Definitions Principle: Contrast Definitions National Coalition for Core Art Standards CREATING PRESENTING RESPONDING CONNECTING Assessment Authentic Assessment Portfolios Journals or Sketchbooks, Self-Assessment CRITIQUING STUDENT WORK Rubric or Scoring Guide Chapter 3 Art History Introduction—The Big Eleven Include Various Cultures and Time Periods in What You Teach Bring Art History to Life Using Art Images Compare and Contrast Gallery Walk Talking About Art CONVERSATION STARTERS TALKING ABOUT ART: A GALLERY EXPERIENCE A Real Museum Visit Visual Thinking Strategies Aesthetics Conversations Writing with Art Draw an Artwork from a Description Trivia: Mix and Match Conversations with a Drawing Writing Poetry About Art Diamante # 1 Diamante # 2 Bio-Poem Free Verse Haiku Acrostic Curriculum Connections Celebrations Themes Based on Seasons of the Year Chapter 4 Drawing Introduction Use Your Mistakes Personal Nature Journal Background Information Preparation Process Adaptation for Primary Students The Art Sketchbook or Journal Background Information Preparation Process The Bestiary: Animal Drawings Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Alternative Project Curriculum Connections Legs, Wings, Claws, and Antennas Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connections Drawing the Hand: Signing Alphabet Background Information Preparation Process Blind Contour Drawing Modified Contour Drawing Introduction to Pastels OIL PASTELS TRADITIONAL PASTELS Making the Small Monumental Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Projects Social Studies Preservation Conversation Mandala Drawings Background Information Preparation Process In Your Own Little Corner in Your Own Little Room Background Information Preparation Process Adaptation for Younger Students Alternative Projects Curriculum Connection Chapter 5 Painting Tempera or Acrylic Paint Personal Rainbow Color Wheel Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Alternative Projects Curriculum Connection Enlarge a Masterpiece Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Alternative Projects Curriculum Connections Winter Whites—Animals of the Far North and South Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection The Equatorial Jungle Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Project Watercolor Introduction Watercolor Chart Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Alternative Project Curriculum Connection Australian Aboriginal Originals Background Information Preparation Process Adaptation for Younger Students Aboriginal Dot Painting Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connections “Leaf” It to Me Background Information Preparation Process Adaptation for Younger Students Curriculum Connection Sunflowers and Irises Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Alternative Projects Curriculum Connections Fantasy or Surrealistic Art Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connections Chapter 6 Mixed Media Introduction General Guidelines for Working in Collage Textural Materials Add Character Landscape Collages and Poetry Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection Family or Group Portrait Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Curriculum Connection Castle Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection My Hero Background Information Preparation Process Picture the Music Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Curriculum Connection Inch by Inch Background Information Preparation Process Me—In Action Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Project Adaptations for Younger Students Art Deco Design Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Project Shiny Skin—Aluminum-Foil Bas Relief Background Information Preparation Process Still Life Background Information Preparation Process Story Quilt Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Curriculum Connections A Walk in the Woods Background Information Preparation Process About the Walk in the Woods After the Walk in the Woods—Back in the Classroom Alternative Project Chapter 7 Multicultural Art Traditional and Non-Traditional Techniques Aboriginal Art Aboriginal “Dreamings” Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Project Asian Cultures Japanese Sumi-E—Seven Shades of Black Background Information Preparation Process The Three Perfections Calligraphy, Poetry, and Painting Background Information Preparation Process Adaptation for Younger Students American Indian Art Piasa Bird (Thunderbird) Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection—Social Studies Pueblo Roof Lines Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Project Mexico and Central America Day of the Dead Altar Background Information Preparation Process Papel Picado Nichos (Memory Boxes) Decorated Skulls Crepe Paper Flowers Curriculum Connection—Social Studies and Language Arts Paper-Cuts Around the World Paper-Cutting—Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connections Costa Rican Ox Cart Art Background Information Preparation Process Adaptation for Younger Students Woven Pouches Background Information Preparation Process Chapter 8 Ceramics Some Considerations for Working with Clay Hand-Building Distributing the Clay Wedging Conditioning Clay Working Consistency Identifying the Artwork Storing Clay Overnight or Longer Safe Storage Clay Throwing (Around the Room) Working Surfaces Tool Substitutes Clean-up Firing Repairing Finishing / Glazing Japanese Tea Bowl Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection Native American Coiled Pottery Project Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Project Lidded Coil Pots Background Information Process African Slab Masks Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection Corner of a Room a La Sandy Skoglund Background Information Preparation Process Ceramic Mural Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Slab Building Projects Mexican Geckos Background Information Preparation Process Ceramic Storytellers Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection Chapter 9 Sculpture As You Like It (Box Sculpture and Found Objects) Background Information Preparation Process Geometric Units Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Alternative Project Bas-Relief Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Tiny Maquette for a Gigantic Sculpture Background Information Preparation Process Patriotic Masks Background Information Preparation Process Measure and Make It Huge! Background Information Preparation Process Oaxacan Folk Art Animals Background Information Preparation Process Adaptations for Younger Students Everyone Is an Architect Background Information Preparation Process Scrap-Wood Assemblage Background Information Preparation Process Adaptation for Younger Students Chapter 10 Computer Graphics and Digital Photography Computer Graphics Art Lessons Alphabet Soup Background Information Preparation Process Alternative Project Kandinsky Inspired Design Background Information Preparation Process M.C. Escher Digital Compositions Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection Assessment Rubrics Navajo Rug or Blanket Designs Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connections Picasso Faces Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection Pop Art Action Word Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection African Mask Design Background Information Preparation Process Curriculum Connection Design a Poster Background Information Preparation Process Assessment Curriculum Connection Photography Digital Photography Advantages of Digital Photography Suggestions for Taking Digital or Film Photos Unusual-Angle Photograph Background Information Preparation Process Assessment Curriculum Connection Black-and-White Emotion Portrait Background Information Preparation Process Assessment Curriculum Connections Texture Collage Photograph Background Information Preparation Process Assessment Index EULA