What if you had a good friend, who happened to be a wonderful art teacher, come into your home and help you teach art? That‘s the flavor of Visual Manna. It incorporates art concepts, techniques, and appreciation all in one curriculum, uses a wide variety of media, and lets you teach all your children at the same time. Six power points and a unit study come with every lesson.

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Sharon Jeffus not only understands art and how to teach it - she understands children as well. There‘s nothing dry or boring here. Even when presenting new concepts or instruction, the narration is captivating - filled with interesting tidbits drawn from science, history, or about people or events. Throughout the lessons, it‘s as though the author is conversing informally with you. There‘s an awful lot of “good stuff” packed into these lessons - and so many extra ideas that you can use this curriculum and reuse it! Because of the breadth of concepts, materials and types of art here, there isn‘t a lot of depth - rather, it‘s more of a wonderful introduction to the many facets of art.

In a nutshell, this curriculum is complete, “user-friendly,” and has lots of variety. While you can use it for all ages, the presentation is decidedly geared toward the younger half of that range, since it‘s more of an introduction to art concepts and formats. Grades 1-12.