Extensive teachers notes suggest activities to develop arts awareness, to encourage creativity, show examples of modelling, develop and encourage practise and appraise art. Other notes offer suggestions for classroom organisation, safety precautions, parental involvement, assessment ideas, display ideas and ways to inspire young artists.
uses readily available resources
activities to provide stimulus for each lesson
provides step-by-step instructions for each activity with corresponding colour photographs
reflection questions accompany each activity to extend art possibilities
variations for each activity are given
cross-curricular activities to extend and further develop each activity
a glossary of terms and websites are given for each skills area to provide background for the teacher