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

by My Father's World

ArtGrades 1–5

I Can Do All Things: Step-by-Step Art Skills Workbook

I Can Do All Things is a comprehensive art skills workbook from My Father's World that teaches drawing and painting fundamentals through 142 structured lessons covering colored pencils, markers, and acrylic paints. The curriculum provides step-by-step instruction with optional DVD demonstrations, designed for ages 6 and up with consumable workbook pages and organized skill progressions.

Best for

Elementary homeschool families using My Father's World curriculum who want structured art skills instruction, and teachers who need comprehensive guidance for teaching drawing and painting techniques to grades 1-5

Evaluation Criteria

3 strengths · 1 concern · 1 neutral · 1 insufficient evidence

Teacher TrainingStrength

The curriculum includes teacher support through instructional tips and optional comprehensive video demonstrations for all lessons.

Review mentions 'Stebbing provides tips for the teacher' and optional DVD instruction where 'lessons are taught by the author' providing demonstrations for all 142 lessons

Direct InstructionStrength

The curriculum strongly supports direct instruction through detailed written guides and optional video demonstrations with teacher modeling.

Optional DVDs provide 'instruction and demonstrations' with lessons 'taught by the author' who 'encourages students while also alerting them to common mistakes to avoid'

Technique InstructionStrength

The curriculum provides explicit, step-by-step instruction for specific art techniques across multiple media including drawing, colored pencils, markers, and acrylic painting.

Review mentions '142 lessons' with 'step-by-step instruction' and 'mix text and black-and-white illustrations' to teach 'various skills and techniques appropriate for each art medium'

Art History KnowledgeConcern

The curriculum appears to focus primarily on technique development without substantial art history or cultural content.

Review describes lessons addressing 'skills and techniques' and specific drawing subjects like 'snowmen, faces, cans, jars' but makes no mention of art history, famous artists, or cultural contexts

Structured Vs OpenNeutral

The curriculum emphasizes structured skill-building with progressive lesson sequences, though some flexibility is built in for lesson ordering.

Lessons are 'organized into five sections' with 'progressive order' examples like learning 'circles, then snowmen, faces, cans,' while other lessons 'can be used in a random order'

Vocabulary BuildingInsufficient Evidence

Art vocabulary instruction is not explicitly mentioned in the available review evidence.

Review focuses on technique instruction and materials but does not mention specific art vocabulary or terminology development

Key Facts
GradesGrades 1–5
SubjectArt
PedagogyNot specified
Faith-BasedChristian
Pricing$75.50 at Rainbowresource.com

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Data sources: cathyduffy