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Good Earth Art: Environmental Art for Kids (2) (Bright Ideas for Learning) Paperback – November 1, 1991
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PublisherChicago Review Press
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Publication dateNovember 1, 1991
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FOR CLASSROOMS HOME CHILDCARE
HOMESCHOOL CAMP SCOUTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
An Earth-Friendly Collection
of Imaginative Projects for Kids
of All Ages
GOOD EARTH ART offers a creative variety of art
projects that develop an awareness of the environment and
encourage a caring attitude towards the earth. using
materials collected from nature or saved from the trashbin,
kids explore and enjoy their creativity with results
bounded only by imagination.
Projects include:
Earth Paints
Leaf Bursts
Homemade Crayons
Cattail Baskets
Cardboard City
Handmade Paper
Car Part Sculpture
Inner Tube Prints
Natural Berry Dye
Wood Scrap Sculpture
Over 200 Practical, Easy and Open-Ended
Art Experiences Utilizing Recycled
and Natural Materials
Written by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Cindy Gainer. MaryAnn is an
experienced teacher and the author of "Scribble Art" and
"Mudworks", award winning art ideas books for children. Cindy
is an art specialist, teacher, writer, and illustrator.
HOMESCHOOL CAMP SCOUTS
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
An Earth-Friendly Collection
of Imaginative Projects for Kids
of All Ages
GOOD EARTH ART offers a creative variety of art
projects that develop an awareness of the environment and
encourage a caring attitude towards the earth. using
materials collected from nature or saved from the trashbin,
kids explore and enjoy their creativity with results
bounded only by imagination.
Projects include:
Earth Paints
Leaf Bursts
Homemade Crayons
Cattail Baskets
Cardboard City
Handmade Paper
Car Part Sculpture
Inner Tube Prints
Natural Berry Dye
Wood Scrap Sculpture
Over 200 Practical, Easy and Open-Ended
Art Experiences Utilizing Recycled
and Natural Materials
Written by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Cindy Gainer. MaryAnn is an
experienced teacher and the author of "Scribble Art" and
"Mudworks", award winning art ideas books for children. Cindy
is an art specialist, teacher, writer, and illustrator.
From the Back Cover
FOR CLASSROOMS - HOME - CHILDCARE
- HOMESCHOOL - CAMP - SCOUTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION An Earth-Friendly Collection
of Imaginative Projects for Kids
of All Ages GOOD EARTH ART offers a creative variety of art
projects that develop an awareness of the environment and
encourage a caring attitude towards the earth. using
materials collected from nature or saved from the trashbin,
kids explore and enjoy their creativity with results
bounded only by imagination. Projects include:
Earth Paints
Leaf Bursts
Homemade Crayons
Cattail Baskets
Cardboard City
Handmade Paper
Car Part Sculpture
Inner Tube Prints
Natural Berry Dye
Wood Scrap Sculpture Over 200 Practical, Easy and Open-Ended
Art Experiences Utilizing Recycled
and Natural Materials Written by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Cindy Gainer. MaryAnn is an
experienced teacher and the author of Scribble Art and
Mudworks, award winning art ideas books for children. Cindy
is an art specialist, teacher, writer, and illustrator.
- HOMESCHOOL - CAMP - SCOUTS
- ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION An Earth-Friendly Collection
of Imaginative Projects for Kids
of All Ages GOOD EARTH ART offers a creative variety of art
projects that develop an awareness of the environment and
encourage a caring attitude towards the earth. using
materials collected from nature or saved from the trashbin,
kids explore and enjoy their creativity with results
bounded only by imagination. Projects include:
Earth Paints
Leaf Bursts
Homemade Crayons
Cattail Baskets
Cardboard City
Handmade Paper
Car Part Sculpture
Inner Tube Prints
Natural Berry Dye
Wood Scrap Sculpture Over 200 Practical, Easy and Open-Ended
Art Experiences Utilizing Recycled
and Natural Materials Written by MaryAnn F. Kohl and Cindy Gainer. MaryAnn is an
experienced teacher and the author of Scribble Art and
Mudworks, award winning art ideas books for children. Cindy
is an art specialist, teacher, writer, and illustrator.
About the Author
MaryAnn F. Kohl is the author of Discovering Great Artists and Fine Art. Cindy Gainer is the author of I'm Like You, You're Like Me. Together they are the coauthors of MathArts.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
INTRODUCTION
Who uses Good Earth Art?
Good Earth Art is a resource for all ages, young and old.
Young children explore any project in the book no matter
what the age suggestion, as long as they have appropriate
help. Older children add maturity and experience to even the
most basic project, and will find all projects a challenge or
discovery even if the age suggested is younger than their
own.
Adults using Good Earth Art will enjoy helping children
select suitable projects based on the materials or supplies on
hand, but will also enjoy using the art experiences for their
own creative enjoyment. The authors do!
What about saving materials?
Everyone is encouraged to save and collect supplies rather
than buying a product just to get to the resulting art material.
Some products are not particularly sound for the
environment, and their purchase is not recommended.
However, when left-over plastics, papers, styrofoams, and
other materials are found, saving and using them for art is
better than simply throwing them in the trash. Making use of
existing or left-over materials and product packaging is the
goal rather than purchasing the product.
Schools and offices often have great amounts of throwaways
that can be recycled into art. First look in the Index for
suggested materials, and then start searching for those
materials to save for art projects. You may never have to buy
anything in order to do the projects in Good Earth Art, other
than basic art supplies like paint and glue.
What's special about Good Earth Art?
The art experiences in Good Earth Art enable children to
acquaint themselves with the natural qualities of the earth
such as leaves, rocks, shells, dirt, wind, rain, and sunshine.
Children also learn to observe, create, and remain in touch
with our changing world, and to develop a caring attitude
towards the earth by learning to recycle and use materials for
art rather than throwing them away.
Is it the process of creating or the finished product that
matters in children's art?
Good Earth Art encourages children to explore and create
without worrying about the finished product. Children
experiment, make mistakes, try new ideas of their own, and
enjoy the thrill of the creative process. There is no right way
or wrong way for projects to turn out, just the joyful pleasant
process of the experience.
Given sufficient time for exploration and experimentation in
art, children will refine their work automatically and
independently. They will judge their own results and work
towards their own goals, often with the most incredible,
surprising results!
Explore. Experiment. Create. Enjoy the creative sparkle of
each child.
7 BUILDING BLOCKS TO CREATIVITY
1. Self-Confidence
Respect a child's ideas and efforts. Allow the child to experience
accomplishment by giving his creativity time and space, time to
work out ideas, and by giving imagination a chance.
2. Allow Non-Conformity
Let a child know that it is okay to listen to Thoreau's "different
drummer". It is desirable to break away from what everyone
else is doing.
3. Explore and Think
Encourage a child to think a project through, but first allow
exploration and experimentation without criticism. After experiencing
materials and ideas, thought patterns and plans of action
will fall into place.
4. Exposure
Being introduced to new experiences, cultural events, games,
and activities encourages original thinking and imagining.
Provide materials for a child to explore with no particular
outcome.
5. Respect
A child should be encouraged to respect his own ideas and the
ideas of those around him in order to develop new ideas.
Watching a child too closely can be limiting, as can fostering
competition or restricting choices. Praise freely and sincerely.
6. Imagination Permission
Give permission to the child to embrace imagination freely
without fear of criticism or outside control. People who do not
feel comfortable being imaginative hold themselves back from
creativity. Let imagining feel positive, and yes, even fun!
7. Thinking in New Ways
Encourage thinking in new ways. Try new things. Experiment
and explore and make mistakes. Learning from mistakes handson
is the best teacher available to each child. Encourage the
child to try the opposite way, the untraveled idea, the silly, or
the unusual. Discoveries can be made daily!
Who uses Good Earth Art?
Good Earth Art is a resource for all ages, young and old.
Young children explore any project in the book no matter
what the age suggestion, as long as they have appropriate
help. Older children add maturity and experience to even the
most basic project, and will find all projects a challenge or
discovery even if the age suggested is younger than their
own.
Adults using Good Earth Art will enjoy helping children
select suitable projects based on the materials or supplies on
hand, but will also enjoy using the art experiences for their
own creative enjoyment. The authors do!
What about saving materials?
Everyone is encouraged to save and collect supplies rather
than buying a product just to get to the resulting art material.
Some products are not particularly sound for the
environment, and their purchase is not recommended.
However, when left-over plastics, papers, styrofoams, and
other materials are found, saving and using them for art is
better than simply throwing them in the trash. Making use of
existing or left-over materials and product packaging is the
goal rather than purchasing the product.
Schools and offices often have great amounts of throwaways
that can be recycled into art. First look in the Index for
suggested materials, and then start searching for those
materials to save for art projects. You may never have to buy
anything in order to do the projects in Good Earth Art, other
than basic art supplies like paint and glue.
What's special about Good Earth Art?
The art experiences in Good Earth Art enable children to
acquaint themselves with the natural qualities of the earth
such as leaves, rocks, shells, dirt, wind, rain, and sunshine.
Children also learn to observe, create, and remain in touch
with our changing world, and to develop a caring attitude
towards the earth by learning to recycle and use materials for
art rather than throwing them away.
Is it the process of creating or the finished product that
matters in children's art?
Good Earth Art encourages children to explore and create
without worrying about the finished product. Children
experiment, make mistakes, try new ideas of their own, and
enjoy the thrill of the creative process. There is no right way
or wrong way for projects to turn out, just the joyful pleasant
process of the experience.
Given sufficient time for exploration and experimentation in
art, children will refine their work automatically and
independently. They will judge their own results and work
towards their own goals, often with the most incredible,
surprising results!
Explore. Experiment. Create. Enjoy the creative sparkle of
each child.
7 BUILDING BLOCKS TO CREATIVITY
1. Self-Confidence
Respect a child's ideas and efforts. Allow the child to experience
accomplishment by giving his creativity time and space, time to
work out ideas, and by giving imagination a chance.
2. Allow Non-Conformity
Let a child know that it is okay to listen to Thoreau's "different
drummer". It is desirable to break away from what everyone
else is doing.
3. Explore and Think
Encourage a child to think a project through, but first allow
exploration and experimentation without criticism. After experiencing
materials and ideas, thought patterns and plans of action
will fall into place.
4. Exposure
Being introduced to new experiences, cultural events, games,
and activities encourages original thinking and imagining.
Provide materials for a child to explore with no particular
outcome.
5. Respect
A child should be encouraged to respect his own ideas and the
ideas of those around him in order to develop new ideas.
Watching a child too closely can be limiting, as can fostering
competition or restricting choices. Praise freely and sincerely.
6. Imagination Permission
Give permission to the child to embrace imagination freely
without fear of criticism or outside control. People who do not
feel comfortable being imaginative hold themselves back from
creativity. Let imagining feel positive, and yes, even fun!
7. Thinking in New Ways
Encourage thinking in new ways. Try new things. Experiment
and explore and make mistakes. Learning from mistakes handson
is the best teacher available to each child. Encourage the
child to try the opposite way, the untraveled idea, the silly, or
the unusual. Discoveries can be made daily!
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- Publisher : Chicago Review Press (November 1, 1991)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 224 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0935607013
- ISBN-13 : 978-0935607017
- Reading age : 4 - 12 years
- Grade level : Preschool - 7
- Item Weight : 1.41 pounds
- Dimensions : 11 x 0.56 x 8.5 inches
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I borrowed a copy of this book from the library when my kids were young and we loved it so much, we borrowed it several times! There are projects for kids of all ages, so even the littlest child can create things. And the recommended materials list consists primarily of things you can find around your house or yard, so there's no need to plan a shopping trip first. The best part is that the kids can participate in the hunt for the materials, so each project can be two activities in one! Though my kids are now much older now, I just had to buy this book so that when kids come to visit, there'll always be something fun for them to do!
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This book rocks! I am childcare provider and these "recipes" are totally awesome! The book gives great instructions and ideas and most of them are inexpensive and easy to do! These art projects are good for both the kiddo you might take care of as well as the kiddo inside! I totally recommend it for anyone looking to do more "green art"!
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Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2009
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This book has amazing ideas. The children will love all the experiences in this book!
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Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2012
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Enjoyed using this book to teach kids about environment & art. It helped me weave field trips to the park into art projects in the class room.
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Reviewed in Canada on March 25, 2017Verified Purchase
Absolutely helpful. Gives great ideas I use it in my classroom with preschoolers. Every school should keep it as a resource to guide teaches and parents.
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