Ebook: Children and their art: methods for the elementary school

Foundations of art education : children, art, and society -- Art education in contemporary classrooms : issues and practices -- Children's artistic development : how children grow and learn -- Children with special needs : art for all children -- Talented children : the nature of artistic giftedness -- Drawing : at the heart of the studio experience -- Painting : at the heart of the studio experience -- Sculpture and ceramics -- Printmaking -- New media : ideas and earthworks : computers to lasers -- Design : art language and application -- Art criticism : from classroom to museum -- Art history : other times and places -- Aesthetics : philosophy in the art room -- Visual culture in art education -- Methods for teaching art : classroom practice -- The social dimension : collaborative art activities and instructional games -- Curriculum : background, planning, and organization -- Classroom organization and exhibition of student work -- Assessing student learning and achievement.