Story Notes and Extras

 

 Sparky McCloud Goes To An Art Show

 

by Sean Hunter

 

Talk and Discover

for parents, children, teachers and friends to enjoy

 

What are some of your favorite colors?

What would you like to see at an art show?

Why do you think Sparky likes paintings?

 

More Talk and Discover

 

What in a painting do you like to see?

What is something you would like to paint?

What is one of your favorite paintings?

 

More Talk, Talk and Discover

 

Why is using your imagination important?

When does an artist use their imagination?

Besides art, what is something that you can use your imagination for?

 

Being a Good Listener

 

What was the first painting that Sparky saw?

Where can art take you?

How was Sparky going to take the paintings home?

 

Learning With Art

 

What is something art can teach you?

 

One Of Sparky’s Favorite Questions

 

Who is someone famous you might see in a painting?

 

The Art of Imagination

 

Draw a car that doesn’t need tires.

Draw a house for a duck.

Draw a picture of a happy moon.

 

The Art of History

 

Draw a picture of a President.

Draw a picture of the flag that Betsy Ross made.

Draw a picture of a covered wagon.

 

The Art of Nature

 

Draw a picture of a flower. 

Draw something that grows on trees.

Draw something that lives in the forest or jungle.

 

 

The Art of Geography

 

Draw something you would see in a foreign country.

Draw something you would see on a river.

Draw something you would see at a National Park.

 

The Art of Fun

 

Where and when will there be there an art show near you?

What are three famous museums you could visit?

What are some other types of art besides paintings?

 

Extra Credit

 

Ask your mother, father, family, friends and teachers who are the artist that they like.