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Free online course

By Marcia Beckett | October 14, 2010 - 3:27 pm |July 5, 2024 Uncategorized

Someone else posted about this free online course, so I thought I would join too to check it out. It looks like fun. Starts Oct. 18.

Blog Hop

By Marcia Beckett | September 28, 2010 - 12:11 am |September 28, 2010 Uncategorized

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Add your link!! Copy and paste to your blog to spread it further.

WHAT ARE THESE??

By Marcia Beckett | September 24, 2010 - 3:57 pm |July 5, 2024 Uncategorized

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A pile of metallic skewers with loops at the ends is stacked haphazardly in a gray container.

These have been in our art room since I’ve arrived 5 years ago and we really don’t know what they are exactly for. My guess is that they are used to hold clay beads while being fired in the kiln? What do you think???

Painting Tiles

By Marcia Beckett | September 17, 2010 - 5:43 pm |July 5, 2024 Uncategorized

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A grid of vividly colored tiles with swirling patterns of pink, blue, yellow, and green.

OH, painting tiles! How I love them!

The Piano animated short.. so beautiful!

By Marcia Beckett | September 6, 2010 - 12:13 pm |September 6, 2010 Uncategorized

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I updated my school website!

By Marcia Beckett | September 4, 2010 - 1:28 am |July 5, 2024 Uncategorized

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A baby with a Cheerio on its forehead, sitting in a high chair, wearing a pink top, and gazing upward.

I have a special art website just for the parents at my school. It is more specific and organized by grade level. We don’t have traditional grade arrangements at our school. Here is how our grades are set up: Nest– KindergartenPrimary– 1st gradeUpper Primary– 2nd gradeIntermediate– 3rd grade3/4s– 3rd and 4th grade mixed4/5s– 4th and 5th grade mixed5/6s–5th and 6th grade mixed Generally kids will enter in a unit and progress through the units in order. So, if they are … Read more… →

Fun Blog

By Marcia Beckett | August 24, 2010 - 5:41 pm |August 24, 2010 Uncategorized

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I just discovered a fun blog from a kindergarten teacher who does lots of way cool art projects. These kids are so lucky to have such a creative teacher! I’m impressed with the felted balls she made with the kindergartners. Why have I been intimidated by teaching felting to kids? Plus she has such a cool name and it is her real name, lol. Meri Cherry’s Blog

woah!

By Marcia Beckett | August 20, 2010 - 2:40 pm |July 5, 2024 Uncategorized

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This colorful garden sculpture of a person made from painted flower pots is sitting on a vibrant, multicolored bench.

While searching the internet for some clay how-to’s I found this picture. Woah! That’s crazy! It’s on About.com

Pinecone Crafts

By Marcia Beckett | August 17, 2010 - 9:48 pm |July 5, 2024 Uncategorized

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Craft a turkey using a pinecone, colorful feathers, and a purple paper head with a googly eye. This fun project is great for kids' crafts and adds a festive touch to any holiday decor.

At our church garage sale I picked up a large bag of pine cones for $2. I suppose I could have found pine cones on the ground, but hey, they were all in a bag right in front of me already. So, what to do with all of them? I’m looking for ideas on the internet. I want to find something to make with the kids at school. Little Miss Pine cones found here. Painting a Pinecone found here … Read more… →

Cute Artsy Baby Blog

By Marcia Beckett | August 4, 2010 - 11:54 pm |August 4, 2010 Uncategorized

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This blog shows pictures of a baby on top of towels arranged in an artful scene. They are so adorable!! These pictures are gorgeous, but they make me mad for two reasons. 1. My baby NEVER slept peacefully like that for the first 3 1/2 months. Like NEVER. I would always have to hold her in a sling or sleep with her in order to keep her sleeping. Even when she fell asleep and we gently transferred her to a … Read more… →