Teach Art History the Easy Way
Find out how to include art history in your everyday routines. Implement a simple system that enables children to view works of art by great artists on a regular basis and watch them absorb the information.
As kids participate in activities and conversations about the images, their art vocabulary increases and they begin to have an appreciation for art history.
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2 Ways to Connect Kids to Nature...
Spring is coming and soon it will be easier to get kids outside. Learning how to filter water and growing and experimenting with tree seedlings are two ways to involve children in nature education.
Help children learn that the choices they make have an affect on the world around them by focusing their actions on specific tasks that will benefit the Earth. Teaching children to value clean water and to care for and plant tree seedlings will help them appreciate that they can make a difference.
See diagrams and step-by-step instructions here...
Starting an Environmental theme?
A good book to start an environmental education theme for young children is, "Ten Things I Can Do to Help My World" by Melanie Walsh.
Happy Teaching,
Patricia from kindergarten-lessons.com
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