Art in the classroom

 We have been doing a great deal of art in our classroom.  This spring we have been been doing art projects inspired by some great artists.  We did George Seurat style pointalism and collages in the tradition of Henri Matisse.

Some of our resources have been from wonderful children's books that we specially ordered to help us with our artistic adventures.  One of the books I most enjoyed is called, "Henri Matisse, Drawing with Scissors".  Others were, Chasing Degas, Picasso, Soul on Fire, Mary Cassatt Family Pictures, Katie and the waterlily Pond and Katie Meets the Impressionists just to name a few.  Children really love art and it really is amazing how they see things and how that transforms on paper with pencil, scissors or paint.