The Art of Teaching Art to Children:
In School and at Home by Gloria Bley
Miller
Great Book
An inspiring and comprehensive guide to art education.
In this accessibly written guide for classroom and art teachers as well as
parents, Nancy Beal shows how to release childrens marvelous gifts of
expression. Beal believes that children must first of all be comfortable with
their materials. She focuses on six basic media: collage, drawing, painting,
clay, printmaking, and construction. She gives practical consideration to all
facets of a teachers responsibility: how each material should be
introduced; what supplies are best; how a classroom may be set up to
support childrens explorations; and how teachers may ask open-ed
questions to stimulate personal and meaningful expression. Beal also
discusses how to integrate art into social studies and how to make

museum visits productive and fun. Each chapter includes a section
specifically for parents on helping their children create art at home.
Beal has taught art to children for twenty-five years and is able to draw on
a wealth of examples from her classroom. The Art of Teaching Art to
Children is extensively illustrated with her students art, visual proof of her
gifts as an educator and art enthusiast.
Personal Review: The Art of Teaching Art to Children: In School
and at Home by Gloria Bley Miller
This is a good book for beginning art teachers and homeschoolers, or
parents wanting to provide their children with creative experiences. This
gives a no-nonsense and logical alternative to hurried, force-to-finish art
programs. Unfortunately, being an art teacher in my particular school
system, I'm expected to present the most information and experiences
possible in a one-year period. We have a lot of student turnover and this
program may not work as well as it does in a pretty stable school
environment. This author advocates lengthy exploration of a few
materials, spread throughout the year, until the students have gained a full-
working knowledge and are themselves ready to move on.
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