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Text "Art is Basic" in a purple watercolor style with paint splatters.

Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

A wall decorated with colorful circular art pieces celebrating Dot Day and a drawing of a girl painting, with red chairs below.

Dot Day Celebration

Like many other art teachers around the world, my students participated in International Dot Day.  The students dressed up in…

  • September 25, 2014
  • 5 Comments
  • all grades, books, bulletin board, Uncategorized
Three paper crafts of trees with letters wrapped around or hanging from them, inspired by the children's book "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom," on white backgrounds.

Art Project for Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

At the beginning of the year when Kindergartners are learning how to write their letters I like to read the…

  • June 8, 2014
  • 2 Comments
  • books, kindergarten
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
Colorful abstract artwork with various sized circles in yellow, green, red, purple, and pink, featuring smaller dots reminiscent of dot artwork.

Dot Artwork by Kindergarteners

This is one of my favorite lessons and is a great way to start off the year.  Many of you…

  • September 9, 2013
  • 7 Comments
  • books, kindergarten
Three hand-drawn bookmarks for kids: "Diary of a Wimpy Kid,” “The Secret Garden,” and a comic strip with “Read and Write” text.

Making Bookmarks with Kids

Our local public library partnered with us to have a bookmark contest.  The kids in grades K-5 each designed a…

  • May 6, 2013
  • all grades, books, drawing
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On Teaching Art #3: Integrating Art with Other Subjects

Welcome to the 3rd post in my series On Teaching Art. The first post and the background behind this series…

  • March 23, 2013
  • 5 Comments
  • all grades, art history, art teacher tips, art teaching, books, science, social studies, Uncategorized
Two children sitting on grass blowing bubbles, one catching a bubble on her hand while the other blows through a wand.

Published in Two Books

This week, I received two books that had a few of my activities published in them!  I responded to a…

  • October 8, 2012
  • 3 Comments
  • books
Colorful paper fish crafts titled "Rainbow Fish" hanging from strings against a solid background, showcasing the creativity of kindergarten students.

Kindergarten Rainbow Fish Sculptures – From Plastic Bottles

Rainbow Fish is an awesome kids book to go with fish art projects.  The kindergartners made rainbow fish sculptures from…

  • March 30, 2012
  • 2 Comments
  • books, kindergarten, sculpture
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Display of end-of-year memory books and zine templates for students; features accordion books, illustrated art reflection pages titled "My School Year" and "My Year in Art," plus a beginner guide on how to make a zine.
Colorful paper 3D flower garden craft displayed upright, with assorted hand-crafted flowers and green stems, advertised as a fun, low-prep classroom project.
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