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Welcome Back to School, Art Teachers!

Welcome back to school!  Are you ready?

We start our staff meetings tomorrow and then the kids come on Wednesday!  With the new school year starting, I thought I would highlight some old posts that might be helpful to you.

Create a Welcome to Our School bulletin board!

Making a collaborative bulletin board display is a great way to start the year.  I have some new ideas for this year, but here is an example from the past!

Here are some reasons your fellow art teachers like to go back to school.  These will pep you up and get you excited to start teaching.

Do you need some ideas for sketchbook covers?  Try these!  Or these.

Read some of my posts on tips for the art teacher.

The first post and the background behind this series is On Teaching Art:  Art vs. Craft.

On Teaching Art #2: Organizing Curriculum.

On Teaching Art #3: Integrating Art with Other Subjects.

On Teaching Art #4:  Things to Think About

Are you looking for some new books for your classroom?

Here are my Classroom Rules.

Are you looking for some new kindergarten lessons?  Here are my 10 Favorite Kindergarten Art Projects.

Would you like to peruse a bunch of other art teaching blogs?  Check out the elementary art teacher blog directory. 

I also have middle school, high school and preschool blogs listed if you follow the tabs at the top of this blog.

Also, follow me on Pinterest or on Facebook to see lots of art ideas.  Have a great school year!!

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About Marcia Beckett

Marcia is an elementary art teacher and loves painting, drawing, sculpture, art journaling and clay. Her blog, Art is Basic, features many exciting art projects for kids.

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