New Year’s Resolutions. Whether you do them or not, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t celebrate New Year’s Eve without reflecting on their year or their life. January is often a time of self-reflection, a time in which one contemplates, reflects, and makes goals to make this NEW year better than the previous. Continue reading
I have always loved the idea of collage. It’s always been very messy though and I end up hoarding way more things than I would like in an effort to make my project. This project was a great way to push through the mess and learn how to create some really fun things with lots […]
This year, I am really into the holidays. I don’t know why, but I’ve been wanting to decorate for Christmas starting right after Halloween. I’ve embraced holidays in my classroom this year and we are doing lots of “seasonal” lessons. It’s actually pretty cool because these lessons also help to teach some important skills. Pumpkins are a great way to teach how students to draw using the shape of the object and how to blend correctly. Continue reading
So much to do, so much going on. Let’s get into TAB for a moment before the moment’s gone. Continue reading
I’m doing it. I’m finally doing it. Next year, my classroom is going TAB. Well, at least for my older grades. Fingers crossed. Continue reading
I like keeping track of most of the art projects I teach on this blog. My biggest weakness though is Kindergarten. They do so much during the year. I can’t keep track of everything so I’m just throwing them all in here as a slide show. I got most of these from Pinterest or Google, and some are favorites I do every year. As usual, I got most of these with a little help from Google.
I really enjoy teaching children how to weave. It is so personal and useful. Weaving is everywhere and it is one of the first artforms that we created, simply out of necessity. Not only are weavings beautiful, they are functional, and I’m all about that. Continue reading
