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Text “Art is Basic” in watercolor style, with colorful markers and foam star stickers on the top left and bottom right corners, against a white background.
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Reader Mailbag

From time to time I receive comments on blog posts or emails from readers that might be interesting to other…

  • September 26, 2015
  • 3 Comments
  • all grades, art teacher tips, Reader Mailbag
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Summer Art Challenge Display

At the end of the year last school year, I passed out Summer Art Challenge sheets.  Each of the students…

  • September 10, 2015
  • all grades, art teacher tips, bulletin board, summer camp
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Easy Collaborative Art Banners with Motivational Words

At the end of the year in June, I posted about a collaborative word banner project I did with all…

  • September 6, 2015
  • 1 Comment
  • all grades, bulletin board, collaborative artwork, free time activities
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Art Games and Puzzles for an Enrichment Center

I have a bookshelf in my classroom that students can go to when they are done with their class assignments. …

  • September 4, 2015
  • 2 Comments
  • all grades, art teacher tips, free time activities
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Art Room Organization

I love organizing things, especially art materials.  It makes it easier to find things you need when your room is…

  • August 29, 2015
  • 6 Comments
  • all grades, art teacher tips, art teaching, books, bulletin board, organization
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Animal Shrinky Dinks in Summer Art Camp

This summer I taught a one week art workshop called Artsy Animals.  The camp had kids going in to grades…

  • August 16, 2015
  • all grades, animals, summer, summer camp
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Medieval Day at School

Near the end of the school year our 5th/6th grade students put on a Medieval Day for the entire school. …

  • August 12, 2015
  • 2 Comments
  • all grades, fourth grade, paper mache, sculpture, sixth grade, social studies
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New Ideas and Resources to Teach about Contemporary Art

In previous blog posts, I talked about contemporary artists you may not have heard about before and I put together…

  • August 11, 2015
  • all grades, contemporary artists, Uncategorized
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