K - 3 Learning Pages: Resources for Kindergarten to Grade 3 teachers
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Art and Crafts - Watercolors
About Watercoloring - http://painting.about.com/od/watercolourpainting/ Several different ideas and strategies; keep going down to the bottom of the page, where there’s more.
Art Room: Painting Encounters - http://www.arts.ufl.edu/art/rt_room/teach/encounters/painting_encounters.html Specific tips for teaching
Complete Lesson for Watercolors: Gr. 5-8 - http://www.sanford-artedventures.com/teach/lp_wtrclrtechniques.pdf I used these same concepts with my gr. 1 class and they work just perfectly!
Crayola: Watercolor Techniques - http://www.crayola.com/educators/techniques/watercolorpaint.cfm
John Lovett’s Watercolor Tips for Beginners – http://www.johnlovett.com/beginer.htm Composition, sketches, color tips
Kids Art Gallery of Art - http://www.kidsart.com/Gallery/indexWatercolors.html Great samples of kids’ watercolors
Kinderart: Painting - http://www.kinderart.com/painting/ On this page are all kinds of painting ideas including at least 5 watercolor ideas
Seeing Life Through An Artist’s Eyes - http://communitydisc.westside66.org/units/detail.lasso?unitid=85 Not all of the links are working in this unit, however, it has great value to any teacher trying to map out a painting/art unit for K-3.
Waldorf Art - http://www.waldorfhomeschoolers.com/waldorfart.htm Very detailed specifics and recommendations
Watercolor Online - http://www.watercolor-online.com/ Featured watercolor artists
Watercolor Painting - http://www.watercolorpainting.com/ Several tutorials available
Watercolor Techniques - http://www.princetonol.com/groups/iad/Files/water.htm Artist in Residence program
Watercolors: A Telecollaborative Project - http://www.stmonica.ecsd.net/watercolors.htm Two teachers share their class work and techniques
Window On Art: Painting - http://www.mmwindowtoart.com/artpainting.html Lots of specific ideas for watercolor techniques
List Serve Mailing - January 21, 2006