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Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Colorful collage featuring a red parrot, flowers, text, and various shapes on a vibrant multicolored background. Part of the 21 Secrets Online Workshop.

21 Secrets Online Workshop and a Link Round-Up

As art teachers our hands are covered in glue and paint all day.  We are on the go and juggling…

  • April 26, 2013
  • 4 Comments
  • art journaling, personal artwork
Open spiral sketchbook with colorful collage art, including abstract designs, text, and a woman's drawing.

Art Journaling Exposed 2

I am very honored to share with you that I have an article in the Art Journaling Exposed 2 downloadable…

  • April 25, 2013
  • art journaling, personal artwork, published
A butterfly-shaped ceramic piece with purple and pink glazing, decorated with various embossed patterns and designs.

Clay Butterflies for 1st Grade

The first graders had a blast rolling out clay slabs, tracing their butterfly, cutting the clay and stamping textures in…

  • April 22, 2013
  • 3 Comments
  • 1st grade, clay
Five colorful landscape scrolls hanging on a wall, each depicting mountains, rivers, and nature scenes.

Landscape Scroll Displays

How is your year going?  Ours is rapidly coming to a close.  There is so much to do… grading, finishing…

  • April 22, 2013
  • painting, third grade
A display of colorful woven textile art pieces created by 2nd graders, arranged on a purple board in a grid format with orange border accents.

Circular Weaving with 2nd graders

Weaving is so much fun!  I love using up scraps of yarn, but there are other things you can use…

  • April 20, 2013
  • 5 Comments
  • second grade, weaving
Two clay castle sculptures, one round and red, the other black with a tall tower, captioned "5th Grade Clay Castles.

Clay Castles with 5th and 6th Grade

The fifth and sixth graders study the Medieval time period in their Language Arts/Social Studies class.  I love teaching this…

  • April 19, 2013
  • 2 Comments
  • clay, fifth grade, sculpture, sixth grade
A watercolor painting of a hilly landscape with brown and green tones, depicting trees in the background, showcases elements of American landscape paintings.

American Landscape Paintings with 3rd and 4th Grade

  Just a few quick pictures of American landscape paintings that the third and fourth graders created.  A few summers…

  • April 15, 2013
  • 4 Comments
  • American art, fourth grade, painting, third grade, watercolor
Various colorful ribbons, including patterns, textures, and materials, are arranged vertically on a white background.

Styrofoam Weaving for 1st Grade

Weaving on styrofoam is really easy to do! There is a great restaurant supply store near my school where I…

  • April 8, 2013
  • 1st grade, weaving
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Display of end-of-year memory books and zine templates for students; features accordion books, illustrated art reflection pages titled "My School Year" and "My Year in Art," plus a beginner guide on how to make a zine.
Three colorful art award certificates with art-themed illustrations and text, displayed with the title “Art Award Certificates” and a note stating “13 fun designs!”.
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Free Sub Tub Guide

A colorful flyer titled "Ten Easy Art Activities for Subs" features images of art supplies, a worksheet about creating an “Art Sub Tub,” and highlights free art sub plans perfect for substitute teachers.

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