ART 3021: VISUAL ART IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- Where to go for help:
- Library Catalog search strategies ( http://www.library.appstate.edu )
- Useful Electronic databases
- Sample journals in the library's periodicals collection
- Elementary Art textbook sets in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC)
- Sample Lesson Plans in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC
- Activity Ideas in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC)
- Curriculum Connections in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC)
- Multicultural Art Resources
- Videos in the Video Collection
- Children's Stories About Art
- Children's Art
- Useful Web Sites
For Help Contact: Pat Farthing, ph. (828) 262-2778, email farthingsp@appstate.edu
Instructional Materials Center home page: http://www.library.appstate.edu/imc/
Library Catalog Search Strategies: Sample subject headings:
Art appreciation
Art in education
Art study and teaching (elementary)
Child artists
Childrens art
Drawing – fiction
- Limiting your subject search to the Instructional Materials Center (IMC):
Once you retrieve results from your search, click on the blue button directly above your list which states “Limit/sort” and choose “ASU-IMC” from the list.
- Limiting your keyword search to the Instructional Materials Center (IMC):
Enter the key words you wish to search, then scroll down to “Location” and click on “ASU IMC.”
Browse Dewey call number areas in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC):
• 372.5-372.59 Elementary art education
• 700-709 Fine arts appreciation, techniques, etc.
• 730-759 subdivisions of visual arts (drawing, painting, crafts, etc.)
Useful Electronic databases: (From the Library's home click on “Electronic Resources: Articles & More,” then choose a database from the alphabetical list)
Academic Search Premier (1984- )
Art Full Text (1984- )
Education Full Text (1983- )
ERIC (1966- )
MasterFILE Premier (1984- )
ARTstor Digital Library
Sample journals in the library's periodicals collection:
Art Education (indexed in ERIC)
Art Journal (indexed in Academic Search Elite & InfoTrac OneFile)
School Arts (indexed in Academic Search Elite & InfoTrac OneFile)
Studies in Art Education (indexed on the National Art Education's web site at http://naea-reston.org
Visual Arts Research (indexed in ERIC)
Elementary Art textbook sets in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC): (collections of art prints & other ancillary material accompany textbooks)
Adventures in Art . (grades K-5) IMC 372.5 C466ad
Art Express (grades K-5) IMC 701.1 A784
Discover Art (grades 1-6) IMC 372.5 C466di2
Exploring Art (grade 6) IMC 701.1 M685ex
Learning to Look and Create (grades K-5) IMC 372.5 A3763le
Portfolios (grades K-5) IMC 372.5 T84.
SRA Art Connections (grades K-5) IMC 701.1 R141sr
Sample Lesson Plans in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC):
ArtWorks for Elementary Teachers: Developing Artistic & Perceptual Awareness. IMC 372.5044 H535ar8
Experimenting with Art: 25 easy-to-teach Lessons in Design and Color for Grades 3-6. IMC 372.5 W855ex
Guiding Young Artists: Curriculum Ideas for Teachers. IMC 372.5 R878gu
Learning to Look: A Complete Art History and Appreciation Program for Grades K-8. IMC 701.1 M416le
Activity Ideas in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC):
ArtStarts for Little Hands. IMC 372.5044 P935ar
Clay Modeling. IMC 731.42 S742cl
Complete Art Curriculum Activities Kit. IMC 372.5044 R447co
Creating by Recycling. IMC 745.5 L791cr
Drawing with Objects. IMC 741.2 R788dr
Ed Emberley's Fingerprint Drawing Book. IMC 741.2 E53edf
Hooked on Art! 265 Ready-to-use Art Activities in Seven Exciting Media. IMC 372.5 R762ho
Imagine That! Activities and Adventures in Surrealism. IMC 709.04063 R153im
Picture This! Activities and Adventures in Impressionism. IMC 709.0344 R153pi
Scribble Cookies. IMC 745.5 K79sc
Shape It! Magnificent Projects for Molding Materials. IMC 731.43 G646sh
So You Love to Draw: Every Kid's Guide to Becoming an Artist. IMC 741.2 S439so
Using Stories to Make Art: Creative Activities Using Children's Literature. IMC 372.5044 L694us
Curriculum Connections in the Instructional Materials Center (IMC):
Art Matters: Strategies, Ideas, and Activities to Strengthen Learning Across the Curriculum. IMC 707.12 P954ar
Bridging the Curriculum Through Art. IMC 707 S832br
Enriching the Curriculum with Art Experiences. IMC 372.5044 L694en
Pioneer Projects (Historic Communities series) . IMC 745.5 K146pi
African-American Art, Past and Present. (3 videos in the library's video collection) VC 6384
Around the World Art and Activities. IMC 372.5044 P935aro
Crafts for Celebration (Festivals Around the World series). IMC 745.5 C885
Global Art: Activities, Projects, and Inventions from Around the World. IMC 372.5044 K79gl
How to Draw Indian Arts and Crafts. IMC 741.2 M499ho
Just Like Me: Stories and Self-portraits by 14 Artists. IMC 704.942 J96
Let's Create Native American Art. (video) IMC 745.5 L649
Native American Art Projects. IMC 745.5 M234na
Totem Pole. IMC 731.7 H871to
World Cultures Through Art Activities. IMC 372.5044 R659wo
Videos in the Video Collection (Belk Library ground floor):
The Big A. (11 video series aimed at children ages 6-9, providing instruction in historical, critical, production, and aesthetic aspects of the visual arts) VC 9554, # 1-11
Linnea in Monet's Garden. (based on the children's book by the same title, teaches children about the art and life of Impressionist painter Claude Monet) VC 7441
Using and Caring for Art Materials. VC 5089
David's Drawings, by Cathryn Falwell. IMC E F1975da
If You Take A Pencil, by Fulvio Testa. IMC E T342ip
ISH, by Peter Reynolds. IMC E R4644is
No Good In Art, by Miriam Cohen. IMC E C678no
Patches Lost and Found, by Steven Kroll. IMC E K934pa
The Picture That Mom Drew, by Kathy Mallet. IMC 741.24 M252pi
The Shape Game, by Anthony Browne. IMC 708 B882sh
Zara Zebra Draws, by Brigette Weninger. IMC E W475zad
Crippled Detectives, or, the War of the Red Romer. IMC 372.6 S399c
Have You Seen a Comet?: Children's Art and Writing from Around the World. IMC 808.8 P392h
Messages to Ground Zero: Children Respond to September 11, 2001. IMC 973.931 M583
A Rainbow at Night: The World in Words and Pictures by Navajo Children. IMC 973.04972
The Sweet and Sour Animal Book . (poems by Langston Hughes illustrated by students from the Harlem School of the Arts) IMC 811.52 H8935sw
Art History Lesson Plans: www.hsv.k12.al.us/schools/art/dixon/arthistory.htm
ArtsWork: http://artswork.asu.edu/arts/teachers/lesson/visarts/ (scroll down the left side of screen to “Visual Arts”)
Discovery Channel School : http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/ancienttimes (K-5, combines art with learning about ancient civilizations)
G.E.M. (Gateway to Educational Materials): www.thegateway.org
National Art Education Association: www.naea-reston.org