good drawing curriculum for 1st grade?

[lgliser]

Just wondering what a good curriculum would be for basic drawing for 1st graders.

Thanks so much!

[Five More Minutes]

Draw, Write, Now is fun at that age.

[km123175]

Drawing with Children is an excellent resource. It's not an open and go laid out curriculum, but it clearly teaches you to teach children how to draw. I have improved greatly myself since reading the book and practicing the concepts.

[alisoncooks]

We use & like this:

 

http://www.amazon.co...ywords=123 draw

(123 Draw)

[Murphy101]

Draw Write Now (I ignore the manuscript exercises.)

 

Art with a Purpose

 

Days of Creation

 

Drawing for Children

 

Plus whatever art in Five in a Row

 

 

 

[Lori D.]

Just wondering what a good curriculum would be for basic drawing for 1st graders.

Thanks so much!

 

 

 

For informal drawing instruction that your student can pretty much do solo, we liked:

 

Big Yellow Drawing Book (Dan O'Neill)

(ages 4-8) (don't be put off by the "cartoon" look, as it is a great, informal starting point for learning the basics of perspective, shadows, etc.)

 

1-2-3 Draw series (Freddie Levin)

(ages 5+)

 

Draw Squad (Mark Kistler)

(ages 7+) (again, don't be put off by the "cartoon" look, as he quickly, easily gets you understanding how to incorporate the basics of drawing: foreshortening, surface, shading, shadow, density, contour, overlapping, and size; Kistler was trained by Dan O'Neill!)

[reign]

I also really like drawing with children. I think it is great with my 6 year old.

[MomatHWTK]

http://www.evan-moor.com/p/298/how-to-teach-art-to-children

http://archive.org/stream/whattodrawhowtod00lutz#page/4/mode/2up

http://archive.org/details/cu31924014453967

http://www.draw3d.com/OnlineVideo.html

http://www.janbrettvideos.com/video/video_main_page.htm

 

 

Enjoy

[skeeterbug]

Draw Write Now. :)

[lgliser]

Thanks SO much!

[Tranquility7]

DS and I have learned SO much from Mark Kistler. The drawings are cartoonish, and yet he teaches a lot of solid art concepts along the way, and DS has generalized what he has learned far more than I ever expected. You can get a great discount for the online drawing lessons through the Homeschool Buyer's Co-op.

 

Btw, Kistler also offers some other programs through the Homeschool Buyer's Co-op (virtual classroom, for instance), but we have loved the online drawing lessons and highly recommend them. We have not seen the virtual classroom lessons.

[happymomofboys]

DS and I have learned SO much from Mark Kistler. The drawings are cartoonish, and yet he teaches a lot of solid art concepts along the way, and DS has generalized what he has learned far more than I ever expected. You can get a great discount for the online drawing lessons through the Homeschool Buyer's Co-op.

 

Btw, Kistler also offers some other programs through the Homeschool Buyer's Co-op (virtual classroom, for instance), but we have loved the online drawing lessons and highly recommend them. We have not seen the virtual classroom lessons.

 

 

 

I would add that Mark Kistler has free samples of his drawing lessons. My kids love the online drawing lessons and they're well-worth the money if you get them through HBC, but for a 1st grader, I'd recommend using the sample lessons before deciding to pay for a membership.

[Aspasia]

Is the HSBC deal on Mark Kistler's lessons an ongoing deal? I don't see an expiration date, but sometimes I'm just not looking in the right place.

[happymomofboys]

Is the HSBC deal on Mark Kistler's lessons an ongoing deal? I don't see an expiration date, but sometimes I'm just not looking in the right place.

 

 

I don't see an expiration date and it's been on there every time I've looked. I bought a 3 year subscription through HBC a couple of years ago, which it doesn't appear they offer anymore, but they do always seem to have some Mark Kistler offering.

[The Way of My People]

We like Draw, Write, Now and Drawing With Children (which is a little hard to implement, but worth it).