The article presents questioning strategies that can be used when introducing gifted children to the art museum. The strategies utilize eight creative processes and seventeen content, process, and product modifications, based on the differentiation models of Frank Williams and June Maker. A single work of art is used and examples of questions…

Some teaching ideas for promoting art appreciation in children. (SJL)

In rural Goldsboro, North Carolina, most young students have little awareness of art and its importance in their lives. The author designed a 45-minute lesson for grades K-4 which helps children to recognize and appreciate artworks that exist around them. (SJL)

The article presents an interview with Louise Appell (Associate Director, The National Committee on Arts for the Handicapped) and Bluma Weiner (consultant to a program for handicapped people at the Metropolitan Museum of Art), regarding the current state of art experiences for the handicapped in the schools and community. (DLS)

Outlines and illustrates a process of teacher-student dialog based on Ingarden's analysis of art appreciation and Beardsley's discussion of art criticism. A qualified teacher guides student in grasping a work of art's pervasive quality, describing and interpreting its parts and relations, and judging the overall expression of the work. (AM)

Classroom teachers are in a unique position to help children develop an aesthetic awareness. Suggestions for an art appreciation program and materials are discussed. (MT)

Discusses how reproductions of original art works can be used in art education. Included are learning activities designed to help K-12 students develop an appreciation for original works of art and reproductions. (AM)

Suggests ways in which art can be used to introduce students in high school level social studies classes to Japanese culture. Methods include showing students pictures of screens or buildings, asking students to write paragraphs about daily life, asking students to analyze woodblock prints, and directing students to read and try their hand at…

Architecture is an art form and a guide to the study of history. By increasing visual awareness of the architectural environment more is learned about the history and cultural heritage of an area, region, or country. In addition, an appreciation for fine craftsmanship, good design, and their influences on individual lives is developed. The article…

Adolescents need classroom assignments which require their interaction with a work of art. Learning activities which will help students find meaning in art are described. (RM)

Upper elementary students visited an exhibit of nude sculpture. Most of the children reacted in a mature way. Activities were used to prepare children for this art appreciation experience. (AM)

This book focuses attention on the art objects collections and how to display them. Designing the effective placement of objects is an easily learned art. Starting with the basics, the book takes the reader step by step through a systematic method, to solutions for display problems. The first chapter covers basic concepts of display including…

Examples are given of ways in which elementary teachers can develop art appreciation among their learning disabled students. Activities described are based on techniques of M. Montessori and involve labeling pictures, building an art appreciation vocabulary, and going on a museum trip. (CL)

As examples of how a social studies unit on Japan can make us of various art forms, the article suggests ways in which teachers can incorporate information about sculpted figures, box covers, temple decoration, wooden figures, costumes, screens, jars, and water colours into the curriculum. (DB)

Discusses the use of film programs developed by art museums to increase elementary-level student appreciation of art. Films can be used to provide a frame of reference for museum visits. Twenty films which are helpful in preparing children for art museum field trips are listed. (AM)