Thinking With A Line Teacher's Guide to the Interactive CD-ROM introduces a new art and literacy tool. Author Cathy Ropal suggest ways to set up, introduce and extend a variety of projects about line -- the most basic of all art elements and a vital pre-reading, writing and construction tool. Thinking With A Line helps teachers feel comfortable with the art materials and to demonstrate a variety of strategies for using materials to foster, extend and deepen understanding.

Thinking with a Line Teacher's Guide

Cathy Weisman Topal

Davis Publications

Creative Minds Out of School is an after school art program written by Cathy Weisman Topal and developed by Davis Publications (which also publishes SchoolArts Magazine) for the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership in 2010.Intended for afterschool programs for grades K-5, this Educator's Edition provides training and professional development resources, plus advice from the author on "Maintaining Order in the Classroom," helpful tips for both veteran teachers and newcomers.Three thematic units explore specific processes and approaches to learning offered by the visual arts. Lessons build sequentially throughout each unit to develop children's skills with a variety of expressive media. Every lesson includes suggestions for varying and extending explorations.STEM Connections: Each unit poses questions to connect the art activities to learning in science, technology and engineering.

Creative Minds Out of School Educator's Edition Cathy Topal

Arts & Photography

Beautiful Stuff from Nature illustrates unique stories from teachers across North America who were challenged to explore their outdoor spaces with children to see where their interests lead. In these pages, you’ll encounter ordinary experiences made extraordinary through the teacher’s documentation and discover ideas for using natural materials to enrich your classroom, engage your students, and build on initial explorations. ISBN: 978-16152-8678-2, 127 pages, softcover, grades PreK–5 Table of Contents: Getting Started Cultivating a Naturalist’s Sensibilities Outdoor Explorations Your Unique Place Bringing Nature Inside

Beautiful Stuff from Nature | More Learning with Found Materials

Lella Gandini

DAVIS ART

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Books by Cathy Weisman Topal

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Thinking with a Line Teacher's Guide

Creative Minds Out of School Educator's Edition Cathy Topal

Beautiful Stuff from Nature | More Learning with Found Materials