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Time to create: hands-on explorations in process art for young children
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From the Book
Foreword / MaryAnn F Kohl
Introduction: Children And Art:
Reasons why we don't do art with children (and why we really should)
Learning through art with infants and toddlers
Learning through art with preschoolers
Accepting children's artistic attempts
Encouraging reluctant artists
Talking to children about their art-making experiences
Choosing the right art activities for your child
Making room for art: space to create
Organizing art materials
Displaying children's art
Storing art work
Supporting children's creativity
Drawing:
Learning
Doing:
Drawing from everyday experiences
Drawing to communicate learning
Drawing from imagination
Drawing from direct observation
Seeing
Talking
Painting:
Learning
Doing:
Paintlike experiences
Fingerpainting
Shaving cream fingerpainting
Shaving cream painting
Shaving cream color mixing
Butterfly painting
Balloon painting
Ball painting
Drip painting
Bubble painting
Straw painting
Fly swatter painting
Teaching children to use block watercolors
Teaching children to use watercolor pencils or crayons
Seeing
Talking
Printmaking:
Learning
Doing:
Monoprinting
Exploring cardboard combs
Pattern printing with found objects
Outdoor texture hunt
Indoor rubbing hunt
Rubbing shape pictures
Rubbing glue pictures
Woodblock printing
Engraving
Seeing
Talking
Collage:
Learning
Doing:
Choosing the right glue
Cut it out!
Seeing:
Theme ideas for collage
Ideas for materials collections
Talking
Sculpture:
Learning
Doing:
Starting out with dough
Modeling clay
Construction with boxes and found materials
Woodwork
Papier-Mache
Seeing
Talking
Textiles:
Learning
Doing:
Dropper painting
Drawing and painting on fabric
White glue batik
Fabric and fiber collage
Printing onto fabric
Weaving with textiles
Beginning sewing:
Adding embellishments
Sewing with fabric
Seeing
Talking
Digital Photography:
Learning
Doing:
Head out on a photo hunt
Host a photography exhibition
Creating photo books
Seeing
Talking
Natural Materials:
Learning
Doing:
Creating temporary nature art
Collage with natural materials
Leaf collage
Rock drawing
Drawing on hot rocks
Nature weaving two ways
Weaving on a cardboard loom
Weaving on a branch
Decorating sticks
Using clay with natural materials
Seeing
Talking
Taking Art Further:
Mixed media: combining techniques
Art out and about
Appendix: Materials, surfaces, and equipment
Index.