The language of art
Subtitle: inquiry-based studio practices in early childhood settings
By: Ann Pelo.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Redleaf Press
Published: 2006
Place of publication: St. Paul, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 139
ISBN-13: 9781929610990
Subjects: Art -- Study and teaching (Early childhood); Early childhood education -- Italy -- Reggio Emilia
Description: "Advocating practices backed by a strong theoretical framework, [this book] provides: advice on setting up a studio space for art and inquiry in your early childhood classroom or family child care home ; fifteen studio explorations on topics such as texture, color, and sculpting, designed to help children begin to develop fluency in art ; suggestions for documenting children's developing fluency with art media and its use in inquiry ; guidelines, with illustrative stories, for using a child's newfound ability as a tool for investigation"-- Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: General guidelines for studio explorations; title: Exploring textures and movement; title: Cornstarch and water; title: Fingerpaint; title: Easel paint; title: Exploring color; title: Black and white paint; title: Tempera paint; title: Watercolor paint; title: Oil pastels and chalk pastels; title: Three dimensional media; title: Clay; title: First steps into clay: stage one; title: First steps into clay: stage two; title: Further steps into clay; title: Found materials and loose parts; title: Wire; title: Representational drawing and painting; title: Still life portraits; title: Self portraits; title: Murals; title: Growing a culture of inquiry through art; title: Using art media to grow long-term investigations; title: To see takes time: a long term investigation into leaves.