Teaching Art to Young Children

<p>How can teachers develop best practice in art teaching?</p><p>This fully updated third edition of Rob Barnes’ classic text blends practical ideas with sound principles of art education. Teachers and student teachers will find a range of ideas and tried and tested classroom examples; whilst for those looking for firm principles of art teaching and ‘best practice’ this book presents many important issues in art education with clarity and insight. </p><p>Based on first-hand experience of teaching children this text uses many examples from early years and primary school contexts and tackles essential topics with realism and imagination such as:</p><ul> <ul> </ul> <li>developing skills through using media </li> <ul> </ul> <li>how children draw </li> <ul> </ul> <li>encouraging artistic confidence in children </li> <ul> </ul> <li>producing original artwork and making use of digital imagery </li> <ul> </ul> </ul><p>Rob Barnes’ unique approach encourages teachers to develop and think about art as part of a rich curriculum of learning highlighting how it shouldn’t be taught in isolation but with purposeful links to other areas of the curriculum.</p>