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
Do you have a favorite artist? Mine is Georgia O’Keeffe, followed by Marc Chagall, and then it opens up to a bunch of other great people who make my heart sing. One of my latest loves is Wayne Theibald. The man’s work shows a fantastic use of color. His work is pure dream with whipped cream on top.
This project was done at the beginning of the year, as a way to get the kids into the art room, working together, while we “waited” for more students to arrive from their summer vacations. It was such a huge success that many students put their finished socks into the art show, and I am planning on doing this activity with more classes and developing it as I go. Continue reading
