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Choosing What to Paint–Easel Painting with Grades 1 and 2

Choosing What to Paint–Easel Painting with Grades 1 and 2

by Robin Brooks | Jun 8, 2015 | Teaching and Learning

To become painters, children need many opportunities to explore imagery, color mixing, how paintbrushes make marks.  Easel painting allows children to carve out their own space in the hub hub of the art room.  The physicality of standing at the easel and wielding a...

Nostalgia–Small Tempera Paintings from Calais Elementary ca. 1987-88

by Robin Brooks | Mar 31, 2009 | Teaching and Learning

These small paintings were done by children in grade 3 attending Calais Elementary School where I was the art teacher in the late 1980’s.  This was my first teaching position in Maine.   All of these paintings measure 9″ x 6″.  The white art paper is...

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