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NAME OF MONTESSORI ACTIVITY
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Art Step 8 – Using a Timeline of Art
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AREA
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The Arts
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AGE
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3 – 9 Years
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MATERIALS
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- An Ancient and Medieval time line – 3000BC – 1300AD
- Traditional Art – 1300 – 1850
- Modern Art – 1850 Impressionists – present day
- Alternatively, use the child’s own Time Line of his life
- A time Line of Prehistoric Painting – cave paintings
- A sequence of paintings by one particular artist. (Picasso Matisse, Goya, Chagall and Monet etc.)
The time line is about 20cm wide on which a series of dates are printed.
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DIRECT AIM
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- To learn about the different periods in the history of art.
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INDIRECT AIM
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- Visual discrimination
- Concentration
- Broaden his cultural knowledge
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PRESENTATION
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- This is a group presentation on the carpet / floor.
- Let the child help you unroll the timeline carefully.
- Explain that the time line will enable to see Art from many, many years ago to the present time.
- Let the children take a picture and read its date and place it on the appropriate part of the Time Line.
- Let the children talk about the various periods on the time line and where possible, leave it out for a few days.
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CONTROL OF ERROR
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The control cards
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EXTENSIONS
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VARIATIONS
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