K-3 Vol. 6 Art of the Impressionists from ARTistic Pursuits: A TOS Crew Review

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K-3 Vol. 6 Art of the Impressionists from ARTistic Pursuits

Making art is so much fun -  K-3 Vol. 6 Art of the Impressionists from ARTistic Pursuits   (part of the Art for Children - K-3 Series) makes it easy too! This series is one of our family favorites.

Art for Children - K-3 Series a 4 year, sequential course explores the history of art for your Kindergarten through Third grade students as it teaches the BIG ideas in art history. It includes 8 volumes which you can move through in chronological order, or jump to any specific time period you want to study. (

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• K-3 Vol. 1 Art for Children, Building a Visual Vocabulary 
• K-3 Vol. 3 Art of the Middle Ages
• K-3 Vol. 4 Artists that Shaped the Italian Renaissance
• K-3 Vol. 5 Art of the Northern Countries, Renaissance to Realism 
• K-3 Vol. 6 Art of the Impressionists
• K-3 Vol. 7 Art of the Modern Age
• K-3 Vol. 8 Art in America

Each volume includes video instruction that will help your child learn how to use the art supplies, and a written text lesson to gain an understanding of art history and art appreciation. 

Each volume features an emphasis on using different art materials.  Watercolor painting, chalk pastels, paper cutting and folding, clay sculpture, print making, and much more are all introduced.  Additionally, each time period contains historical lessons and examples.

Different artists and cultures are introduced in this chronological series, along with visual images of the time period's master's artwork to enjoy and discuss together.

In K-3 Vol. 6 Art of the Impressionists focuses on the Impressionist artists of the Industrial Age: Manet, Morisot, Caillebotte, Monet, Pompon, Rodin, Degas, Renoir, Pissarro, Cassat, and Bartholdi in easy-to-use lessons that combine art and history as they create their own projects.

It is available in a hardcover book with a DVD and BluRay disk.  Or, we were able to access the Online Streaming for this 18 lesson course, a great option for taking it on the go.

The Online Streaming Course gives 2 year, unlimited access - and is available immediately with a streamed flip book (identical to the hardcover copy), tumbnails & note-taking capabilities, and additional tips and videos to help navigate the course.

My family has loved these books, and not just my K-3 students - EVERYONE got involved with the projects! (yes, even my high schoolers)

The book gives you a materials list so you can be prepared.  After that, my testers are able to work and create independently, which I love.

The lessons are short, only about 10 minutes each.  You can easily complete 2 volumes over a year. 

My testers love to pick and choose from the excellent projects.  This volume includes a variety gouache painting techniques, as well as, carving, modeling, and constructing sculpture, and oil pastels.

Each lesson includes prep notes for the project, an introduction to the famous artist & a sample of their work to discuss, and the art project.  The video lessons teach techniques and how to use the supplies.  

Here's a peek at what they were creating -

They loved creating clay sculpture and learning about Degas, especially my almost 14 year old dancer! 

They really had a fun time gathering some fruit, and pinecones to work on gouache techniques while learning about Renoir.

The lesson using oil pastels was also a huge hit!  I love how the lessons give them confidence to create, and they are very proud of their finished products. It was during this lesson, that the high schoolers couldn't stand not getting to be part of the fun and started to create too (even Monty our dog didn't want to be left out!)

Our favorite project in this volume was the lesson on Pompon and our soap sculptures! We have learned so many new art techniques in this series and it has really built their confidence in creating.

These are HIGH SCHOOL students - they loved getting involved and creating too!

Of course, I couldn't pass up the opportunity to show them a science trick with our soap shavings and the microwave...

We really love this series!  It's made art instruction easy for me, and exciting for them.  I highly recommend checking them out for yourself.

Other members of the Crew created with :

• Beginner Level, Art Core 1, Drawing with Graphite Pencils 
• Beginner Level, Art Core 2, Painting with Watercolor Pencils

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HiGASFY Art History Video Series from HiGASFY Art History Video Series: A TOS Crew Review

HiGASFY Art History Video Series from HiGASFY Art History Video Series


Looking for a way to add some art history into your schoolyear?  HiGASFY Art History Video Series from HiGASFY Art History Video Series offers a easy, memorable way to introduce your 1-8th grade students to several art history eras.

Renaissance, Baroque, Impressionist and Post-Impressionist series are all available on DVD, Flash Drive or as an online Subscription.  We have completed the Renaissance series last year, so this time we decided to look at Impressionists with our online subscription.

HiGASFY stands for "Have I Got A Story For You".  Mrs. Beth, the author and storyteller, along with her animated buddy, the paintdrop - Gasfy, introduce you to art history in a fun and memorable way.

Each series has 12 video lessons that explore the major artists and their work during a particular time period.

• Renaissance Series - daVinci, Raphael, Michelangelo
• Baroque Series - Caravaggio, Rembrandt, Vermeer
• Impressionist Series - Monet, Pissarro, Degas
• Post-Impressionist Series - van Gogh, Matisse, Picasso

The videos are about 20 minutes each.  In each video, you join Mrs. Beth in her workshop (I want to visit there!) as she tells you a story about that artist.  In addition, she shows you the actual work of the artist, and interacts with her animated buddy.

The videos are very informative.  We enjoy the storytelling approach much better than reading a textbook!  Along the way, you learn so much about history, science, geography and art.  My testers enjoyed the antics of Gasfy (they are on the older side), but younger children will love him. Mrs. Beth's passion for sharing art comes across loud and clear, her enthusiasm is contagious.  You can pick and choose from the episodes, but you will want to watch them all.

In addition, you have access to online resources.  This includes a Curriculum Bundle with a 1 Week Lesson Plan, Name that Artist PowerPoint, and Printable Art Flash Cards for each Art Era.  By using all of the resources, you have a very comprehensive art history study (with no prep for you!)

Let me show you a few examples of the lesson plans which incorporate hands-on activities, critical thinking, vocabulary, writing, science, group activities and more. Keeping an art journal and portfolio is encouraged, along with free drawing activities and printable activities are included as well, sheets like word finds and crossword puzzles to help cement the vocabulary. I think they are very well though out, and we enjoyed our discussions as we worked through the lessons.

The Name that Artist can be used a review tool or game.  It's a PowerPoint filled with the slides of the art pieces that Mrs. Beth has introduced in the videos.  This is a component you could easily use with older children too, to review the art period together.

The Art Flash Cards can be printed out, and used in a wide variety of ways including printing them, laminating and keeping on a ring for more use.

We were very excited to learn more about Degas.  On our summer trip this year, we got to see some of his work up close in Kansas City.  We were so excited to see the lesson about the statue we saw!

HiGASFY Art History Video Series is a fun, memorable way to learn art history. Be sure to check them out!


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The Master and His Apprentices: Art History from a Christian Perspective: A TOS Crew Review

The Master and His Apprentices: Art History from a Christian Perspective from The Master and His Apprentices

Here is a high school elective you are sure to love!  We have been using the digital version of The Master and His Apprentices: Art History from a Christian Perspective from The Master and His Apprentices.  

This comprehensive program is available in print and digital formats, and contains a full Student Text and Teacher Guide.  It can be completed for a full high school credit.  Why should you bother to teach art history?  Well, it's a key to understanding God, the Bible and our history better - and this program does an EXCELLENT job of putting it all together for you!

The Master and His Apprentices is written from a unashamedly Christian worldview, that alone makes it worth your high school student's time.  There is absolutely NO questionable images in this book  and it is free from secular and humanistic ideology- which is hard to find in art books for older students.  

My digital version came with a 380 page PDF Student Text and a 116 page Teacher Guide that included copy privileges for my family.  They have a generous offer of allowing you to purchase additional student worksheet copies for just $2 each.  If you prefer hard copies, you can print your books (or purchase a hardcover text, with free shipping).  I always like a physical copy to work with, so I printed them with the easy-to-follow directions and had them spiral bound.  The PDF's are optimized to work best on a computer screen.  They are also ready to use on your e-readers.  This book is so beautiful, you will want it in full-color!

The 19 chapter Student Text covers art history - starting with Creation through Today.  I love that the author, who was homeschooled herself, repeatedly points to God and Scripture throughout this text.  She covers art chronologically, addressing each major civilization and time period.  Right away, I liked that this could be used as a stand alone art curriculum, or a valuable addition to your history study.

As you read the text, you are really learning the history of humanity and God's hand in it.  I LOVE it!

The book covers all areas of art - painting, sculpture, architecture and more.  Your students will most definitely have a well-rounded art history education.  Best of all, you do NOT have to worry that they will stumble across inappropriate images or ideas!

One of my favorite parts of this curriculum is the Timelines in each chapter.  The author has taken the major works of art and combined them on a timeline which included "Important World Events" and "Biblical Events and Christian History".  It gives us a big picture view of the world!

This text includes some great extras in the Appendix.  Several thought-provoking essays from the author, an art period chart, a complete timeline, terms to learn, and even a list of "Pieces by Location" that shows where to find these amazing art pieces (do you see geography tie-in? I do!)

The Teacher Guide is a valuable component of the program.  The author shows how to utilize this program in schools or at home, provides detailed instructions and even includes a syllabus you can customize.

In addition, there are worksheets with discussion style questions for each chapter, a full answer key,  and 4 exams.  To complete a full credit, you student will write 4 papers - on artists, style or specific pieces from different art periods. 

The questions are more than just comprehension, they make the student really consider what they think about the artwork, and why.  This is really what we want to accomplish by teaching art history - we want them to think!

 This is the most WELL ORGANIZED, and comprehensive art history curriculum I have ever seen. I have enjoyed it as much, if not more, than my high schoolers!   My students will be using this one for years to come.

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