Tuesday, June 24, 2008

museum activity

The "museum" microtheme activity was interesting. I can see many applications for this in just about every classroom. It really does take away some of the stress of writing to use smaller format paper. Of course, as an art teacher I just love the reference to the museum. I can see setting up some art prints and giving my students a post-it note to write their reactions to the art. I might even discuss vocabulary of art terms to help make their writing more descriptive. I am looking for more ways to bring art experiences into my classroom. A lot of my indicators deal with art appreciation and I have found it difficult to include this in my curriculum. This mostly due to a time constraint but also a lack of inspired lesson ideas on my part.Thanks for the idea!

2 comments:

Patti said...

What about prints of famous artists? I wonder what children think of pieces that are valued by the rest of the world.

Unknown said...

I am so grateful for the art teachers. I worry about how the arts are being devalued in the "study until you die" culture of Standardized Test Scores.