This is a copy of the letter I posted on my school website (2019 – 2020 school year) to inform parents of my teaching practice and philosophy in art education.
This was a lesson that has now sparked a collaboration with various teams based on a two things: beauty and eating. Continue reading
Every year, as part of my curriculum, we do a self-portrait. It’s been an interesting journey since I have students from kindergarten to grade three. I get to see their progression each year. This year, I was ultra impressed by my second-grade students. Continue reading
For years I have been trying to teach the difference between warm colors and cool colors. I’ve had the students watch videos, look at paintings to show mood, wear t-shirts in a line. I even have my classroom (table groups) divided into warm colors and cool colors. Nothing helped these kids remember the difference between warm colors and cool colors…until….
I killed a snowman. Continue reading
In an effort of collaboration with a first grade teacher, I focused some time on the author/illustrator Todd Parr. If you don’t know him, he writes funny and heartwarming books filled with simple yet colorful illustrations. Continue reading
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
