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I was approached by a representative from Build a Sign to review a product from their website. They have a variety of types of signs (metal, vinyl, etc.) and also things like bumper stickers, magnets and license plates. I chose…
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!
Marcia
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.
Butterfly Paintings with Kindergarten
Beautiful spring butterflies are a great way to end the school year. Paint dotters give colorful results without a ton of mess. Kindergartners drew these with pencil first. I read a suggestion from Patty Palmer on an art teacher Facebook…
Somerset Studio Gallery Magazine
I was super thrilled to receive an email that I was going to have an art journal published in the Somerset Studio Gallery magazine (Summer 2014 issue). I had submitted this book over 2 years ago and I had pretty…
Book Review & Giveaway: A Child’s Introduction to Art
** This giveaway is now closed. ** I received a copy of a great new art history book to share with you! The book is A Child’s Introduction to Art: The World’s Greatest Paintings and Sculptures, written by Heather Alexander. …
Make a Magical Wand
Every so often, I host after school art classes. I try to have some fun projects that I wouldn’t normally teach during the school day. These magical wands were a hit with both the boys and girls who signed up…
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Interview Questions for Art Teaching Job
I opened up my email this week and was thrilled to read the following message: I wanted to thank you for your post regarding portfolios and interviewing. I was recently hired at a fantastic school, and the interview wouldn’t have…
Pinteresting Art Ideas!
It’s no secret art teachers love Pinterest. In this new blog series, I will round up some of my favorite Pinspiration for art teachers. If you’d like to see all of my Pins, follow me on Pinterest. It’s a great…
Drawing Maps for Figurines with 2nd Graders
I came up with this idea from my daughter’s obsession with playing with her figurines and maps. She has a few of these map sets that come with a large fold-out map, a book and a bunch of related figurines…
Art Discussion Signs for Bulletin Boards
I have been dreaming about how I will be setting up my art room next year, as we will be having two art rooms and I will have a lot more space! The art discussion cards that I created have…
Carving Rubber Stamps with 5th and 6th Graders
Before I left for my maternity/medical leave, my 5th and 6th graders were carving rubber stamps. They were turning out so well and I can’t wait to see all of the finished projects. Here are some of our stamps from…
Non-objective Art Drawing – Shapes, Shading, Texture and Lines
Before I left for maternity leave, my 3rd graders were working on this Non-objective Line Design drawing. This was a lesson I wrote up last year for Scholastic Art magazine. I showed them a slideshow of artwork and they categorized…
Penguin Collage Paintings with Kindergarteners
Thank you, Patty Palmer, for this fun penguin collage project idea! We used paint dotters to paint the backgrounds instead of paintbrushes (and I also didn’t get out all the extra collage supplies because so much of our stuff is…
Fruit and Flowers Drawing with Watercolor Pencils
Fruit and Flowers: I colored in the sketch that I showed you here. I mostly used colored pencils, watercolor pencils and watercolor paints. A Mouse:My 5th/6th graders are painting animals and my go-to demo is always a mouse or hamster. …
Concentric Patterned Hearts: 2nd Grade Valentine’s Day Project
Concentric means that the shapes share the same center and are placed inside one another. Patterns are arrangements of repeated parts Creating concentric patterned hearts are a great way to explore creativity, pattern making, size and shape. We made these…