Maybe you are thinking about becoming a teacher or more specifically, an art teacher. Maybe you are already in a teaching program or perhaps you have just started thinking about your future career plans. Do you know what it’s like to be a teacher? What are the best ways to prepare yourself for the job? I was invited to write a blog post about my story of becoming a teacher and to give advice to someone transitioning into a teaching career. … Read more…
Over the weekend, our school had a book fair at Barnes & Noble. There were musical performances by the students, story book read-alouds and an author visit. A percentage of the sales went to our school to buy books for our library. It was great fun and I think we will get a significant amount of books for our school! I was asked to have a craft table with a holiday theme. I decided we would make ornaments and pins. … Read more…
I’m pregnant! I’m due at the end of April and we are having a boy. Holy cow! I still can’t believe it.
Hey friends.. I always love seeing what other people are interested in (especially art books and products) so let me show you what’s on my Christmas wish list this year! 1. The Big Book of Art, an interactive book for preschoolers. Partly for my inspiration, partly for my daughter… Here is what the description says, “This is your first book of art! Grab it, flip through the pages, turn it upside down?what do you see? Scribbles and splotches, shapes and … Read more…
I loved these zig zag dolls by Patricia Saunders that were published in School Arts magazine earlier this year. We have a large tub of fabric and felt scraps that I wanted to start using up. After reading the book Zigzag the students dove into the box of fabric and started creating their own dolls and creatures. We just used regular Fiskars kids scissors (set aside especially for cutting fabric) and school glue. The pieces were glued on to white … Read more…
During the month of December, our Student Council is collecting canned and boxed food items for a local food pantry. Last year we had a “chain of giving” theme, where students could attach a colored chain (designated by grade level) to a long paper chain that traveled around the school. We wanted to have another theme this year that would encourage kids to bring in items. The principal and some of our students came up with the idea of a … Read more…
Hi friends! Along with many other sellers at TPT, I am having a two-day sale in my store. The sale is Monday and Tuesday only! 20% off of everything. Would you like to read my E-zine Art Journaling with Kids? Or maybe you are looking for some new questions to ask your students while discussing art? Another popular item is the Art History Sketchbook Prompts, Set #1 and Set #2. Thanks for looking at these items and supporting my … Read more…
