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course you will have your basic art
supplies: crayons, paper, markers etc. But as the children
learn more about their other subjects—they should learn more
about the arts as well.
For younger children it helps to have more of a variety—basic
supplies can go a long way if you have the right crafts in mind.
Do not be afraid to be messy–even in high-school art classes
they use drop cloths while working. Although you and your students
can be very creative with these basic art supplies, you want to
have more options available for you—and the way to do that
is to obtain the best art
supplies for schools there are—and not just the
basic ones.
If paints are not on the list of art supplies for your school —they
should be. The younger kids can do great things with finger-paints
and watercolors. With these art supplies as tools they can learn
lessons about the color wheel. For example: using primary colors
of finger-paints, show your students how you can mix primary colors
to make secondary colors. This way they are learning some of the
basics of art at an early age.
For the older groups of children art supplies for schools should
also include paints as a priority. As the children get into middle
school and high school their artistic skills will be developing
and as teachers we want to encourage that artistic development—not
prevent them from moving forward with their talents. For example:
finger paints just are not going to do the trick if the students
are going to be using brushes—watercolors are also out of
the question because the students are above that now. Sometimes
in high schools advanced upperclassmen, as well as some students
in colleges will revert to watercolors for certain projects—but
by that time they are in a whole new league. For the older grades—even
older elementary students like fourth and fifth graders, your art
supplies should include acrylic paints and brushes of several sizes.
The students will need easels and paint trays.
As they get even older it is great to have art supplies for schools
that include things such as oil paints as well as acrylic paints,
paint sponges, spray paint or preferably, airbrushes, canvas and
frames (or wood for frames the students can build themselves), pastels
and charcoals, as well as clay and pottery wheels. I know that obtaining
all of these art supplies for you school is an expensive proposition,
but all of these were provided by the school I attended in tenth
through twelfth grade. Students were able to excel in art immensely
if they chose to take the art classes offered as electives. Classes
like portraiture, oil painting, landscapes, abstract art, pottery,
and so on. Some students even received college credits in art before
they graduated high school. But without certain art supplies being
provided for schools, schools will never have the option to offer
such classes. It is certainly a thing to consider.
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