This FREE handout is a great activity for warm-ups or even early finishers. This handout was inspired by the book Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg. Here is the BLANK version. This is a good opti…
Students are expected to come to every art class with a PENCIL & ERASER. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT OUR ART PROGRAM Even though we do not have an art studio this claymation…
Instructions: 1) Read each question on the top of the image 2) Choose your answer from the options section 3) When you choose your answer, the new question will appear on the top of the image 4) Move onto the next tab to answer the next question 5) Reveal your animal at the end! Created for a game design class. The prompt was to create a game inside a game that goes against the intentions of the original game. If you post your result on Twitter, please tag me with @star_amet! I'd love to see! ゲームデザインクラス用に、このpicrewを作成しました。性格診断テストです。日本語が話せないので、日本語訳がなくてすみません。
Let me take a minute to address my post regarding Staples new rewards program for teachers. I thank everyone who commented. It seems I am not alone in my dismay with this revised program. Please, reach out to Staples and let them know how you feel, whether you agree with me or agree with them. It is important for our voices to be heard either way. I would love to see them revert back to the old program or at least offer up some reason as to why the change was necessary. * * * * * * * * * * * * I wrote a post a while back about foldables and lapbooks. If you haven't seen the post, go visit. I was able to link to some great pdfs of foldable books by Dinah Zike, the queen of all things foldable! :-) I used some of her foldable ideas on lapbooks my friends were working on recently. I have done lapbooks on occasion before, but they are not a staple in my teaching for one main reason; they take a long time to get done! While I do believe they are worth every minutes spent on them, the current curriculum I have to follow does not allow me to linger. I know that they can be done in less time if you do them on a smaller scale, but mine always seem to take on a life of their own! I like doing them because you can really do so much with them. Most importantly, my friends love the project feel of it all. Every time I have done them, my friends are always eager to work. Also, when they see their final project completed, they are a little in awe of themselves. Love it! In our guided reading groups, my friends were working in three different books, one on volcanoes, one on King Tut, and the last on the history of Jazz music. Speaking of which, on a total aside, do you know the Cheesecake song as sung by Louis Armstrong? If you don't know it, watch this! I show this to my friends every year, and we end up singing it all year long. I promise you will have this song stuck in your head! And, just wait for Bing Crosby to come hopping through! Too funny! Isn't that just great!!!! We will often substitute the word cheesecake with pizza or tacos or any featured lunch menu item. Any two syllable word will work. Most of my friends are also in their second year of instrumental lessons, so they love seeing some of the instruments they play featured. Anyway, back to lapbooks! I thought I would show you some of what we did. I forgot to get pictures of the Jazz books, but here is some of what my friends did with Volcanoes and King Tut. Be warned, many pictures to follow! One of the big lessons for this activity was getting my friends to effectively summarize and show synthesis. I'm happy to say they did a very nice job. What was also another perk was the interest my friends had for the books they didn't read. Once they saw the various lapbooks, they wanted to read all the books. I have to say, I do love doing lapbooks with my friends. But, for me, it can be very time consuming. It also requires a lot of pre-planning. You have to have the foldable papers cut to size and ready to go. You also have to carefully plan what you will be doing with each section. You also need to be prepared for that friend whose fine motor skills make a mess of the folding! Always have some extras ready to go! Having said that, I will definitely be doing lapbooks again next year. :-)
Here are some of the practice worksheets that are in our morning folders this month. I put the 10 of these into one packet! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Morning-Work-April
Compound words worksheets, games, activities and more for kids! SuperStarWorksheets.com
I mount these sheets on two manila folders and then laminate them to create a mini-office for my students. I did mine in color, but they look good in black and white as well.
Fourth grade drawing projects get so much easier when you have step by step instructions. Free PDF downloads are available for every one.
Welcome to my Art Room version 2013! I like to switch up my room a little bit every year because A) the kids notice and always like ooh-ing and aah-ing over the changes, and B) I get a little bored and need a decorative outlet, and my own home can only tolerate so much. My theme this year was somewhat "crayon-y," "crayon-ish,"...hmmm, "crayon-esque?" My art room is a former gym locker room so it is very twisty and turn-y in the entranceway, so bear with me. We've been doing quite a few Dia de los Muertos projects, so there are some fun 3rd grade skellies on display in the Art Room entrance too. Below is my "What are we doing today board?" Before EVERY class I would have students asking me, "what are doing in art today?," and while I love their excitement, I found myself continually repeating, "wait until the whole class is in the room," or "I will tell everyone when the class is here," or on my tired art teacher days, "HOLD YOUR HORSES." So, here is my solution. It's a large, old bulletin board I picked up at Goodwill, covered with white dry erase material, dolled up with some borders, and VOILA: The reading rug where I will often gather students to read a story and introduce our next lesson before transitioning to the art tables. Behind the book shelf is my art trading card board, which students may use if they finish a project and have extra time. I worked as a Special Education Teacher for a few years before transitioning into Art Education, so I have some tools I use for behavior management in my room, such as the Choice Chair, which is for kiddos who sometimes just need a break. Each class also has an Arty Party pocket, where they must work together as a class to demonstrate safety, respect, learning, and problem-solving, and in turn, earn a "crayon." When classes earn 9 crayons, they have an Arty Party (which might mean a special project, a dance party, or more). Here are some more snapshots of my room, including one of my favorite teaching tools: my "What you need" magnets. The magnets are color photos I took of supplies around my room, laminated, and then added some sticky magnet backs. These magnets are super helpful for students with special needs who benefit from visual supports for following directions. The art tables color coded with baskets showing students' jobs What You Need magnets The Got Time? Make Art station Art Room Jobs Inspired by http://mrspicassosartroom.blogspot.com/ Got the idea for the Cool Art fridge from http://mrspicassosartroom.blogspot.com/. I adore her! And of course, no art room is complete without a shelf of crazy art teacher props. In future postings, I am hoping to write a little more about classroom behavior management, as well as, some tips I picked up during my Special Education days, so stay tuned. Until next time, Get Smart and Make Art!
Teaching colors is one of the basic building blocks of art class. Whether you're teaching big kids or little use these printables to create a quick & easy bulletin board or display!
The high school art class syllabus sets the tone for the year. These tips on how to create a syllabus for art will help you start off your year in the art room right.
This art classroom decor bundle is a great resource to post in your room to show the different subject matters in art! It includes the Term, Definition, and a Painting as a visual example for students to reference all year long. It is also a great bundle to use as a bulletin board all year round in an art space. ★ALL FILES ARE IN PDF FORMAT★ ★ Classroom Decor Printable for Art Teachers ★ Clear and Easy To Read Print ★ Visual Interest To Attract All Eyes ★ Fill Up An Empty Wall Or Bulletin Board ★ Display A Resource For Students To Reference All Year Long ★ Just download and print today! Check out the Black and White Shapes Poster Bundle Shown in the Listing Here : https://www.etsy.com/listing/1291770113/art-classroom-poster-printable-classroom?click_key=125a234db65971bb22bef6a7ea307914d2dfadf4%3A1291770113&click_sum=b8275b7a&ref=shop_home_active_10&crt=1&sts=1 ★ Why Order Digital Files? ★ ~ Instant Download ~ No Waiting ~ No Shipping Fees ~ Unlimited amount of copies can be made (For Personal Use Only) ★ How to Order ★ 1. Purchase the listing 2. Within minutes of purchasing, you should receive a download link through Etsy. *A confirmation email will be sent to the email address linked to your Etsy account. You can also download the files from under purchases and reviews section in your Etsy account. Click here for additional help: https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013328108- Downloading-a-Digital-Item ★ Printing Process ★ All Colors On A Monitor May Vary Slightly From The Listing For Best Results, Print Pages Using High Quality Paper/ Cardstock OR Use print shop ★NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES★ Every printable purchase is NON-REFUNDABLE, as there is no way for me to tell whether you have printed the design. Thank you so much for stopping by! Please don't hesitate to message me with any questions or concerns. This artwork is copyrighted by MissMallyBloomPrints. This purchase is strictly for non-commercial, personal use only. You may print and design in your home, business, or public place but may not resell, reproduce, distribute by electronic means or profit in any way from the design. Thanks, Sophia Silva
One of my favorite lessons that I do every year with my students is a Folk Art Lesson inspired by the artist Heather Galler. If you are unfamiliar with Heather's work, she has a very distinct style of bold black outlines, bright colors, and lots of lines, shapes and patterns. Her work has been an inspiration for many a
This project was born out of my need to come up with a 3 day project to do with my 3rd graders this past week (Monday was a teacher workday.. and Tuesday we ended up having off because of the 'polar vortex'). Thanks so much to the blog Miss Young's Art Room for the original idea! At first I planned to do it just with my 3rd graders.. but decided to do it with my 5th graders as well because I thought they'd really be into it - and I was right. :) Before beginning our discussion about Op Art, I showed my students a video clip that I found on youtube. The video shows an animated montage of art pieces created by the father of op art himself, Victor Vasarely. I'm happy I opened with this clip because it got ALL of my students REALLY excited about what we were going to be making. After the video clip, we began discussing what Op Art (Optical Art) is (a form of abstract art that gives the illusion of movement by the precise use of pattern and color, or in which conflicting patterns emerge and overlap). To help my students get a better understand of what optical illusions are, I showed them a PPT I put together with some of my favorite examples I found online (they LOVED this). Then onto the project! After talking about how color choice and pattern can create pretty awesome optical illusions, we looked at a variety of examples of paper weavings that I created which mimicked the Op Art style. Then I demonstrated to students how to create a paper weaving. To start with, I had students select 2 pieces of 4.5"x6" colored construction paper to create a practice weaving. They had the freedom to cut their warp and weft strips however they wanted to and could use whatever colors they desired. Once they showed me their practice example, they moved onto 9"x12" colored paper. Again they could cut their strips however they wanted to and could choose any colors (this time they had the option of picking more than 2 colors). On the whiteboard I hung a variety of examples and drew schematics next to it to show students how I created that particular example. Below are the op art paper weavings my kids created! :)
In a middle school art class, I have students who have completed the project on day two, and students who won't finish until day seven. This leaves a lot of down time for students and after 13 years of teaching (currently my 7th in middle) I've finally devised a plan. Some options students always have are to play board games that I have purchased at goodwill over the years, or they can read, free-draw or just sit and talk with their friends. However, I do have some more anti-social students who would rather do something on their own but are not creative, nor self-motivated enough to come up with something to do, so I have created the "Early Finisher" notebook. Inside the notebook, the lesson ideas are organized by medium: These projects are images that I found on pinterest.com, that I thought students would be able to complete independently with little to no help from me. Thus far it has been largely successful. I write a little bit of info to help guide the students, but they understand that these are extra projects that are not graded. As far as material management goes, I find that students who have "free" time because they have completed their work, who actually want to do more art, will be respectful of the materials. I hope this will be useful to some of you :)
It's official ~ school is IN! I wanted to share a few things I've updated around the room as well as my classroom rules. Last year I s...
Sketchbook Poster! - Hero themed fun poster perfect for reminding students how to use their sketchbooks.Goes great with my other art room designs. The bright colors also lets you match it to your current decor. Because I design and create all my work, I can customize anything to meet your needs. Ple...
Okay, so yesterday’s First grade Pop Art projects but how I used to do it 🤣 #artteachersofinstagram #artteachersoifig #artideasforkids #kidsartideas #firstgrade #firstgradeart #primaryart...
Art Teachers, in your Art Classroom you’re always going to have students finish before the rest, fast finishers, so let’s take a look at some ideas or routines that you can build into your classroom so that students know what to do when they’re done so they don’t have to ask you and so that you don’t have to instruct them on what to do EVERY time.
It's time for another year! Another art teacher gave me this idea- take photos of how the supplies are supposed to look so that it's easier during cleanup! I found these art star rules on Pinterest [and tweaked them to work for me]. We have a detective theme this year at school, so I decided to embrace it with this mystery artist board. There are 3 suspects with some information about each one and a few clues. I took some of my bulletin boards for my "Art Around the World" board and the Mystery Artist board, so I decided to put clothes pins all around the room to hang up more student work this year. For now I have some pretty rainbow paper hanging! I still have to make a poster about the sponges [and I thought I took a closer photo of the paint brush poster, but oh well!
As an art teacher, I have tons of drawing guides that I have made and acquired over the years. Not only do these step-by-step drawing guides help students during specific projects but they are perfect for my early finishers, students who are trying to catch up after being absent, and a great backup plan for a sub in ca
On this page you will find lots of artsy stuff, including posters and other fun stuff I've made for my class and students. Visuals, Visuals, and more visuals - I've learned that they are extremely important and it cuts back on my reminders :) Art Voice Levels.... These hang at the front of the class on the board. As voice level warnings are given, letters are flipped, until all letters have been flipped. Classroom Posters.... - The 4's line poster is positioned at the classroom door (to help students remember what is expected while standing in line) - The glue bottle poster helps little hands to dot, dot, dot (not use a lot) - The "catch-up day" poster, well that's exactly what it is, catch-up day! On catch-up day students finish all the art they haven't had a chance to, due to either being absent or working slowly on a project. I try to have a catch-up day at least once a quarter. Paintbrush Care... This poster hangs at the classroom sink and helps remind students to clean their brushes. This makes me smile! Meet Mark, he is the class marker eater! This monster eats the old dried markers that are no longer usable and then I turn them into watercolor paint.... Here is Mark all set-up at his new home (next to our school mascot).... Mark is ready to be fed those old dried markers!!! My art class has many spaces for storage, but none of the shelves have doors. OCD is an understatement when I say I like things organized :) The shelves are great, but I like things to be hidden away at times... so I decided to make "rainbow" curtains and cover the shelves above the art sink! Before and after picture... To add even more of a splash of color, I added paint buckets above each table. Each table has its own color...
An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.
Konichiwa'ing and bowing to "Sensei Stephens"...a girl could get used to this. Unfortunately, I can't seem to train the hubs to do the same. Konichiwa, ya'll! I don't know about you, but I am always super curious how teachers begin their school year. Since I just finished seeing all of my first through fourth grade classes for an hour this rotation (I see my students for a 1/2 hour twice every six days. Yeah, I'm just as confused as you are), I thought I'd share with you the first days of art class. Not included in this episode of In the Art Room is kindergarten-town. Because they start a little later than the rest, I only saw one class this week...and I tend to do things a little differently with them (read: whatever I can manage to do with a herd of cats, er kids, in one session). On the first day of art class, I greeted my students outside my room wearing my kimono. We chatted briefly about how we would be studying the art of Asia this year beginning with Japan. They learned that whenever they are on a red line (one outside my room as you can see below, one in my room where we line up and another set where we sit on the floor) they are to be "samurai silent". I then told them how to say hello in Japanese and how to bow to show respect. Which is what's goin' down in that top photo. My Samurai Silent line. Once we entered the art room, following another red line, I asked the kids if they could tell me anything that was different about my room. Keep in mind, the last time they saw my room, it looked like this...and now it looks like this. From there, we gathered on the floor in "Japan". I used the yellow map to remind them the name of our continent, the continent we studied last year and the continent of Asia. I chatted with the kids about my trip to Japan several years ago (I did the Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund program which I cannot recommend enough. It was such a wonderful experience. You really outta do it). They learned that children in Japan are very much like them, including their style of dress. However, on special occasions, folks do wear a kimono. I chatted about my kimono, the obi (that giant belt) and my geta (the wooden shoes I'm wearing). I know what you're thinking: You didn't talk about RULES on the very first day?! I'm getting to it! But c'mon. On the first days of school, it's nothing but rules and procedures and blahblahblah. Not only that, but I've been these kids' art teacher forever. We kinda sorta got this. That being said, after 10 minutes of chatting about Japan, I did have the kids move to this part of my room, take a seat on the floor so we could discuss...Art Class Rules. Now, before they ventured to that part of the room, I asked them to go shopping at The Store for a piece of newspaper. The Store is simply the supply-gathering table I have set up in my room. You can read more about that here. Okay, so you mighta noticed I'm wearing a different kimono. I'd accidentally left my other one at home that day and was left using my thrift store kimono. Once seated on the floor with our newspapers, I went through the roll and greeted each student with a "konichiwa!". This gave them the opportunity to not only practice their konichiwas but to also learn my name if they were a newbie. Five minutes later we got around to the rules. Now just to spice things up a bit, I like to use my sound machine when chatting about something that might otherwise be monotonous. This little gadget has 16 different awesome sound effects from a scream (to demonstrate what I might sound like if a rule is broken) to a round of applause for awesomeness. Consequences to not following rules are also discussed. Behind my rows of seated kids, I've got two red X's that are my designated time out spots. Students are to stand and face me when in time out so they can still hear instructions but no longer (er, hopefully) disrupt the group. Now, I'm not gonna lie, I've had my share of office referrals. But it's rare so I don't chat about it much. When all that's covered, we get to our Very First Art Project! After teaching for a million (okay, 15) years, it's one thing that I've found drives the kids nuts on the first day: not getting to "do art". So I always try to include a little something. On the first day, we spent the last 5-7ish minutes making origami hats. I used this as a chance to really emphasize the rules: If you "listen carefully" then you'll be able to "follow directions. Origami can be confusing, so "try your best". "Be kind" to your friends, lend a hand if they need help. And that wrapped up our very first 1/2 hour session. For our second 1/2 hour session, we practiced our samurai silent business and got our seats in art class. I have six tables with four chairs at each. Every table has a color and every seat has a number. Each student was instructed where their spot was (I'm a believer in assigned seats with an even ratio of boys/girls and positive peer grouping). I told them that we were going to play the Painting Game. Once they were given their seats, they were told to put on the apron that was on the back of their chair, don't touch the paint and wait for everyone to get their seat. So the Painting Game was just a fun way for us to review proper painting procedures, review the elements of art and have fun. I would draw a number and then either a line or a shape and the kids were to paint it. I reminded them that our paint brushes are like ballerinas: they ALWAYS dance on their tippy-toes. They never EVER scoot around on their bottom. Because that's bad for the bristles and just plain weird. I mean, who ever heard of a butt-scootin-around ballerina?! After a couple rounds, the kids swapped paint cups and brushes with their neighbors. We talked about the principals of art by chatting about variety, emphasis and all that other groovy goodness. I changed out the table coverings at the end of each day which means these papers got pretty well covered. The kids were responsible for enhancing the painting that was already before them...which was a struggle for some. However, they all seemed to enjoy their painting time and were eager to do it again. Which we won't be anytime soon because we have a million other projects to get to...but I didn't tell them that. By the way, these paintings will be used as a backdrop for another project I'll share with you soon. To wrap up the Painting Game and chat about what we learned, we lined up and played The Smartest Artist. More on that game here. This is actually a photo from last year...I just didn't manage to snap one while we were playing this week. I quizzed them on the elements of art, the primary colors and the names of lines. After that, we bowed and said sayonara before exiting. And there you have it! One hour in the art room, broken down into two classes. Every time I see these guys, I'll be covering a new routine and procedure (next up, safety drills) but I gotta break it up a bit with some fun. For my sanity and theirs. Teacher friends, how do you approach your first days of school. There's just so much to cover, the fun never ends. Thank goodness Friday comes once a week and saves the day, right?! And now it's time to announce the Winner Winner Chicken Dinner! Debi! Congrats, girl! I can't wait to send this crayon-goodness your way and see what amazingness you create.
Art Classroom Decor/Bulletin Board Kit that Art Teachers can present to students in a fun way! It is designed to be interactive or used as a collaborative project for students while addressing a big problem in mostly every art classroom. Also, we always need something for those early finishers, and this can be something for them to work on after successfully completing their art assignment. ★ Classroom Decor Printable for Art Teachers ★ Clear and Easy To Read Print ★ Visual Interest To Attract All Eyes ★ Fill Up An Empty Wall Or Bulletin Board ★ Great For Early Finishers or A Collaborative Project ★ Just download and print today! Check out the Growth Mindset Bulletin Board Kit that is perfect for little artists! https://www.etsy.com/listing/1118977292/art-class-poster-bundle-rainbow-art?click_key=1c96d62da4ce988cb7b5cb423741f6ddd2d03b3b%3A1118977292&click_sum=99081605&ref=shop_home_active_1&crt=1&sts=1 ★ Why Order Digital Files? ★ ~ Instant Download ~ No Waiting ~ No Shipping Fees ~ Unlimited amount of copies can be made (For Personal Use Only) ★ How to Order ★ 1. Purchase the listing 2. Within minutes of purchasing, you should receive a download link through Etsy. *A confirmation email will be sent to the email address linked to your Etsy account. You can also download the files from under purchases and reviews section in your Etsy account. Click here for additional help: https://help.etsy.com/hc/en-us/articles/115013328108- Downloading-a-Digital-Item ★ Printing Process ★ All Colors On A Monitor May Vary Slightly From The Listing For Best Results, Print Pages Using High Quality Paper/ Cardstock OR Use print shop ★NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES★ Every printable purchase is NON-REFUNDABLE, as there is no way for me to tell whether you have printed the design. Thank you so much for stopping by! Please don't hesitate to message me with any questions or concerns. This artwork is copyrighted by MissMallyBloomPrints. This purchase is strictly for non-commercial, personal use only. You may print and design in your home, business, or public place but may not resell, reproduce, distribute by electronic means or profit in any way from the design. Thanks, Sophia Silva
