Reflection #3:

What? Teaching about childrens illustrators is a good way to get kids interested in art. They are already interested in the book and if you start talking about the books in a way that will teach the children about line, shape, value, color, etc. they will be ready and interested to learn it. If you pick artists and pictures they aren't familiar with, they might not be as interested to learn. Children's book illustrators apply directly to them.

So What? I can use the virtual handouts that other students did in class to have a starting point for teaching about illustrators to my students. I can also find other popular children's books that my students will recognize and learn about those illustrators. I can teach my students about the different art elements and principles that these illustrators have used in their artwork and help them to use them in their own artwork as well.

Now What? I think if I teach art by starting with familiar illustrators that it will access my students background knowledge since they are familiar with it and they will be able to understand more quickly the art principles and elements that I am trying to help them learn. Once I have accessed their background knowledge and got them interested we can move on to other popular artists that the students may not know anything about and they won't be so intimidated to learn about those art pieces because they have a firm background knowledge to go by.