More About Our Drawing Course for Kids Homeschool Curriculum: Achieving Art Success with ArtAchieve
John Hofland believes that anyone can learn to draw and that learning to draw is an essential skill. Drawing is not a skill reserved for special people who have “talent.” Rather, it is a skill, just like reading or math. His goal with Achieving Art Success with ArtAchieve drawing course for kids lessons is to provide homeschool students with art instruction that insures success (e.g., the cat you draw will LOOK like a cat), while leaving plenty of room for creative interpretation (the cat you draw will be YOUR OWN unique cat).
Mr. Hofland believes that art should be integrated into the curriculum. The visual images included in each homeschool art lesson are designed to pique student interests in geography, history, literature, math, and/or science. Each Achieving Art Success with ArtAchieve lesson is also designed to help students pursue those related interests.
These drawing course for kids lessons are easy for anyone to teach, whether they have a background in art or not. Therefore, the lessons are so complete that children who can read could follow them on their own.
Homeschool parents CAN provide quality art technique and appreciation lessons for children in their own home with this drawing course for kids, even if they don’t have a background in art. Discover how Haitian artists turn steel barrels into art, why Polish artists incorporate angels into artwork, and how the mosaic art form has been used in Israel since the time of Jesus. Stemming from the philosophy that “anyone can learn to draw and that learning to draw is an essential skill,” ArtAchieve homeschool art lessons feature:
- Simple, step-by-step instructions that even a young elementary student can follow independently
- Video format available for most lessons, including background and cultural information that brings each lesson to life
- Clear, predictable introduction → preparation/warm-up → guided demonstration → creative finish → review format for maximum success
- Downloads of warm-up activities and any needed printouts
- Lists of supplies for instructional level
- Numerous links to related cross-curricular activities
- “Tips for Teachers,” including how to evaluate artwork and what to do when a child makes a mistake in the middle of a project
- Tutorials incorporated throughout that demonstrate proper body positioning, how to use the finger and arm joints effectively to control tools, and proper equipment to achieve desired results
Incorporate art with other more “academic” subjects smoothly because with Achieving Art Success with ArtAchieve homeschool art lessons, the subject integration has already been done!
