Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Language Arts Lessons for Grades K - Eight Focusing on Composition and Art

WHAT PICTURES MEAN TO CHILDREN.

Mary A. Snedekor, Instructor P. S. 10, Manhattan.

The value of picture study in the classroom is untold. Pictures may be introduced into every imaginable lesson of the day... Pictures are used to cultivate language, observation, imagination, aesthetic taste. Not the least important influence of picture study is the silent benefit derived from a careful examination of some study.
  Read the rest here, and there are many more language arts ideas using pictures in this free downloadable vintage book.  This is a good source for written composition ideas using pictures as story starters.

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