Children and Their Art: Methods for the Elementary School [Hardcover]

Al Hurwitz (Author), Michael Day (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 27, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0155074385 | ISBN-13: 978-0155074385 | Edition: 7

This comprehensive resource for teaching art to children combines the latest thinking about the teaching of art with focus on providing a balanced art program. The authors provide all of the information necessary to plan, execute, and evaluate a successful program for both classroom and art teachers. The material is presented in a clear and understandable manner and is appropriate for undergraduates.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 480 pages
• Publisher: Wadsworth Publishing; 7 edition (October 27, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0155074385
• ISBN-13: 978-0155074385
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 9.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #941,679 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Teacher Resource -- for the arts, March 26, 2000

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Lynda Black (Cedar Rapids, Iowa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children and Their Art (Hardcover)

This is a great book to use in a pre-service teacher education program. However, I am a long-time art educator and I still refer to it because it has a wide range of information on issues we encounter every day. This year I am teaching the art class for undergraduate elementary teachers and it is proving a very valuable resource. It is written in a readable, highly practical way with lots of examples that make adding art into an elementary curriculum not seem so foreign or so daunting. I do feel that there is a need for other supplemental reading and resources to accompany this text, but it is a great overall art education text, especially for the generalist teacher.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Professional Review, May 3, 2005

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Virgie Day - See all my reviews

This review is from: Children and Their Art: Methods for the Elementary School (Hardcover)

Children and Their Art is the most comprehensive textbook available for teaching art education methods. This bestselling textbook covers all aspects of teaching art in the elementary classroom: the basic principles and goals of art education, the characteristics and needs of children as learners, the core principles of art as a subject-aesthetics, principles of design, art history, art media-and all aspects of instruction-curriculum planning, sample lessons, classroom management, and assessment. The seventh edition has been thoroughly updated and includes coverage of the National Standards for Art Education as well as the impact of postmodern thought on the practice of art education. It also provides a concise overview of child development theories and the latest findings on child development and brain research, including Howard Gardner's theory of Multiple Intelligences.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Expensive, but worth it, October 29, 2007

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N. Streuli - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Children and Their Art: Methods for the Elementary School (Hardcover)

I am beginning art teacher and I have found this book incredibly helpful. What I like most about it is that it is thorough, but condensed. It covers a lot of important information in an accessible and easy to read way. A great overview on child development, and practical methods for the Elementary Art Classroom. A great reference.