About the Book

Book: Teaching Art

Author: Jerry E. Twitchell

Genre: Nonfiction EDUCATION/Teaching Methods & Materials/Arts & Humanities

Release Date: February 20, 2019

As Simple as 1-2-3

Everything needed to structure and teach an effective art program for grades one to three is made simple for the home-school parent or teacher.

This step-by-step process for teaching art is perfect for home-school teachers or parents with limited art skills or time to create their own programs. This system of insight, responses to judgments, ideas, and feelings aligns with public school and state visual arts requirements.

Teaching Art in the Primary Grades is designed to foster lifelong interest in the arts, provide a gauge of what can be expected of children at various ages and grade levels, and present a baseline for measuring growth and skill.

Lesson plans with goals, objects, time frames, techniques, steps, illustrated examples, and assessment of growth are included.

My Review

Art is a subject that is often neglected in both homeschooling and Christian schools – mostly due to lack of art knowledge on the part of parents and classroom teachers. Jerry Twitchell seeks to overcome this with his book Teaching Art in the Primary Grades which appears to be the first in a series of Teaching Art books. The book is divided up according to grade level with 5 units of at least 5 lessons in each unit. The units and lessons include some of the information teachers need: goals, objectives, assessments, description of learning tasks, skills, techniques, and materials. I think, as an educator with little art knowledge, I would like to see more detail in the actual lesson of how I am to execute the lesson – for some lessons the technique and steps do not contain enough information for the novice to teach the lesson. I am also concerned that some of the activities may not be grade appropriate and may be frustrating to the student (and teacher). 

Jerry Twitchell’s book Teaching Art in the Primary Grades would be helpful for those who want to teach art to their primary students. Some of the activities would also be appropriate for a summer art camp.

I want to thank Celebrate Lit for the complimentary copy of Teaching Art in the Primary Grades. This is my honest review. 

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About the Author

Jerry E. Twitchell, DEd, is a retired educational administrator and art and history instructor. With over thirty years of experience as a teacher and principal, Jerry has nurtured primary through secondary students to experience the excitement of art. In his work with parents, teachers, and especially children, he has sought to bring to life a love and passion for art.

More from Jerry

Ever since I was young, I have always loved art. It was only natural for me to be teaching and sharing the love of art to young people. Over the years, a number of parents, students and fellow teachers and administrators suggested that I should write a book about teaching art, particularly to the emerging beginning artist. This would hopefully help them gain confidence in themselves in return would flow into their reading and writing subjects. After retiring, pondering and headaches, I started putting it together and throwing around ideas to myself on what should be included and “Wala”…..here it is.

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Giveaway

To celebrate his tour, Jerry is giving away Gift basket with Basic art Supplies, Stack Card and a Athabascan People of The North coloring book!!

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