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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.
Colorful homemade wands laid out on a table with a banner at the bottom reading "Make a Magical Wand.

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…

  • May 18, 2014
  • all grades, sculpture
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Creativity Sign

 

  • May 14, 2014
  • all grades
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Pinteresting Art Ideas!

It’s no secret art teachers love Pinterest.  In this new blog series, I will round up some of my favorite…

  • April 28, 2014
  • 1 Comment
  • all grades
Text on watercolor background: "If there is a person or animal in this picture, what would they say?" Great for art discussions or bulletin boards.

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…

  • April 7, 2014
  • 4 Comments
  • all grades, art history, art teacher tips, art teaching, bulletin board
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Have You Ever Drawn Flowers with Watercolor Pencils?

The week after winter break was up in the air.  Due to construction, we weren’t sure if we were going…

  • January 31, 2014
  • 1 Comment
  • 1st grade, all grades, drawing, fifth grade, first grade, fourth grade, science, second grade, sixth grade, sketchbook assignments, third grade, watercolor
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Winter Food Drive Bulletin Board

I wanted to show you the winter food drive bulletin board with lots of snowflakes! It was a great community…

  • January 12, 2014
  • all grades, bulletin board
Illustration of a hand pointing to a pennant with "GO!" text and "More School Spirit Ideas" written above, ideal for promoting School Events.

10 More Spirit Day Ideas for School!

We are coming up with lots of good ideas for Spirit Days at our school. The first post on Spirit…

  • January 4, 2014
  • 2 Comments
  • all grades, art teacher tips, Uncategorized
A boy shows his drawing to a group of students, with text above reading, "He showed it to everyone in the entire school.

“I Heard You Can Draw!” Book Review

I was happy to receive a review copy of I Heard You Can Draw: A Story for Class Artists Everywhere,…

  • December 31, 2013
  • 1 Comment
  • all grades, book review, books
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