The Usborne Book of Art Skills - Step-by-Step Drawing & Painting Guide for Kids & Beginners | Perfect for Homeschooling, Classroom & Creative Learning

I absolutely love this book. I'm an elementary teacher and have recently received art (not to be confused with CRAFT) training. This book is an excellent extension to the training I received as it teaches skills and gives tips on basic art techniques such as drawing lines, practice using different types of brush strokes, experimenting with water colors, and using an entire space (visual perception/placement). While some of the skills/projects presented are definitely for older students (4th grade+), most can be modified for students as young as kindergarten (such as making a bird using cut slices of an apple, which also teaches shapes and fractions!).My one disappointment is the size of the book the I received- which is partly my fault for not looking at the dimensions posted. While I entered the ISBN number for the larger book, the ISBN numbers are apparently the same for the larger and smaller books and the page I ordered from was for the smaller hand sized book (I thought I was getting a deal). Regardless, the same skills are presented in both books, and I highly recommend this book to any budding elementary school teachers of art.