Curriculum Materials: Amazing Animals in
Art
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Philip R. Goodwin Essays: Questions: |
Suggested Questions: Grades K-3
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- What animal do you see? Was it painted to look
NATURALISTIC--as
it appears in nature?
- What is the bear doing? Describe how you think it is
feeling?
- Give a weather report. What is the temperature? What
season of the year is it? What kind of day is this? What
sounds do you hear?
- Describe the setting of this scene. Why do you think
the artist chose to place the bear in a wilderness?
- Where do you see straight lines? Where do you see
curved lines? What colors do you see? What feeling do
they give you? Are the colors bright and loud or soft and
quiet?
- How did the artist use color to make us notice the
bear? What else did the artist do to make us notice the
bear? What has the artist done to make us notice the
Cream of Wheat cereal?
- This painting was made as an advertisement for Cream
of Wheat cereal. Advertisers use pictures to tell us
about their products. What does this picture tell us
about Cream of Wheat cereal? Why do you suppose the
artist decided to use a bear to sell this product? Do you
know of any other advertisements that use animals?
- What ideas and feelings do you associate with bears? Are bears scary? Funny? Friendly? Gentle and cuddly?
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