Easy Art Appreciation

Art appreciation is something that we don’t really see taught in the schools due to budget cuts, time and many other reasons.  However, I think it is very important to teach children to appreciate, study, talk about and ponder art.

I LOVE going to museums with the girls and I can’t help but to visit the children’s section in the bookstores.  It really is one of my favorite places!  There are so many wonderful products and fun art supplies too look at and choose from.  The girls and I always sit on the floor and look through the books and different resources.  We always buy the girls a small item to add to art education:)

I wanted to share my most recent purchase with you…
This is not a formal review for a product, but just a fun resource I found that helps children identify famous paintings, who painted them, the year the artist painted them and many more interesting facts.
Easy Art Appreciation

I really like the quality of the product, the size of the cards and the fun facts on the back.  We are putting up one famous painting card a week with our Daily Calendar activities.

We started with the Mona Lisa.  We really had some sweet and great conversation about the painting.  I started by asking Audrey some very simple questions:

1) Do you like the painting?
2) What do you like about the painting?
3) Does she look happy or sad?

These are very simple questions, but it gets her involved and helps her to start thinking about art and encourages her to look more closely at the the details.  We will still be looking at The Mona Lisa for the rest of this week, and we will have more fun discussions ahead of us!  I LOVE it!

Easy Art Appreciation
Here is Audrey’s version of the Mona Lisa…
Easy Art Appreciation
You can download coloring pages from the internet and the kids can paint them.  Super easy, super fun!

On the back of each card you will read about some basic facts and more about the famous painting.  Such a fun and easy way to include some art appreciation.  You certainly don’t have to wait until college to take an art appreciation class:)

Easy Art Appreciation

If you are interested in this product, I have seen them {HERE}.  You can also do a search for the least expensive price.  We paid about $10 for our set and worth EVERY penny!

Annie Moffatt

Annie Moffatt is a former elementary school teacher and homeschool mom with a passion for helping young learners thrive. With a background in early education and a heart for making learning fun, Annie designs engaging, low-prep resources that build confidence and success in the classroom. Her hands-on, kid-friendly approach has supported thousands of teachers and parents around the world in creating joyful learning experiences for their students.

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  1. Annie, what a FABULOUS resource! Thanks for sharing…am off to see if I can find a copy!! Hope your second day of school went much better than the first! I have to tell you how much I am loving and getting results from your Sight Word Money in my classroom!!! Love it!!!!! Hugs~ Tina xx

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