Painting and Drawing in Waldorf Schools by Thomas Wildgruber,... - 9780863158780

Floris Books

Painting and Drawing in Waldorf SchoolsClasses 1 to 8\nAuthor(s): Thomas Wildgruber, Matthew Barton\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Floris Books, United Kingdom\nImprint: Floris Books\nISBN-13: 9780863158780, 978-0863158780\nSynopsis\nPainting and drawing are key artistic expressions which play an important role in children's physical, emotional and spiritual development. This comprehensive teachers' manual provides a complete artistic curriculum for Classes One to Eight in Steiner-Waldorf schools (age six to fourteen).\n\nAt each stage, the book demonstrates the skills that teachers can help children to develop. There are 280 practical exercises for teachers to use, and over 800 drawings and paintings as inspiring examples of artistic possibilities. The curriculum moves from free drawing, to guided colour exercises, to precise perspective drawing. \n\nThe exercises draw on elements of the Steiner-Waldorf curriculum at appropriate ages, incorporating themes from fables and legends, th.