Art History for Kids
Teaching art history for kids helps children appreciate both art and the artist. The more children view works of art by great artists, learn details of the artists' lives and participate in activities and discussions about them, the more meaningful the art will become.
It benefits children to be able to interact with the images, so besides having art history books available, also have some child friendly images in your art center.
Sources of images for teaching art history
- Laminate various art images from old postcards, calendars and books
- Children can easily hold these and have close up looks at different artists' works.
- Use the same laminated pictures for bulletin board displays.
- Art calendars are another good source of images for teaching art history for kids
- January is a good time to send home a "please donate your old calendar " type newsletter
8 good art history resources...
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This book is part of an 8 book series, it contains 36 postcard-size art reproductions to be cut out and used for the first 3 steps of the program: matching identical paintings, pairing two paintings by the same artist and grouping four paintings by the same artist. It is appropriate for 3-9 year-olds. This is the teacher guide to go with it.How to Use Child-size Masterpieces for Art Appreciation |
Emily Carr: At the Edge of the World Emily Carr was a Canadian artist inspired by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. She was one of the first painters in Canada to adopt a post-impressionist painting style. Her style is a great inspiration for finger painting trees and other subjects. To imitate it, have kids focus on the deep greens, grays and blues of her artwork and limit the color palette you give them to paint with.
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The 12-volume "How Artists See" series is a wonderful introduction to art history. Each volume presents sixteen works of art about a a subject familiar to every child through personal experience. The series also comes with a complete Teachers' Guide containing suggested activities to accompany each volume in the series. |
250 Masterpieces in Western Painting 250 Cards featuring the greatest paintings from the Renaissance through the 1960s... Quality reproductions and informative text on the back. Each card is a short lesson in art history for kids. |
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A story about one of Leonardo da Vinci's real-life apprentices and the mischief he makes. A fun-filled and accessible introduction to one of science and art history's most fascinating figures. Ages 4-8. |
Part of a series of books about artists. Children will get a sense of each artist's style by looking at the images in each book. Picasso (Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists) |
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K-Gr 3– Teach children about the Mona Lisa and introduce them to Leonardo da Vinci. |
This book is part of an award-winning series of interactive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children about the world by looking at art and about art by looking at the world. "How Artists See" series |
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