Child Size Masterpieces of Steps 1, 2, 3 - Matching, Pairing, and Sorting - Level 1 Easy [Paperback]

Aline D. Wolf (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 11, 1986 | ISBN-10: 0960101675 | ISBN-13: 978-0960101672 | Edition: 2010 Reprint

This beautifully printed volume is the first in the 8 book series, Child-size Masterpieces for Art Appreciation, by Aline Wolf. This volume contains 36 postcard-size art reproductions to be cut out and used for the first 3 steps of the program: matching identical paintings, pairing two paintings by the same artist and grouping four paintings by the same artist. Carefully chosen to appeal to young children, the selections include a wide variety of subjects and styles. Appropriate for 3-7 year-olds in 3 levels of gradually increasing challenge. Using the How to Use Child-size Masterpieces Handbook, also by Aline Wolf, is suggested.

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About the Author

Aline Wolf has written over 25 books for children, teachers and parents. She has long been regarded as one of the most respected interpreters of Maria Montessori's philosophy and methods. Other titles include: Nurturing the Spirit in Non-Sectarian Classrooms, Our Peaceful Classroom, A Parents' Guide to the Montessori Classroom, Montessori Insights for Parents of Young Children and Look at the Child, among others. Mrs. Wolf is the mother of 9 and grandmother of 17.

Product Details

• Paperback: 19 pages
• Publisher: Parent Child Pr; 2010 Reprint edition (June 11, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960101675
• ISBN-13: 978-0960101672
• Product Dimensions: 12.5 x 9.6 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,939 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Art. Great Idea, September 23, 2001

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apoem "apoem" (Bosque Farms, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Child Size Masterpieces of Steps 1, 2, 3 - Matching, Pairing, and Sorting - Level 1 Easy (Paperback)

I believe that exposing your child to a lot of different things is a good idea. I particularly believe two of the most overlooked things that are easy to expose children to is art and music.

This book is book one of the postcard series for exposing your child to art. This book is just postcards of different artists and styles of art. There are multiples of some of these postcards that you can use for matching.

If you do nothing else except look at these postcards with your child, you have done a lot.

If you follow her easy to do 'program' of matching, buying and sorting postcard sized art, this book is a must. It sure beats trying to find your own postcards and mount them.

As an added note, it is well worth the extra money to get the parent/teacher book explaining why and how to complete these easy activities with your child.

19 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Careful!, April 23, 2009

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G. Trucks (Guilford, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Child Size Masterpieces of Steps 1, 2, 3 - Matching, Pairing, and Sorting - Level 1 Easy (Paperback)

The concept is wonderful. A set of art cards printed to introduce art to the very young. But the actual product brought some unpleasant surprises. I wish I'd known the following:

1. Four art cards are on the back cover and exposed to wear before you receive it.

2. The cutting lines printed on the back of the art cards may not be centered properly around the art on the front side!

3. The additional "art cards" provided for the front of your folders/envelopes are on the front cover. The images are reduced and cropped, with a black border on three sides.

4. Each "level" book has an identical matching exercise as the first "step". Companion matching exercises are the second "step". Grouping is the third "step". In each book (level) the task (step) is slightly more difficult.

I'm back to buy the next two books so that I can have a series of identical matching exercises of increasing difficulty to present before I present the companion matching. Seems these should be sold by "step" rather than "level".

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great concept, but..., August 9, 2011

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S. Hunt "sarahdelynn" (Ann Arbor, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Child Size Masterpieces of Steps 1, 2, 3 - Matching, Pairing, and Sorting - Level 1 Easy (Paperback)

This is a great concept and something that has worked for many years in the Montessori classroom. However, I would point out that the print quality isn't really the best compared to more modern examples, and as another reviewer pointed out, sometimes the lines don't really line up. You need to be very careful not to cut into the artwork!

I wound up using this in the course of our homeschooling curriculum, but I also came across some awesome little art cards here on Amazon for super cheap. If you search for "Small-Format Card Books" you'll find several sets of small art postcards featuring a variety of important artists. They are mostly included in the Prime shipping program and are currently part of the 4-for-3 deal, to boot. At (way) less than 2 dollars for a pack of 6 cards, it's a steal and a great way to expand the idea presented in this series.