"Today you are YOU,
that is TRUER than true.
There is NO ONE alive
who is YOUER than YOU!"
~ Dr. Seuss
that is TRUER than true.
There is NO ONE alive
who is YOUER than YOU!"
~ Dr. Seuss
Contextual statement
“The Arts are a vehicle for confronting and exploring new ideas” (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), 2012).
Experiencing visual arts in the classroom should be exciting and engaging for all children. Thus, who is more exciting and engaging than...Dr. Seuss? Not only is Dr. Seuss’ books enjoyable to read, they're also a great source for viewing his talented artistic skills. The illustrations and cartoons made by Dr. Seuss are quirky and unreal which engages children at the flick of a page. His ability to transform ordinary images into ingenious illustrations is astonishing. Thus, sends the message to children that there is no limit to their imagination. This is why he is a fantastic artist to incorporate into the art classroom when teaching children – anything is possible with Dr. Seuss.
This website includes four learning opportunities based on AusVELS Curriculum – two exploring and responding and two creating and making lessons. They are designed for children in grade 2 or 3 who have the background knowledge and understanding of the art elements - colour, line, shape, texture, form and space, and how to use iPad’s for drawing, in particular the “Brushes” app. In addition, it would be beneficial if the children are familiar with Dr. Seuss books such as The Lorax, Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and many more.
An important part of teaching art is to design learning opportunities that encourage children to ask questions, explore art styles, communicate ideas and work collaboratively. The theories that are addressed in the learning opportunities, provided in this website, relate to Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), Feldman art criticism and collaborative art making. Visual thinking strategies is a teaching method which involves the teacher asking open-ended questions while also paraphrasing student’s thinking about artwork (VTS, 2013). This is beneficial to use because children are able to present their own thoughts, listen to others and discuss common observations. The Feldman art criticism is used vaguely throughout the learning opportunities to mainly focus on the description, analysis and judgment of art. The analysis, regarding elements of design, is focussed on so that children comment on key features in art by using appropriate art vocabulary. Once children explore and respond to the art, the final artwork is a collaborative art making project where teamwork and communal skills are needed (Cooper & Sjostrom, 2006). This is a fantastic way to encapsulate children’s learning through a process of shared discussion about the final creation.
References
Cooper, M., & Sjostrom, L. (2006). Collaborative Art: Making Magic. Making Art Together: How Collaborative Art-Making Can Transform Kids, Classrooms, and Communities. Boston: Beacon Press.
Feldman’s Method of Art Criticism [Video File]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b3CvtRMGtg
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). (2012). Domains: The Arts. Retrieved http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/The-Arts/Overview/Introduction
Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). (2013). What is VTS? Retrieved from www.vtshome.org/what-is-vts/
“The Arts are a vehicle for confronting and exploring new ideas” (Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA), 2012).
Experiencing visual arts in the classroom should be exciting and engaging for all children. Thus, who is more exciting and engaging than...Dr. Seuss? Not only is Dr. Seuss’ books enjoyable to read, they're also a great source for viewing his talented artistic skills. The illustrations and cartoons made by Dr. Seuss are quirky and unreal which engages children at the flick of a page. His ability to transform ordinary images into ingenious illustrations is astonishing. Thus, sends the message to children that there is no limit to their imagination. This is why he is a fantastic artist to incorporate into the art classroom when teaching children – anything is possible with Dr. Seuss.
This website includes four learning opportunities based on AusVELS Curriculum – two exploring and responding and two creating and making lessons. They are designed for children in grade 2 or 3 who have the background knowledge and understanding of the art elements - colour, line, shape, texture, form and space, and how to use iPad’s for drawing, in particular the “Brushes” app. In addition, it would be beneficial if the children are familiar with Dr. Seuss books such as The Lorax, Cat in the Hat, Green Eggs and Ham, and many more.
An important part of teaching art is to design learning opportunities that encourage children to ask questions, explore art styles, communicate ideas and work collaboratively. The theories that are addressed in the learning opportunities, provided in this website, relate to Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS), Feldman art criticism and collaborative art making. Visual thinking strategies is a teaching method which involves the teacher asking open-ended questions while also paraphrasing student’s thinking about artwork (VTS, 2013). This is beneficial to use because children are able to present their own thoughts, listen to others and discuss common observations. The Feldman art criticism is used vaguely throughout the learning opportunities to mainly focus on the description, analysis and judgment of art. The analysis, regarding elements of design, is focussed on so that children comment on key features in art by using appropriate art vocabulary. Once children explore and respond to the art, the final artwork is a collaborative art making project where teamwork and communal skills are needed (Cooper & Sjostrom, 2006). This is a fantastic way to encapsulate children’s learning through a process of shared discussion about the final creation.
References
Cooper, M., & Sjostrom, L. (2006). Collaborative Art: Making Magic. Making Art Together: How Collaborative Art-Making Can Transform Kids, Classrooms, and Communities. Boston: Beacon Press.
Feldman’s Method of Art Criticism [Video File]. Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b3CvtRMGtg
Victorian Curriculum and Assessment Authority (VCAA). (2012). Domains: The Arts. Retrieved http://ausvels.vcaa.vic.edu.au/The-Arts/Overview/Introduction
Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS). (2013). What is VTS? Retrieved from www.vtshome.org/what-is-vts/
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