
Learn to teach watercolor painting to kids of all abilities with fun, beginner-friendly activities you can do at home, using modified approaches for autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, and Down syndrome.
Teach kids to control brush pressure with standing and setting brushes, using light strokes to protect wet paper, paint within boundaries, and apply thick strokes for large areas.
Choose a medium sized Chinese or sable brush. Use a large brush for washes and a fine brush for details; keep water clean with two containers.
Discover how to teach kids of all abilities to create vibrant mixed-media watercolor art using oil pastels and thick construction paper cutouts.
Master dry brush, wet-on-wet, and splatter techniques to help kids of all abilities build confidence, have fun, and explore open-ended, abstract painting.
Apply wet paint, sprinkle small grains of salt to create light spots and texture as salt absorbs moisture and humidity slows drying. When dry, dust off salt to reveal pattern.
Paint a sky with horizontal yellow lines from left to right, starting outside the page. Use blue streaks, connect dots for guide, and add salt or tissue for soft clouds.
Create silhouettes on black paper using cutouts drawn by kids, shaping basic ovals and squares to assemble hot air balloons, exploring composition and simple storytelling.
Develop confidence and safety in watercolor activities for kids of all abilities; display finished pieces with a title, accept flaws, and seek friendly feedback to foster appreciation.
Recaps art concepts and fundamentals, shows how to paint a landscape in watercolor, and builds confidence to begin teaching art while embracing imperfections and enjoying the process.
Hi, I’m Teacher Precious!
Welcome to the introductory course for teaching watercolor painting to children of all abilities.
This course will help you teach art to your kids even if you’re not an art teacher.
This is designed perfectly for:
PARENTS
TEACHERS
THERAPISTS
who are engaged in teaching children with varying needs and abilities. This course will also talk about adaptations and modifications of art activities for children with special needs, particularly those who are diagnosed with autism, ADHD, cerebral palsy, or down syndrome.
If you are a homeschooling parent who would want to save money from hiring an art teacher, why not teach art to them personally?
“But I’m not an artist.”
That’s the excuse that I always hear from a non-artist parent or teacher.
I believe your concerns are real, and some people can get easily intimidated about creating art, especially if they believe that they were not born an artist. The problem is sometimes our kids show creative talent and artistic potential, yet we don’t know what to do with it. This is very common for children with special needs, particularly children with autism or ADHD. We try to find a suitable art workshop outside the school, but sometimes we’re afraid that the class might not be able to handle our child’s needs. We try to find a specialized art teacher but had difficulty finding a competent one. And when we do find a qualified art teacher to do private classes, we realize it’s expensive.
In the end, we feel pity that we could've developed the hidden potential of our child through creative art activities instead of immersing them in gadgets and iPad games.
Those reasons are valid, and I feel for those parents, teachers, and therapists who feel frustrated and don't know even how to start. For non-artists, it may be hard to do art, what more to teach it?
I've encountered so many people who felt the same way.
That's why I made this course, especially for you, to figure out the best way to spark your child's interest in Art; centered around their level of skill, safety, and interest. The awesome part is you can do all of this at home.
This course tries to be inclusive as possible by applying the universal design for learning for children with special needs.
We will tackle all the basics from:
preparing the workspace
adapting tools
task-analyzing instruction and
differentiating activities according to needs and abilities
By the end of this course, you'll learn:
How to be familiar with the basic watercolor materials
How to teach the basic watercolor techniques commonly used by professional artists
How to create a Sunrise Silhouette and Sunny Sea watercolor mixed-media painting.
Imagine having the confidence and skill to teach easy, simple, but beautiful paintings.
Aside from this, you'll be able to:
enjoy and connect with your child through meaningful art activities
meet their need for your attention in a productive way
have more sense of achievement
express themselves more through their artwork
I challenge you to take this first step, and I'll be here to guide you along the way.
Just like Ralph Waldo Emerson said,
"Every artist was first an amateur."
Let's get started!