Artistic Pursuits

by Dina
(Rockville, MD)

Product: Artistic Pursuits
Subject: Art
Levels Used: Grade K-3, Book one
Dates Used: 2008

Likes: I really like this program. I like that you can order all your supplies, fairly inexpensively, at the beginning of the year and not have to worry about having everything you need for an art lesson.

I like that it includes art history in each lesson. First you learn about the topic for the lesson (for example: artists look), then study a piece of art and talk about it, then the kids do their own assignment. There's also an example from a child for each assignment, which the kids really like to see.

The art materials chosen are great in that they tend to be easy to get ready, and not too messy. This is an art curriculum that actually gets done each week!

Dislikes: There are times that I feel like we're missing out on some of the creativity of an art class and some of the fun media and processes. However, for us at this stage, I'm glad to have something that doesn't take long to set up or clean up afterwards.