Art Through Children's Literature: Creative Art Lessons for Caldecott Books (Through Children's Literature)

the Award-winning Illustrations Of 57 Caldecott Books (1938-1994) Have Inspired A Multitude Of Lessons That Guide Students In Creating Art With Similar Qualities. Focusing On Such Principles And Elements As Line, Color, Texture, Shape, Value, And Space, These Classroom-tested Projects Have Step-by-step Instructions, Materials Lists, And Detailed Illustrations For Teachers Who Have Little Or No Art Training. Various Art Media Are Explored, Including Pencil, Crayon, Marker, Colored Pencil, Chalk, Stencils, Collage, Watercolor, Tempera, Color Mixing, And Printmaking. These Projects Use Limited Materials So They're Great For The Classroom As Well As The Art Room. This book uses Caldecott Award winning books as a resource for classroom teachers to provide students with experiences that combine art with children's literature. The book contains three lessons for each of the 57 Caldecott books from 1938-1994. Lessons examine the key art concepts contained in the illustrations of the Caldecott books. These lessons are organized around a variety of media used in artmaking. These include: (1) "Pencil"; (2) "Crayon"; (3) "Marker"; (4) "Colored Pencil"; (5) "Chalk"; (6) "Stencils"; (7) "Collage"; (8) "Watercolor"; (9) "Tempera"; (10) "Color Mixing"; and (11) "Printmaking." Lessons focus on basic art principles and art elements, such as line, color, texture, shape, space, and value. The step-by-step instructions, complete materials lists, and detailed illustrations are designed for teachers with little or no art training. They can be adapted to suite grades K-6. An appendix lists Caldecott Award winners from 1938-1994. (MM) ch. 1. Pencil -- ch. 2. Crayon -- ch. 3. Marker -- ch. 4. Colored pencil -- ch. 5. Chalk -- ch. 6. Stencils -- ch. 7. Collage -- ch. 8. Watercolor -- ch. 9. Tempera paint -- ch. 10. Color mixing -- ch. 11. Prints.