Alpha Omega Publications Lifepac Art school curriculum books cover a broad scope of topics such as principles of color, styles of art, perspective, carving, and cartooning.
The Lifepac Art Teacher Guide Book includes a synopsis of every LIFEPAC and clearly lists the materials required for each lesson, plus additional activities and supplemental reading. LIFEPAC student materials are sold separately. Published by Alpha Omega Publications.
Overview of LIFEPAC Gold Art Course
You will notice the format of this Teacher's Guide differs slightly from other Lifepac Teacher's Guides. The nature of the Art curriculum differs as there are many "hands-on" activities as opposed to the pencil and paper activities of the non-electives. In art, the student learns best by doing the activities given, not by answering questions and preparing reports. As a result, the setup is geared toward ensuring the student understood the process of creating.
All of the teacher's material for each individual LIFEPAC is in 1 section. The section begins with background information regarding an Arts Curriculum, Adult Checks for the activities, and supplementary activities to help reinforce the concepts presented. The remaining material found in the section includes, Self Test Keys, LIFEPAC Test Keys, Alternate Tests and Alternate Test Keys.
In our experience, most students have a wealth of material in their heads, and can express themselves with quite sophisticated ideas and concepts if given the chance. The problem is that at the early to late adolescent stage many children do not have the self-confidence and are too insecure to communicate these feelings and ideas. While these ideas presented may help at first, the parent will find most success in encouraging the student to use them as a starting point, to alter or build upon these supplementary activities. Eventually, with positive direction and constructive criticism, the student should feel confident enough in his or her ability to communicate ideas effectively, as well as confidence that their concepts and feelings will not be ridiculed, that they begin to generate ideas and directions of their own more effectively. We would encourage the teachers and parents to examine the student's ideas and subject matter and look for insight into the mind and personality of the student artist rather then limiting or censoring him. At the end of this teacher guide is an appendix featuring background on interpreting art, museum and gallery websites, supplemental worksheets and assessment pages.
A major recommendation from the authors is to have the student acquire a good general Art History book as a primary reference resource. Gardner's Art Through the Ages, tenth edition, by Richard Tansey, et. al., is an excellent source. If the price is too prohibitive, a used bookstore or college bookstore should have an earlier edition at a lower price. A good Internet source for a virtual art gallery is the Mark Harten Artchive (www.artchive.com) which has an extensive cross-section of the various genres of the visual arts from cave paintings to Modern Art.
Their are recommended and supplemental materials listed in the Teacher Guide. Many of the materials recommended will be used throughout the entire ten LIFEPACs. Should the student continue in his studies, he will want to keep art supplies on hand on a more permanent basis.
If the student lives near a museum, university or gallery, it would be beneficial to visit sometime during the year. There is no substitute for the impact of seeing a work of art in person.
As always, the library is probably the best (and least expensive) resource for research into the visual arts. Libraries are filled with biographies, anthologies, and collected works of all the artists mentioned in this LIFEPAC Gold Art Elective.
It is our profound hope that you will find this information useful. Whatever you child's interests and aspirations, we are sure you will be pleased with the results of an education in the Arts.
MASTERY LEARNING
This full-color worktext curriculum for students in grades K through 12 is based on the principle of mastery learning, in which students truly master the content and skills of one unit before progressing to the next. Different students learn at different speeds, so mastery learning ensures success by allowing each student to spend as much time as he needs in a particular subject area before moving on.
Students achieve mastery learning through LIFEPAC Golds systematic review of learned concepts at three levels. First, each new concept or skill is reinforced within the LIFEPAC worktext in which it is introduced. Second, concepts and skills are integrated across all five core subjects in the curriculum. And third, mastered material is treated as the building blocks of new material at the higher grade levels.
Many specific LIFEPAC Gold Curriculum activities and questions require students to go beyond simple objective recall, asking them instead to think analytically and draw conclusions that require a conceptual understanding of the material.
PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT
As your child's teacher, you guide your student through LIFEPAC Gold's pre-designed lesson plans, pacing the material and creating the spontaneous learning opportunities that make home schooling so effective. You chart your child's academic growth through parent-directed activities, self-tests and final unit tests.
REINFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES
The use of independent projects to reinforce learned concepts is an important part of the Alpha Omega Lifepac homeschool curriculum. Projects stimulate creativity and imaginative thought, and provide the student an opportunity to use and demonstrate the skills he has learned. The student is allowed freedom to explore and conduct his own research, but remains accountable to the teacher. This challenges the student to think and helps him develop independent learning skills and self-discipline.
ORDERING FLEXIBILITY
LIFEPAC's are conveniently packaged to meet the needs of home schoolers on a budget. You save money by purchasing the Complete Boxed Sets for each subject and grade level. These include everything you need for the entire school year in one convenient package.
LIFEPAC WORKTEXT BOOKS
The LIFEPAC booklet is the basic unit of Alpha Omega's worktext curriculum. Ten LIFEPACs constitute a full year's study in one subject. Each LIFEPAC takes about 3 to 4 weeks to complete.
Complete boxed sets for each grade level include 10 full-color LIFEPAC worktexts for each subject for students to complete plus a 2 part Teacher's Guide. The Teacher's Guide includes a synopsis of every LIFEPAC, a complete answer key and test keys, plus helpful tips on managing your home school.
This full-color worktext curriculum for students in grades K through 12 is based on the principle of mastery learning in which students truly master the content and skills of one unit before progressing to the next. Different students learn at different speeds, so mastery learning ensures success by allowing each student to spend as much time as he needs in a particular subject area before moving on.
Students achieve mastery learning through LIFEPAC Gold's systematic review of learned concepts at three levels.
First, each new concept or skill is reinforced within the LIFEPAC worktext in which it is introduced.
Second, concepts and skills are integrated across all five core subjects in the curriculum.
Third, mastered material is treated as the building blocks of new material at the higher grade levels.
Many specific Alpha Omega Lifepac homeschool curriculum activities and questions require students to go beyond simple objective recall, asking them instead to think analytically and draw conclusions that require a conceptual understanding of the material.
LIFEPAC GOLD TESTING
You and your students never get in over your heads thanks to LIFEPAC's reinforcements and testing to help you accurately track your students success and readiness to proceed.
Alpha Omega Lifepac is a Christian home school art curriculum with art lesson plans and lessons recommended for kids from preschool to kindergarten and up to middle school.
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ALPHA OMEGA LIFEPAC GOLD CURRICULUM
Alpha Omega Publications' Lifepac Gold curriculum is an award-winning, traditional worktext homeschool program that incorporates a balanced combination of spiritual and academic elements. Lifepac offers K-12 Christian homeschool curriculums designed to teach five core subjects plus an array of electives. LIFEPAC offers a full-color worktext curriculum based on the principle of mastery learning, in which students truly master the content and skills of one unit before progressing to the next. The curriculum is composed of consumable textbook/workbook combinations that conveniently combine subject text, exercises, projects, review, and tests. More than just a set of materials, Lifepac is a successful learning system designed to make your student an independent, lifelong learner.
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