You and your students will enjoy:

• Six full-color 8"x 10" art prints featuring whimsical skeletons involved in everyday activities.

• A Teacher's Guide includes the fascinating history and tradition of the Days of the Dead and features many of the popular art forms created to celebrate the holiday. The works of the renowned Mexican artists José Guadalupe Posada and Pedro Linares are introduced. Information about the six art reproductions is provided to guide students in discussions about the works. Four art activities, including papier-mâché figures, memorials, cut paper designs, and printmaking are included with a brief history of each and a lesson plan.

• Vocabulary is provided in each chapter.

• Reproducible handouts offer a variety of activities across the curriculum.

• Aesthetic questions are provided to help your students discuss issues concerning beauty, intent of the artist, and tradition.

• Interdisciplinary activities include ideas for social studies, science, language arts, and cooking, which makes sharing this resource with other teachers very easy.

• National Visual Art Standards and Assessment are addressed in each unit. Achievement Standards for grades 5-8 and 9-12 are given for each lesson.

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