I would like to share the resource that I have used to plan my lessons. The book is called Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards. It provides way to teach children and adults how to make realistic drawings. I have tried and really like the introductory activites of drawing without looking at the paper, drawing an image when it is upside down, and drawing the negative spaces. There are lots more ideas too. I would appreciate it if anyone else in the class has a good how-to book for other "arts" that could provide scaffolding lessons for me as a teacher and artist. Willow has shared with me another book about drawing; "Drawing with Children" by Mona Brookes.
