Gold Medal Art

The Olympics are almost over, but art from the ages is still in the running at the Plymouth Elementaries. Children in grades K-4 are learning the major Western art time periods from their "table labels". We are starting with the exciting discovery of the caves of Lascaux, France unveiled by four boys. Mesopotamia & Egypt art, Islamic art in Persia, Greek and Roman art, art from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, Modern, and Contemporary art are other time periods to be "discovered" by our inquiring minds. We will truly be history and art detectives as we look at art from each period to see what they held important.
A great website to see on cave art is http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/lascaux/en/

Happy sleuthing to you!