The Paintbrush Ballerina Book teacher Learn the names of geometric

Learn the names of geometric shapes and how to recognize them

Art teachers educate their students on the Elements of Art: Line

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The Paintbrush Ballerina Book teacher Learn the names of geometricAs an elementary art teacher, I am always looking for fun and clever ways to teach young artists. I noticed that students of all ages often use paintbrushes with a heavy hand. To illustrate the idea of painting lightly and keeping a paintbrush on its 'tippy toes', I came up with The Paintbrush Ballerina. When introducing this idea, I told artists that their brush is 'like a ballerina, always on her tippy toes'. Immediately they were able to recognize