I have a lot of things to share with you today! First. You have the chance to win a big prize for a special Back to School giveaway. The winner will receive a drawing book, a $10 TPT gift card and my new Art History Icebreaker Foldable.
First, this book by Mark Kistler! You Can Draw It in Just 30 Minutes: See It and Sketch It in a Half-Hour or Less. I am working with De Capo Press to share this book. Mark Kistler is the author of several cartooning books. He also had a tv show called Imagination Station! Anyone remember that? This book is more realistic, less cartoony.
I tried out a few of the drawing tutorials.
The teddy bear was cute and fun. I think this would be a good book for an art class drawing library.
Second, I have a $10 gift card to Teachers Pay Teachers to giveaway. There is a site-wide Back to School Sale starting tomorrow! My shop is participating and products will be up to 25% off. Take advantage of this sale to get yourself ready for the school year. Use code BTS2017.
My store filled with many wonderful art teacher resources will be on SALE tomorrow, for up to 25% off.
Here is an example of one new product I have. Check out this Art History Icebreaker Activity!!
To enter the giveaway simply leave a comment on this blog post! Make sure to include your email address so I can contact you. One winner will receive the book, a $10 giftcard to TPT AND the Art History Foldable. Note: ONLY USA and Canadian addresses are eligible. A winner will be chosen Tuesday evening.
Loves like a fun project
I would love to win this! First year Art teacher and this would help me so much!
Email: briannecooper21@yahoo.com or
Highlanddancer_1991@hotmail.com
The art history foldable looks to be a great introduction for my 6th grade curriculum and I love Mark Kistler’s books. Thanks for the chance to win these awesome items.
This post is amazing! I love the drawing book and so want to check out for myself! And the ice breaker foldable is such a cool idea! thanks for sharing your brilliance! 🙂
Love your blog!
Love your TPT teacher resources. i use the let’s talk about Art for my bulletin board and it helps me as well as the students. I follow your blog, and love all of your ideas.
Love the new ideas. Refreshing!
Love your ideas!
Love all 3! Yes! I remember Mark Kistler videos! Does that make me old?! 🙂
Love following your Blog. Always great ideas for the art room.
I love the updates and emails I get with all the great art ideas and encouragement for art for all ages! Thank you! Sarahannt83@gmail.com
I have found great value I your TPT products! They are functional and well designed!
Thanks for the great ideas & the opportunity to win some awesome art prizes!
Oh this would be a great addition to our art library. I love the art history foldable activity too…that would be a fun project! The $10 TPT would be awesomenessnessness! Thank you for the opportunity <3
I love that get to know you fold up! How cool to open it with an Artist inside! I feel my students could collaborate and create on for an artist they choose. I’ll display these all over the hallways. Thanks Marcia! Long time reader first time commenting.
Love the foldable!
I love this icebreaker, would live to try this with a few of my groups this year
Checking out your blog for the first time. I’m hooked! Thank you!
This would be a perfect way to start my first art classroom! I can’t wait to see more ideas in the future! 🙂
I love checking out your blog!! That’s for the awesome giveaway! Someone is going to be very lucky!
Great giveaway! Thanks for the opportunity!
Love the ice breaker, great resource/activity!!! Can’t wait to check out the rest of your blog!
I haven’t heard about Imagination Station in years! Looks like a great book — thanks for offering your resources on TPT.
Love the TPT products! Just found your site and I can’t wait to put some of your ideas to work in my classroom this fall!
Wow! These are great resources!!
Thanks for providing tools to help me start off the year successfully
You’re blog is one I’m bookmarking!
I was just moving a book shelf in my classroom and came across a Mark Kistler book! How fun to see some new work of his!
I have several of Mark’s other books. Love them! Your Art history foldable is awesome!
Thank you. Your ideas make me begin thinking about the new school year!
I love the art foldable! It’s such a smart idea.
Loving the art foldable! Thank you for having this giveaway.
Great ideas! All 3 would make someone’s year start out on a great note!
I love this giveaway! Thanks for setting it up!
I love your blog!!!!!! & what a fun contest!!! I met Mark Kistler at an art conference a few years back!!!!!!!! Cool guy! I love his ‘how to draw’ books!!!!!! I would absolutely love to win his new one!!!!!!!!! & I love TPT! Great for finding supplemental teaching materials! & that ice breaker activity looks like fun too! ❤️ challen.baker@gmail.com
Love it, all 3 would be great resources!
Super cool love the foldable! Mark Kistler’s Underwater creatures books were the books I taught myself how to draw with. So he is who I attribute my love of art to. Looking forward to getting his book for my students, I like that it’s realistic!
Yay!! I would love to use these resources, Marcia! Thank you so much. Crossing my fingers!
shanna.piatt@pampaisd.net
Your lesson is super cute! My students love to have interactive projects like this.
Love the great foldable project for a 1st day activity! Can’t wait to see what my kids do with the idea,..it’s in my TPT cart just in case I’m not the winner. LOL I also love the Kistler book. I have two in my classroom that get lots of use. 🙂
I may have to do this get to know your students activity. Looks like great fun!
I have purchased your printables about what artists do and I Love them! They are going to be on a bulletin board in my classroom and I’m going to rotate them throughout the year. Love all your stuff!
Love your projects. Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks you for providing a great resource and inspiration. Your hard work is greatly appreciated.
Karen
Love the ice breaker!
Love your blog and these items would be a great addition to my classroom. Thank you!!
LoVE iT!!! Thanks,
kkuryla@nscsd.org
What a great project!!
Cool resources! Thanks for doing this, and have a great year! vjbedard@hotmail.com
Fun art history ice breaker. I enjo your blog post by post!
I love all your ideas, it’s been so help when planning for this year. I’ve wanted to be a art teacher for 15 years and I’m finally getting the opportunity this year. I can I can’t wait to use Art History foldable. Thank you for the opportunity to pick me
Thank you for your great ideas!!! Love feeling inspired three weeks before the kids come back to school!!
Awesome!! Moorecrayons@yahoo.com
Awesome give away!!! Thanks so much for sharing.
What fun! (….and certainly inspiring). Thanks so much for hosting a great contest to help the school year start of EXTRA SPECIAL. Foldable, so clever;
I love love L❤️VE it!
Hoping to win! Thanks for letting me know about the tpt sale. I’ve got several items on my wish list.
Thanks for your generosity!
Looks like fun stuff!
Just followed your link, looks like A FUN BLOG
What a great giveaway. I would love to share this with my students.
Love this contest, the resources would be fabulous and I really love that Art History foldable.
A prize package that would benefit both teachers and their students. How awesome is that?!
This is a wonderful give away. I have all of Mark’s other books in my art classroom library already. This would be a great addition.
Always nice to get some new ideas!
I love your blog! I’ve visited many times. These are terrific resources. Love the foldable.
Mahalo (thank you) for sharing your love of art teaching / making with the rest of us. I’ve loved reading your blog in the past and am looking forward to more!
Johnette Maielua
I love reading your blog and I’m looking forward to using some of your ideas as I get ready for school!
Thank you!
These are all great! Very generous, thank you!
beth.hurley@reading.k1.ma.us
The art history foldable looks great and I love Mark Kistler’s books.
I would love to have this for my Title 1 kids. Thank you for the chance.
Oh wow, would love to win.
Love the foldable. Would love to win for my classroom.
The foldable looks like a fun beginning of the year project!!
The foldable is fun and I agree that the drawing book would fit well in a classroom library! Thanks for always providing great tips!
Great blog!
I’d love to win this!! Looks incredibly fun!! Smontgomery100@yahoo.com
I love that art history foldable! So cute! eajamison87@gmail.com
This is so GREAT!
Thank you for the chance to win Mark Kistler’s book (I’m learning how to draw)! Good luck with the TpT Sale!
Forgot to leave my email … barbara@gradeonederful.com
Love your blog and love The giveaways! The book looks like it would be a nice addition to my library!
Love the icebreaker! So awesome!
Great fun–thanks for your generous offerings and wishing everyone a good beginning of our art year with kids. I’d love to win the book.
These wonderful prizes could really jumpstart my new school year!!
Thanks in advance,
Sandy
sandra.a.jimenez415@gmail.com
Love these thank you for shareing. Knapptara777@gmail.com
I remember that book! I’d love to win Email pmilligan@tlcampus.com
Wow – this book makes it look like even I could create recognizable drawings.
Great stuff! Glad I took a peek at the giveaway items!! Vallierica@gmail.com
Great giveaway! arooney500@hotmail.com
Thanks so much for this great contest!
I love your blog and your TPT store. I’ll be shopping the sale for sure! Thanks for running the drawing….laurageiger@comcast.net
The ideas and the book look awesome! What great resources! heatherbivins5@gmail.com
This is awesome, Thank you!
sara_kane@charleston.k12.sc.us
Would love a chance to win! They would be great additions for my classroom!
Thank you
tomikowilkerson@sbcglobal.net
Always wonderful ideas. Including more art history in fun ways would be helpful to me.
Love the foldable project. What a great way to start out the school year!
What a cute idea foray icebreaker. Love it. And many other of your ideas.
I love to follow your blog. You have so many really helpful ideas. I also follow you on facebook. I’m definitely going to look for handout products on TPT.
I love this blog! I’m a second year middle school art teacher, great ideas! ~Molly
mollymacdesign@yahoo.com
This is amazing. !!!!!!!!
This gets me excited for upcoming school year and getting back to my room 🙂
love the foldable activity, thanks for the idea pryfamily5@gmail.com
I am new to Art is Basic and I love it!!!! Thanks so much for your insight and many resources! KristaK 🙂
That book looks amazing!
I love your TpT store! Excited to check out your blog, too!
I hadn’t heard of Mark Kistler until your post. Thanks for the info. I teach art to some of my homeschooled grandkids and I continue to learn myself!
luvmyspringer at hotmail.com
Great blog! Thanks for all of the sharing of great ideas!
I always look forward to ideas I can use with my students! Keep it coming:-)
The foldable art reinforces helps students with their fine motor skills and looking at art upside down at their illustrations can provide a focus on how shapes are in their drawings. 🙂
Love your lesson ideas!
How fun! Thank you!
You go girl. I really appreciate what you do for yourself and Art Teachers. It makes me think how can I use your ideas in my classroom. Thank you for all you do.
Natalie Loden
I’m a first year art teacher at 56…. I love all your ideas and would be so excited to be that special teacher to receive your awesome ideas! Hope to hear from you!!!
What a great idea!
You have some great ideas! Thank you for sharing! I would love to win your prize! desmith@mckinneyisd.net
I enjoy learning new things/projests and I love your ceativity you keep me enthusiastic to continue teaching art. Thanks I feed off your passion.
Thank so much for your kind words!