I LOVE children's books (maybe even more than adult books! shhhhhhhh!) and I always point out the author and illustrator. We also discuss how the illustrations are made; paint, pencil, clay, paper, etc. In our drawing books, each child is the illustrator and the author. Their drawings are never wrong, bad or not good enough because they are the artist and art can be whatever you want it to be!!
I think its very important for children to spend time with paper and a pencil. So I like to spend time modelling drawing in a special book. This book stays in class and goes home at the end of the year. It is a very nice way to see each child's progress. This year I spent some time introducing books that outlined some "techniques" for drawing. After reading Lines that Wiggle, we searched for different lines in our classroom. Then, we spent some time with our white boards and drew some of the lines from the book. We discussed how you could use these lines in different drawings. Above, in one child's drawing you can see some of the lines we saw and a drawing of a caterpillar, using these new lines.
I LOVE children's books (maybe even more than adult books! shhhhhhhh!) and I always point out the author and illustrator. We also discuss how the illustrations are made; paint, pencil, clay, paper, etc. In our drawing books, each child is the illustrator and the author. Their drawings are never wrong, bad or not good enough because they are the artist and art can be whatever you want it to be!!
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