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Child-Size Masterpieces for Steps 6 and 7
ChildSize Masterpieces for Steps 6 and 7 Author:Janine S. Wolf Detailed Description: — This beautiful book contains 35 postcard-size full-color art reproductions representing five modern schools of art: Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Cubism, Surrealism and Abstract. Each card has a brief description of the artist and the painting on the reverse side of the card, ending with a question to direct the child... more »'s attention to the details of the painting. There is also a card introducing each school of art, 5 cover cards, a short timeline on the back cover of the five schools of art and brief instructions on the inside cover.
Step 6 - Learning About the Schools of Art - introduces each school of art separately, The introduction card and seven reproductions help the child to recognize the distinctive characteristics of each school of art. A second activity, which requires two copies of the book, allows the child to match the names of the artists of the school to their paintings.
Step 7 - Grouping Paintings from the Same School of Art - is a sorting activity. The children can mix the paintings from three or more schools of art and then sort them according to the characteristics of the school, learned in Step 6.