Episode 13: Podcast Recap

To start this mini series off, we talk about how to organize an art curriculum based on art styles. Depending on where you teach, you may or may not have the freedom to create your own curriculum. And while that sounds amazing at first, it can be really overwhelming! 

For kindergarten, it might be easier to focus more on the basics and techniques. Kindergarten is a lot of covering the basics and how to use tools and materials and trying things out. Focusing on the elements of art. You can introduce styles with younger students by showing images of specific artists and art styles that go along with some of the skills and techniques you work on. 

Younger students like first graders also really connect well with learning about specific artists and hearing their stories like Vincent Van Gogh and Pablo Picasso. Stick with more notable artists with younger kids to keep them interested!

If you are excited to teach about a style, your students will be excited too! No matter what it is, your excitement is important in order to engage your students. 

Some of our personal favorite styles to teach are Impressionism, Pop Art, and Expressionism. Any style that students can really relate to can be a great thing to teach. Introduce it to your students and let them create artwork in a similar way while also being able to make it their own and elaborate with it. Some styles may lend themselves to be more open ended and interpreted in many ways by students. 

Think of the age of your students and pair up different styles with different ages based on how they will relate to them. And think about what works best for your students and also your style of teaching! Listen to the full episode to hear more of our specific ideas and opinions!

Keep blending,

Laura and Hayley