Blueprint Creativity & Beyond Textbook for Part A

Blueprint’s Creativity & Beyond is a graded series of 13 books (Part A, B, C and 1 to 10) that conforms to the art assessment guidelines and recommendations for art education in schools. The author-artists at Blueprint Education believe that every child is born with artistic sensibilities. It is only guidance from a tender age that would help them cultivate a mind that can appreciate beauty. Taking this into consideration, a conscious effort has been made to develop all the senses of the child through observation, exploration and expression. Creativity & Beyond aims at providing a unique platform to the child that will help promote experiential learning for free expression of ideas and emotions. Emphasis has been laid on a participative and an interactive approach to the teaching of art and craft, which is both rigorous and active.

SALIENT FEATURES

• The book provides skill-based learning that integrates life skills with art and craft curriculum.
• Guided colouring activities in the form of crayon outlines will help develop the child’s gross and fine motor skills.
• Age-appropriate drawing techniques, like grid drawing, step drawing, tracing, assembling geometrical figures etc., will expand the child’s exposure to the world.
• The book abounds in multi-colour logical backgrounds that will support the child’s final artwork.
• A variety of tasks, like paper folding, origami, tear and paste, board games, clay modelling, construction models, etc., have been incorporated to enhance the artistic capabilities of the child.
• Assessment projects will help kindle the imagination of the child.
• A range of games and play activities have been embedded for ease of learning and comprehension.
• Interesting snippets, under the section ‘Sounds Amazing‘, will enhance the child’s curiosity and general awareness.