I Can Do All Things: A Beginning Book of Drawing and Painting

The curriculum provides good support for non-specialist teachers through detailed lesson instructions, DVD demonstrations, and tips for teachers. Multiple parents without strong art backgrounds reported success using the program.

Reviews mention 'tips for the teacher' in the book, and one parent noted the program works well for those 'not very gifted in drawing and painting' but wanting to provide quality instruction

The curriculum strongly supports direct instruction through detailed step-by-step lessons and optional DVD demonstrations. The video component allows students to observe technique modeling clearly.

DVDs feature author Barry Stebbings providing instruction and demonstrations, with one review noting DVDs allow children to 'see every stroke and motion' and alert students to 'common mistakes to avoid'

The curriculum provides highly structured, explicit instruction in art techniques through 142 step-by-step lessons. Each lesson uses text and black-and-white illustrations to demonstrate specific skills for different media including drawing, colored pencils, markers, and painting.

Reviews consistently mention 'step-by-step instruction,' progressive skill building from basic shapes to complex subjects, and DVD demonstrations showing 'every stroke and motion' for technique mastery

The curriculum heavily emphasizes structured instruction with step-by-step lessons but allows for creative application of learned techniques. Students can apply techniques to independent artwork outside the formal lessons.

One parent noted children 'were able to apply learned techniques to their own independent artwork outside of the lessons,' indicating transfer of skills to creative work

The curriculum appears to teach medium-specific techniques but lacks evidence of explicit art vocabulary instruction. Reviews focus on technique demonstration rather than terminology building.

Reviews mention learning techniques for 'shading, showing depth, drawing people' but don't specifically reference vocabulary instruction or art terminology development

The curriculum appears to focus primarily on technique instruction rather than art history or cultural knowledge. While one review mentions that How Great Thou Art curricula generally cover art history, there's no specific evidence of art history content in this particular program.

Reviews focus exclusively on technique instruction and skill development; no mention of artists, movements, or historical context in the detailed lesson descriptions