Harmony Fine Arts: Grade Two

The fun really gets going this year with the second grade plan for art and music appreciation if you use Harmony Fine Arts. Sample Page The plan has three options for art appreciation that you can pick and choose from. The idea this year is to study artists that fit in with the Well-Trained Mind second cycle of history or from the 1200s to the 1500s. (see the overview chart for more information about time periods) Option one provides links to websites where you can view the artwork of the artists on your computer or you can pull them up on your screen and make them your desktop background. You could also choose to print them out using your color printer for your child to study and then put in their art notebook. Option two schedules out Artistic Pursuits K-3 Book Two along with art picture books. You can see all the resources used in the second grade by following this link: Harmony Fine Arts Grade 2 Resources The art apreciation books have brief follow-up art activities that use common materials and take approximately one hour to complete. Option three for art appreciation is a fast and easy option using Dover Publications coloring books and Child-Size masterpieces that you purchase separately from the Harmony Fine Arts plan. Here is a link for the resources used for option three. Music appreciation in second grade combines listening to composers for the history time period and the Classical Kids Collection of CDs. These CDs are a fun way to introduce your child to classical music selections and the composers that wrote them. We borrowed these from our library and enjoyed listening to every single one of them. This year is a great start towards developing yor child's interest and love in classical music and art of the Gothic to early renaissance periods of time. You can use the second grade plan with children younger and older very easily if you want to combine your family's study into one plan. I hope this gives you a better idea of what the Harmony Fine Arts includes for second grade. If you have any questions or comments, you can post them here or you can write me an email. harmonyfinearts@yahoo.com Barb Harmony Art Mom