Children have an innate love of stories. Stories create magic and a sense of wonder of the world. In our fast-paced media driven society, sh...

You can teach anything with children's picture books: Science. History. Writing. Math. Cooking. And Art. Especially art. Because picture books are an artform. I'll be writing a Five Day Series this week about connecting children's literature to art. Monday through Thursday I will be sharing four art project ideas inspired by children's picture books. On Friday I have …

A life map is a visual time line. It traces key moments in your life from the time you were born until the present day. The events and experiences you draw in your life map can make great starting points for writing topics, particularly for personal writing. Your Turn Create your own life map.

Wonderful community collage project by Kathryn Sjorgen

This giant list of art projects based on children's books will help your students connect art to literature and make some fantastic artwork in the process.

Objective: Students will be able to use patterns and symbols to create a visual story. Vocabulary: Pattern, Symbolism, Storytelling Time: Approximately 1 hour. Difficulty Level: ***** What You Wil…

This giant list of art projects based on children's books will help your students connect art to literature and make some fantastic artwork in the process.