Using the book, Art in Story, teachers, parents, grandparents, and all those working with children, can develop their love for art by simply telling them wonderful stories.
Marianne C. Saccardi, former elementary teacher, is a literacy consultant and adjunct faculty member Norwich Community College and College of New Rochelle.
Covering from prehistoric art to computer art, this
information-packed book is filled with lessons, stories to share,
and journal, art and drama activities to engage children. Each
chapter includes sections devoted to standards-aligned curriculum
connections and lists of annotated book selections.
*Curriculum Connections*
When money is tight--even under the No Children Left Behind
Act--art programs in elementary schools seem to become scarce.
Saccardi has come to the rescue by creating a wonderful guide to
art history of many cultures from around the world and by providing
art activities that reflect these cultures, which can further the
objectives of other parts of the curriculum….Each country begins
with a story from its culture, which teachers can read to the
students, followed by a cultural arts project, along with
integrative activity suggestions and a bibliography of useful
resources. This is a major collection of ideas for art teachers,
teacher-librarians, and classroom teachers who want to enrich
learning beyond the drag of drill, drill, drill. Highly
recommended.
*Teacher Librarian*
Saccardi uses her own experiences as a former elementary school and
college teacher to demonstrate how to use stories to teach art
history to elementary school children, from art of the ancient
world to the twenty-first century. Each chapter has background on
the period or artist, a story, activities such as journal writing,
suggestions for integration with other areas of curriculum, and
resource lists for child to adult levels. New chapters in this
edition cover Middle Eastern art (which contains the previous
material on Egyptian art), and other material has been revised,
including the bibliography. Activities have been linked to national
standards. Saccardi is currently an educational consultant. Both
subject and title indexes are included.
*Reference & Research Book News*
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