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Art Beginnings is an arts program that teaches students the principles and techniques artists use along with the history of art, while students are doing art. This course covers the purposes of art, art tools and mediums, line, space, color, texture, balance, emphasis, prehistoric art, early art in the first civilizations, ancient art, Greek art, and Roman art. You will learn about paintings, sculptures, theater, architecture, folk arts, and music during this course. For use with age 6 to 18 years.A Pick-and-Choose CurriculumA mentor uses Art Beginnings to custom tailor learning to the students. The mentor chooses from among the library book recommendations, video recommendations, and activity ideas presented in the book. Mentors and students learn together as they read, watch, craft, play, and create. To complete the activities you will need craft supplies, art supplies such as paints, and some household items. This course was designed for multiple ages or abilities of students to learn together in a homeschool or classroom.Nine Month-Long UnitsArt Beginnings includes nine units, one for each month of your school year.What Is Art?Art SuppliesArt ElementsPrinciples of DesignPrehistoric ArtArt & Early CivilizationsAncient Art Around the WorldGreek ArtRoman ArtReusableEach unit intentionally contains more information and activities than you will be able to complete. The mentor chooses among the options to design a course just for his or her students. Then, in four years, once the entire Layers of Learning cycle has been completed, you all return to the book and do new activities at a higher level of learning. This course was designed for multiple ages or abilities of students to learn together in a homeschool or classroom and contains activities that will appeal to little ones and to high schoolers, often at the same time.Digital Printable PackA Printable Pack of worksheets, paper crafts, foldables, maps, and activities is included with this book. To retrieve the free Printable Pack visit the product page at Layers-of-Learning.com, put the Printable Pack into your cart, and enter the coupon code found inside this book at checkout.

Middle Ages Arts is an arts program that teaches students the history of art, while students are doing creative art projects. This course covers medieval through Renaissance painting, sculpture, music, stories, and architecture in Europe; Islamic art through the Colonial era; painting and architecture in China and Japan, dance and visual arts of the Pacific Islands; and carvings, paintings, and other visual arts of the American civilizations including the North American tribes, Olmec, Maya, and others. You will learn about paintings, sculptures, theater, architecture, folk arts, and music during this course. This is not a text book; it is a resource book for adult mentors to use with students ages 6 to 18 years.A Pick-and-Choose CurriculumA mentor uses Middle Ages Arts to customize learning to the students. The mentor chooses from among the library book recommendations, video recommendations, and activity ideas presented in the book. Mentors and students learn together as they read, watch, craft, play, and create. To complete the activities, you will need craft supplies, art supplies such as paints, and some household items. This course was designed for multiple ages or abilities of students to learn together in a homeschool or classroom.Nine Month-Long UnitsArt Beginnings includes nine units, one for each month of your school year.Early Medieval ArtIslamic ArtEast Asian ArtsArt of the IslandsLate Medieval ArtMedieval StoriesArt of the AmericasEarly RenaissanceHigh RenaissanceReusableEach unit intentionally contains more information and activities than you will be able to complete. The mentor chooses among the options to design a course just for his or her students. Then, in four years, once the entire Layers of Learning cycle has been completed, you all return to the book and do new activities at a higher level of learning. This course was designed for multiple ages or abilities of students to learn together in a homeschool or classroom and contains activities that will appeal to little ones and to high schoolers, often at the same time.Digital Printable PackA Printable Pack of worksheets, paper crafts, foldables, maps, and activities is included with this book. To retrieve the free Printable Pack, visit the product page at Layers-of-Learning.com, put the Printable Pack into your cart, and enter the coupon code found inside this book at checkout.