I love this! Thank you!! I'm excited to get started with art appreciation. I wish I had begun sooner. N.C. Wyeth is on the list for the following year already. :) As is J.M.W. Turner and Pieter Bruegel. I can't imagine looking at Bruegel's work and not being impressed that THIS is fine art. I'm not worried about the kids learning specifics at this age. I just want them to learn to enjoy the art and maybe broaden their worldview a little in the process.
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I think that's a nicely-balanced approach to art with kids. So many of the curricula and guides that I used/perused through as a teacher emphasized time periods, art styles, and other -isms. While I think these can be fascinating, I don't think any kid is really going to latch on to that stuff...it's just not as interesting as getting to see another cool painting! Like you said, get them exposed to some (discerning) material, see what whets their creative appetites, and work from there.