YOU MAY NOTICE THAT YOUR CHILD’S: • concentration is growing; can focus on one activity from 45-60 minutes. • love of facts is building their knowledge base and they have confidence in what they “know.” • attitude may be all or nothing, success or failure • critical abilities develop before their skills in art; they can see the problem, but not know how to fix it to their satisfaction. • favorite tool is a pencil. Able to advance beyond line drawing, they develop proficiency, patience, perseverance, and feel successful. ENCOURAGE YOUR CHILD: • It’s a great time to teach your child to step back, evaluate what they’ve done, and fix their perceived drawing problem, as opposed to giving up. Say things like, “You have so many good lines it would be sad to throw it all away. Show me the area of the drawing that you’re frustrated with. OK, let’s look at the airplane that you’re drawing. I see your line goes in this direction, but when I look at the plane, the edge of the wing goes in the other direction. Can you erase just those lines and make the change?” “I’m so proud of you for seeing the problem. You have good visual skills!” ENGAGE YOUR CHILD BY: • trying a new drawing technique (shading), or draw a new subject (horses) alongside your child no matter what skill level you are at. Don’t be afraid to make mistakes, laugh, and try again as a way of teaching perseverance. Travel to a place where your child can observe the subjects that are of current interest to the child. Draw the subject with pencil and paper from direct observation.
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