Thursday, June 30, 2011

Use Jan Brett Com

Use Jan Brett.com


Jan Brett.com is a website created to represent the art work of Jan Brett. At this site she has compiled some of her work into different types of media to share with others. At no cost to the user, anyone can download coloring & activities pages, videos, murals and so much more.


Instructions


1. Log on to Janbrett.com and scroll half way down the page. You will notice a table with three columns and eight rows. Your tour through this site will navigate you through some of these features that are offered free here.


2. Click on “Activities Pages.” You will notice an alphabetical listing of all the activities that are here for you to use. There are so many to choose from and many of them are printable. There is no doubt that you will find some activity that you can use in your classroom or children’s program. Click on the back arrow on your browser.


3. Click on “Murals” to get printable pictures of animals and clothes for them. If you have ever played with paper dolls you will love this part of the site for your children. Print art out on card stock to make the animals stiffer for easier play.Again click on your browsers back button until you reach the home page.


4. Click on “On Screen Computer Games” to play games on her site. What site wouldn’t have computer games? You wouldn’t think that Jan Brett’s artist site would but it does. Kids will have fun choosing from small variety of games to play right from this section of her site. Click the back button on your browser to go back to the home page.


5. Click on “Videos” to learn how Jan draws her creations. You too can be an artist by following these steps. Using Media Play or Real dozens of videos. Click on the back arrow on your browser to go to the home page.


6. Click on “Classroom-Help-A-Longs” to get some help with classroom displays and other help items. Teachers will love this part of Jan’s site. It offers many help print outs and with an artistic flair. Jan Brett.com offers quite a bit to teachers. Whether you are a public school teacher, private or home school teacher her site will give you quite a bit of “extras” to use in your classroom. The only way to know for sure if her art work will benefit your students is to log on and look around at all that she has created.







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