Preface ix The Art-Rich Classroom 1(8) Art Areas 9(40) Teachers' Questions 9(9) Art Area Activities The Basic Art Area---Starting the Year 18(2) The Basic Art Area---Later in the Year 20(2) Art Area for Young Preschoolers 22(2) Art Area for Older Preschoolers 24(2) Kindergarten Art Area 26(2) Autumn Art Area 28(2) Winter Art Area 30(2) Spring Art Area 32(2) Summer Art Area 34(2) Circles Art Area 36(2) Sea Art Area 38(2) Babies Art Area 40(2) Valentine Art Area 42(2) Dance Art Area 44(2) Quilt Art Area 46(3) Drawing 49(38) Teachers' Questions 49(9) Drawing Activities Crayons---Getting Started 58(2) Crayons---More Explorations 60(2) Chalk 62(2) Colored Pencils 64(2) Felt-Tipped Markers 66(2) Specialty Crayons 68(2) Watercolor Crayons 70(2) Crayon Melting 72(2) Multiple Lines---Crayons, Markers, & Colored Pencils 74(2) Fabric Markers 76(2) Embossing on Foil 78(2) Class Book 80(2) Ice Cube Drawings 82(2) Misting Over Crayons 84(3) Collage 87(42) Teachers' Questions 88(8) Collage Activities Paper Collage 96(2) Ribbon Creations 98(2) Fabric Collage 100(2) Wonderful Wallpaper 102(2) Yarn Collage 104(2) Transparent Collage---Cellophane 106(2) Glitter Collage 108(2) Colored Salt or Sand 110(2) Tissue Paper Collage 112(2) Cotton Ball Collage 114(2) Sparkling Collages---Spangles & Sequins 116(2) Wood Collage 118(2) Rough & Smooth Collage 120(2) Nature Collage 122(2) Button Collage 124(2) Sea Collage---Group Project 126(3) Painting & Printing 129(62) Teachers' Questions 129(11) Painting & Printing Activities Painting with Brushes 140(2) Painting with Brushes 142(2) Double-Brushes 144(2) Silly Brushes 146(2) Nature's Brushes 148(2) Feather Dusters 150(2) Painting on a Revolving Surface 152(2) Brayers 154(2) Sponge Rollers 156(2) Spray Painting 158(2) Painting with Wheels 160(2) Painting with Objects 162(2) Straw-Blown Paintings 164(2) Rolling Marble Paintings 166(2) Watercolor Paintings 168(2) Fingerpainting 170(2) Cookie Cutter Prints 172(2) Rolling Cookie Cutter Prints 174(2) Potato Masher Prints 176(2) Sponge Prints 178(2) Fruit and Vegetable Prints 180(2) Loofah Prints 182(2) Crumple Prints 184(2) Hand & Foot Prints 186(2) Shoe Prints 188(3) Sewing & Stringing 191(40) Teachers' Questions 191(7) Sewing & Stringing Activities Sewing on Styrofoam 198(2) Sewing on Burlap 200(2) Sewing with Beads 202(2) Class Sewing Frame 204(2) Class Sampler Quilt 206(2) Class Story Quilt 208(2) Class Family Quilt 210(2) Stringing Pasta 212(2) Stringing Straws & Paper Shapes 214(2) Stringing Buckeyes & Nuts 216(2) Lacing Valentines 218(2) Weaving Plastic Baskets 220(2) Weaving with Potato Bags 222(2) Weaving Frames 224(2) Group Weaving Frame 226(2) School Quilt 228(3) Three-Dimensional Art 231(44) Teachers' Questions 231(7) Three-Dimensional Art Activities Styrofoam Sculptures 238(2) Basket Sculptures 240(2) Wire Explorations 242(2) Wire Sculptures 244(2) Modeling Goop Creations 246(2) Tubes & Boxes 248(2) Painting Pumpkins 250(2) Painting Flowerpots 252(2) Playdough Explorations 254(2) Playdough Molds & Impressions 256(2) Clay Explorations 258(2) Clay Sculptures 260(2) Clay Tiles 262(2) Silly Putty Sensations 264(2) Fiberfill Modeling 266(2) Pasta Mobiles 268(2) Layered Salt Jars 270(2) Light Catchers 272(3) Outdoor Art 275(27) Teachers' Questions 275(5) Outdoor Art Activities Spray Bottle Painting 280(2) Natural Paintbrushes 282(2) Weed Painting Mural 284(2) Feather Duster Mural 286(2) Tracks 288(2) Snow Rainbow 290(2) Fence Weaving 292(2) Decorating the Sidewalk 294(2) Wall Rubbings 296(2) Giant Pendulum Designs 298(2) Giant Ramp Painting 300(2) Bubble Prints 302