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Teaching Primary Art and Design

First Edition


September 2009 | 168 pages | Learning Matters
This book introduces trainees and newly qualified primary teachers to the teaching of art and design in primary schools. It helps students gain an appreciation of what constitutes good practice in primary art and design and how they can go about achieving it. To meet the different needs of students, the book identifies varying levels of experience, creativity and confidence, and offers suggestions for applying these levels to the classroom. The book covers key areas of the art and design curriculum for Early Years Foundation Stage, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2, considering both their discrete and developmental characteristics.

 
Introduction
 
Art and Design in the primary school: the current scene
 
Art and Design in the primary school: developing the scene, children as artists
 
Considering learners and learning: principles and practice
 
Knowledge and understanding: progression of experiences and processes
 
Considering teachers and teaching: principles
 
Considering teachers and teaching: practice
 
Planning and preparing to teach: ideas into practice
 
Assessment, monitoring and feedback
 
Using sketchbooks in the primary school
 
Conclusion
 
Index

"Well structured, accessible, focused, a full range of subject-bsed case studies, the content is concise and comprehensively mapped to excellent teaching examples. A great book." (Lecturer, University of Cambridge.)


Appropriate content, clearly structured and written, good applied text for ITE.

Dr Barbara Brown
Department of Education, Gloucestershire University
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User friendly-takes a very holistic view on creativity in primary education. Excellent mix of theory, case studies and reflective task. Perhaps a few more photographs to help illustrate key points? Excellent!.

Mr JIM GAGER
Institute of Education, Worcester University
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Useful support for students who lack confidence with this subject area.

Mr Neil Rutledge
Education (Carlisle), University of Cumbria
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Like- setting the scene: of how the book facilitates professional knowledge and understanding against Qs, then outlines chapter content prior to introducing themes/focus. Reflective tasks useful and refer to theory and further reading. Photographs of children working illustrate processes well. Good examples of planning and assessment. Easy to dip in and out of.

Ms Anne Chowne
Dept of Early Childhood and Primary Ed, Institute of Education
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A very good, back ground read for students undertaking art teaching in the primary classroom.

Ms Caroline Corker
Department of Education, St Mary's University College
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Useful support for students who lack confidence with this subject area.

Mr Neil Rutledge
Education (Carlisle), University of Cumbria
October 15, 2012

A very good, back ground read for students undertaking art teaching in the primary classroom.

Ms Caroline Corker
Department of Education, St Mary's University College
February 4, 2012