Key Phrases - “Tell
me about your picture.”
“How did you make this?”
When you use these phrases you will
hear about the process a child took to create his or her masterpiece. You
will hear about the story behind his or her work. It will give you a
different perspective than just a green a piece of painted paper.
When you ask your child, "What is this?” your child becomes limited to define his or her work
with a label.
From First 5
Tips: What
do I say to kids about their Art?
Demonstrate
your interest
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Tell me about your picture.
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Do you want to tell me about it or just
show me?
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How did you make that?
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Did you learn anything new?
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What did you do first?
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Stand away from your artwork, does it
look different? The same? How? Why?
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What is your favorite part?
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What did you like doing best?
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Lets turn your work around so we can
look at all the different sides.
Talk about
the art elements: line, shape, color, texture, space
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Look at all the zigzag lines.
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I see big shapes and small shapes in
your picture.
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Can you count how many colors you used?
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I like the effect of using one color,
it makes it easier to see your lines.
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How did you make all those textures?
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Look at the difference between that
shiny fabric and that crumply paper.
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Look at the spaces you created in
between these two forms.
Just
describe what you see.
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I see some purple, orange and green. It
looks like you mixed some
“secondary”
colors.
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Wow! You were really listening to
directions, look how you…
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Look how you placed/arranged the…
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You take your time and make careful
decisions.
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Wow! You used so many different brush
strokes.
Steer away
from value judgments: good/bad, like/dislike
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I enjoy the way…
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I appreciate how you…
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I am proud of you for…
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I admire…
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I notice…
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Look at the attention you paid to…
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2005 Museum's of Children's Art (MOCHA)
