START WITH ART: Mother and Child (The Child's Bath)

We START WITH ART each morning with our kids (Jenna's kids are 7 and 10, Janet's is also 10). This takes us less than five minutes each morning and tends to be re-visited later in the day at the dinner table or during our evening reading sessions. We find this little exercise each morning ignites creativity and sparks critical thinking. 

Here's how to #STARTWITHART:

Step one: Take a look at the artwork below

Step two: Read the questions below the picture of the art to the students/children in your life

Step three: See how starting your day with art can ignite creativity and critical thinking! 

It's that easy! Let's START WITH ART!

Title: Mother and Child (The Child's Bath) 

Artist: Mary Cassatt 

Date: 1893 

Medium: Oil on canvas 

Dimensions: 100.3 × 66 cm 

Start with Art Questions:

• Who do you see in this painting? What are they doing?

• How do you think the mother and child feel in this moment? Why?

• Mary Cassatt often painted scenes of mothers and children. Why do you think she liked to paint these subjects? What do you think she wanted to show or share with people through her art?

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