supporting the grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric stages of Classical education
K - 8 Christian Art Curriculum, A Teacher's Manual
by Diane Shields Spears, Doctor of Christian Education
Teach your children art from a Biblical worldview (perspective).
Revised and expanded from Art for Kings K-8 Christian Art Curriculum©
GREAT ART IDEAS!
Used by home schools, private schools, Sunday schools, VBS, missionaries
NEW in 2008! Spears Art Studio
K-8 Christian Art Curriculum,
A Teacher's Manual© 2008
a major revision of Art for Kings Christian Art Curriculum, a Teacher's Manual ©
• available on CD-Rom in color AND in black and white hard copy
The format of Spears Art Studio K-8 Christian Art Curriculum,
A Teacher's Manual© 2008
consists of a main theme (seasonal and holiday recognition included)
for each instructional week of the school year,
with one or more activities for each grade level based on that main theme,
addressing art elements, art principles, design elements, etc.
• expanded Scripture integration
• color format and color illustrations (on CD-Rom in PDF)
• fuller development of themes
• Scripture connections
• core curriculum connections
• 269 art activities (many new and revised)
• 138 patterns and posters
• 547 instructional pages
• analyzed for National Visual Art Standards and TEKS
(Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills)
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Free sample K-8 art lessons - PDF
Table of ContentsPDF
OverviewPDF
Letter to the Educator
Grades K-8 theme for December Week #1:
The Name of JesusPDF
Symbols and Titles PosterPDF
All Grades - Mother and Child PDF
Grades K - The Name of Jesus (with pattern) PDF
Grade 1 - The Name of Jesus (with pattern)
Grade 2 - The Name of Jesus (with pattern) PDF
Grades K-2 Name Pattern PDF
Grade 3 - Mirror Name of Jesus PDF
Grade 4 - Butterfly Name of Jesus PDF
Grade 5 - ICHTHYS (with pattern) PDF
Grade 5 ICHTHYS Pattern PDF
Grade 6 - Descending Dove PDF
Grade 7 - Symbols and Titles of Jesus PDF
Grade 8 - Morning Star (withpattern) PDF
Grade 8 Morning Star Pattern PDF
Grades K-8 theme for April Week #4:
Fifth/Sixth Day of Creation - Insects PDF
Butterfly Bulletin Board PatternsPDF
Grade K - Butterfly Memo Holder (with pattern) PDF
Grade K -Memo Holder PatternPDF
Grade 1 - Imaginary Bug PDF
Grade 2 - Butterfly House PDF
Grade 3 - Bug Assemblage (with pattern) PDF
Grade 3 - Bug Assemblage PatternPDF
Grade 4 - Ink Blot Butterfly PDF
Grade 5 - Three-D Insect PDF
Grade 6 - Spider and Web PDF
Grade 7 - Bigger Than Life PDF
Grade 8 - Butterfly Garden (with patterns) PDF
Grade 8 - Butterfly Garden Pattern 1 PDF
Grade 8 - Butterfly Garden Pattern 2 PDFAn art image source list in PDF has also been added for your convenience. It will save valuable time in researching images for the lessons. It will appear immediately on the hard copy, but will take some time for it to appear on the CD. You may download the list free.
PLEASE NOTE: Some web sites have changed the location of the selected images since this list was created. If you encounter this difficulty, you may find the image by "googling" the name of the artist and the image title. Click on "Image results for...."
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