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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

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Art Projects for Kids + Tips for the Teacher!

Art Choice Board for Distance Learning with 4 activities: window art, write a note, sidewalk chalk art, and draw a picture for family.

Art Choice Board- Distance Learning

Here is my Art Choice Board from last week for Distance Learning! Each week I am trying to do something…

  • April 19, 2020
  • 1 Comment
  • all grades, choice menu, distance learning, drawing
A colorful peace sign with three kindness art project ideas: a choice menu, comic strip, and hand tracing.

Kindness Themed Choice Menu

Here are a couple of Kindness Themed Choice Menus that you can use with your students to pick an art…

  • October 23, 2018
  • all grades, character education, choice menu, free time activities, freebie
Halloween-themed menu featuring a variety of creative activities arranged in a 3x3 grid layout, topped with a pumpkin illustration.

Halloween Themed Choice Menu

At a recent inservice, we were introduced to ways to give differentiation to learners of different paces and allow them…

  • October 22, 2018
  • 1 Comment
  • choice menu, drawing, free time activities, Halloween

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