Spears Art Studio K-8 Christian Art Curriculum, A Teacher's Manual©

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)

FAQ's about Spears Art Studio K-8 Christian Art Curriculum,
A Teacher's Manual©

For encouragement to try art,
please read the short article WHO WANTS TO BE CREATIVE?

For greater understanding of how art is an essential part of every child's education,
please read the researched article in PDF: ART IS GOOD FOR MY BRAIN?

Read what many parents/educators have to say about this curriculum.

Free sample art lessons - PDF
Table of ContentsPDF
OverviewPDF
Letter to the Educator

Grades K-8 theme for December Week #1:
The Name of JesusPDF
All Grades - Mother and Child PDF
Grades K-2 - The Name of Jesus (with pattern) PDF
Grade 3 - Mirror Name of Jesus PDF
Grade 4 - Butterfly Name of Jesus PDF
Grade 5 - ICHTHYS (with pattern) PDF
Grade 6 - Descending Dove PDF
Grade 7 - Symbols and Titles of Jesus PDF
Grade 8 - Morning Star (withpattern) PDF

Grades K-8 theme for April Week #4:
Fifth/Sixth Day of Creation - Insects PDF
Grade K - Butterfly Memo Holder (with pattern) PDF
Grade 1 - Imaginary Bug PDF
Grade 2 - Butterfly House PDF
Grade 3 - Bug Assemblage (with pattern) PDF
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

New pages in PDF have been added to the K-8 curriculum.
"HOW TO TEACH DRAWING"

HOW TO ANALYZE ARTWORKS (steps of formal art criticism)PDF
These steps will help you talk about art.

An 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...."

Updated art supplies lists, and an on-line ordering worksheet
are available on the art materials ordering page page.

ONLINE ART MATERIALS ORDERING WORKSHEETS

ALSO - FREE SAMPLE LESSONS FOR HIGH SCHOOL