This book is part of the "Windows on Literacy: Language, Literacy & Vocabulary" program and shows students ways to solve problems, including drawing a picture and using a calculator. The suggested grade range is K-3; the guided reading level is N-P; the basal results level is Grade 2-Grade 3; and the Windows on Literacy Stage is Fluent Plus…

There is a commonality between methods that artists employ in portraying their subjects and the methods that those studying nature employ in learning about the world, and this similarity can provide encouragement in leading science students to study nature via art. In understanding how beneficial drawing can be to science, consider that both the…

The present study examined the emergence of flattery behavior in young children and factors that might affect whether and how it is displayed. Preschool children between the ages of 3 and 6 years were asked to rate drawings produced by either a present or absent adult stranger (Experiments 1 and 2), child stranger (Experiments 2 and 3), classmate,…

This study examines a series of children's drawings ("Draw for Math" tasks) to determine the relationship of students' spatial understanding and mathematical problem solving. Level of spatial understanding was assessed by applying the framework of central conceptual structures suggested by Case (1996), a cognitive developmental researcher.…

Anna Mary Robertson Moses, popularly known as Grandma Moses, may be the most famous American folk artist. A fortuitous combination of original vision, innate talent, spunky character, and long life, Moses is known for her landscapes that depict nostalgic views of country life. In this article, the author describes an art activity she introduced to…

The authors examined the accuracy of information elicited from seventy-nine 5- to 7-year-old children about a staged event that included physical contact-touching. Four to six weeks later, children's recall for the event was assessed using an interview protocol analogous to those used in forensic investigations with children. Following the…

This paper presents an approach to understanding visual metaphor which uses metaphoric analysis and comprehension by graphic and pictorial means. The perceptible qualities of shape, line, form, color, and texture, that make up the visual structure characteristic of any particular shape, configuration, or scene, are called physiognomic properties;…

The author, a Professor of Art at Glassboro State College in New Jersey, evaluated the latest solo show of new work by James Wyeth, youngest member of the famous art world clan. (Author/RK)

The TES, in conjunction with the British National Committee for Cultural Cooperation in Europe, asked children to write up their idea of Europe in the year 2000. This article reported the results. (Editor/RK)

A not inconsiderable contribution to "education" came into being with the onset of the newspaper and magazine cartoon. (Editor)

Author described the early and amazingly perceptive view Frederick Burk had of the uses the child of three to ten years of age could make of art expression. (Editor/RK)

Children need many opportunities to draw inferences and to sharpen visual imagery. Reading a story and having pupils visualize the images it evokes is good practice. (Author)

Eight droodles and captions are presented as examples of gifted children's responses when introduced to droodle exercises for divergent thinking activities. Ways to present different kinds of droodles are described. (MC)

The construction of small scale Victorian houses based on students' concepts of what these structures should look like is described. (CK)

Examines 103 perceptions of finger drawings on the forehead and back of the head, or anterior and posterior body surfaces, with special regard to sex differences in perception. (MB)