Art Materials Source

I found a place with inexpensive art materials that are of an acceptable quality (well, some of the supplies are acceptable). 

The website is www.tdbestprice.com .

The items I buy the most are as follows:

Watercolor Brushes (camel hair) Set of 12 - $8.46

White Bristle Brush Assortment (round and flat brushes all sizes) Set of 24 - $6.96

Watercolor Paper School Packs (9x12) pack of 100 - $11.46

White Tagboard (9x12 cardstock) Pack of 100 - $2.96

Heavyweight, Groundwood Construction paper (9x12) 50 sheets - $0.86 

Prang Colored Pencils 50 pack - I buy these on Amazon when I find a sale and the pack usually lasts the year for our Art Shelf (approx. $8 - $12)

Please share your information if you find a supplier that is less expensive.  :-) Thank you!

Primary and Secondary Colors

Click on the Link below to get the lesson document.

Primary and Secondary Colors

It took much longer than I expected but I have finally put together the first lesson. I included photos of the materials and the way I chose to arrange them as well as photos of the children's work.

One of the children has only practiced this lesson a few times and is still learning to take his time and care for the materials while the other child has been practicing this lesson since her first year.

I wish I had a comparison between her work as a first year and her work now. It is fantastic how much she has improved. In fact, if I can pull some work from her portfolio I will make my next post a side by side. It can show you what the work looks like for a six year old and then for the same child as a seven year old.

Please let me know if you think you can replicate the lesson with your children from what has been written out for you. Let me know if the photos are helpful and please post your own photos or email them to me. Tell me what you think. Does the lesson work for you?