happypamama Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Does anyone have any good suggestions for art programs for upper elementary students? Not art appreciation/history, but ideas for actually creating art, using different media, etc.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelli Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Artistic Pursuits is my favorite. It goes all the way through high school. www.artisticpursuits.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trying my best Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 would you be interested in Drawing? My son loves to be able to draw new things. I go to the book store and by him books where it describes step by step how to draw things. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 Have you looked at the Blick lesson plans? They have some great ideas online. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paintedlady Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 We've been using Atelier DVD's with a lot of success. The kids and I both like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kim.4dogs Posted February 12, 2011 Share Posted February 12, 2011 We're also using Atelier this year for the first time, and we all love them! They're rather expensive, but they do re-sell very well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanceXToo Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 We're going to use Meet The Masters next year for 6th grade. It is PARTLY appreciation/history but it IS also actually creating different styles of art, it's like a multi-media presentation thing and it looks great. It was also recently available for half price at homeschoolbuyersco-op.org and might still be, I think I paid $44 or so instead of $90 (and I'm pretty sure I'll be able to stretch it out into a two year curriculum). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidiyaDawn Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 You might like Geography Through Art :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Posted February 13, 2011 Share Posted February 13, 2011 Artistic Pursuits is my favorite. It goes all the way through high school. www.artisticpursuits.com I would second this. It's a great program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mothergooseof4 Posted February 14, 2011 Share Posted February 14, 2011 Atelier here! Dd is doing level 1 and loving it. I help her gather supplies and then get out of the way. I have been suprised at how well her projects turn out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted February 14, 2011 Author Share Posted February 14, 2011 Wow, lots of great suggestions -- thanks! I did not know Blick had so many great ideas just on their site; since it's free, I think I'll start from there and maybe the Geography through Art book. I like the look of some of the more expensive programs too -- might have to wait a bit on those, or discuss them with the grandparents. It is so nice having such a great resource at hand! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter Posted February 15, 2011 Share Posted February 15, 2011 I'm learning about Waldorf art programs right now. I bought a form drawing DVD that I haven't watched all of yet and want the block crayon DVD. They do a lot of wet on wet watercolor painting that looks interesting. In upper elementary they do all sorts of geometrical art. In the meantime I've been doing mini watercolor paintings with the Watercolor Calendar. And cutting Kirigami again from a box of calendar pages. The scholastic $1.00 sale has 11 workbooks that cover each month of the school year and has lots of quick print, color, cut and paste crafts. I'm actually going to do a few of them. I have been dabbling in so much and not really making any progress. My new plan is to structure art around the seasons and holidays and have really small goals. Sometimes just drawing a holiday inspired form drawing as a border around the math paper. Or making big hearts on the paper and then completing the math problems inside the hearts, as an example for Valentines day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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