This comprehensive resource provides practical information; proven management tips; and over 100 specially selected art projects to help new and veteran K-8 art teachers implement an effective art education program and make art appreciation and activities fun. For easy use; materials are printed in a big 8 ?" x 11" format with lay-flat binding for photocopying of various management aids and student project handouts; and organized into two main parts. Part 1; The Art Program; offers tested guidelines and reproducible tools for building and managing the program. Part 2; The Art Curriculum; presents 102 exciting art projects organized by medium into nine units: (1) Exploring the Elements Principles of Design; (2) Paper; (3) Painting; (4) Drawing with Pencil; Pastels; Crayons Markers; (5) Painting; (6) Printmaking; (7) Three-Dimensional Design; (8) Architecture; and (9) Technology: Computer; Photography; Video.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. A Utopian transmission from the future - from Sprawl to Ecological CitiesBy The GoodStudentAfter reading I now have a much better sense of what is stake in transforming our ugly urban sprawl into something more akin to the ecocities proposed by Register. The project is Utopian of course; but on a longer scale of; say; several centuries; I think a transition of this kind and magnitude stands before us as an evolutionary imperative. Register is also just fun to read; and he has lots of great facts/concepts you probably have not heard elsewhere.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A Wonderful Introduction to Sustainable BuildingBy LysMOI originally purchased this book for an urban development class and have found it to be an interesting perspective on urban planning. Where I live now there is a movement towards mixed-use building as Register suggests and I would welcome continued urban growth that features both accommodating growing populations and the need to conserve the ecological balance. As some reviews have indicated; this is a seemingly idealistic book but if enough people believe in these ideas; then couldnt it become a reality? For students of urban planning and sustainability; this is a wonderful book that includes almost whimsical hand-drawn examples of the authors plans. While it isnt necessarily the end-all; be-all book on the future of urban planning; it is a refreshing take on a field that needs to seriously shift the traditional way it does business if we want to better prepare ourselves for urban sustainability.20 of 21 people found the following review helpful. A pattern of urban design we will rediscoverBy Carl ChatfieldEcoCities is a book I have returned to repeatedly and discovered new insights every time. Register is no utopian dreamer; hes addressing real problems in contemporary urban design and land use patterns that cannot be sustained in a lower-energy future. Registers personality comes through loud and clear in his writing--this is no dry treatment of the subject.Through this book; Register helps us to envision with some specificity what urban landscapes light on automobiles but rich in biodiversity could look like. Its as if hes illustrating a series of before and after treatments of various spaces; but the before picture is now and the after is a future yet to be realized. Highly recommended reading for anyone who wants to help actively design their built environment towards sustainability.
