The Best Second Grade Art Project Ever!
This is one of those projects where they all come out looking different and fresh! It is something that parents will want to hang on to....
Bringing creativity to home and school!
This is one of those projects where they all come out looking different and fresh! It is something that parents will want to hang on to....
One of my biggest struggles during my first year teaching elementary art was in worrying about what the classroom teacher was going to...
Imaginary Landscape Chalk drawing. Elementary art project.
Children's books make a great jumping off point for art projects. One of the most well known children's authors is Eric Carle. Most kids...
Have you ever heard of a Peace Bridge? Elementary schools are very focused on giving children the tools they need to work through...
One of my favorite things to do in my classroom is paint my windows. I have a few windows that are open to another room, and I've painted...
This was a fun two day project that I did with my first graders based on the book "Snow" by Uri Shulevitz. This project was definitely...
Are you looking for a fun project that will make students feel successful with drawing and color? My 5th graders are currently working on...
Did you know that children's test scores go up when they are in a classroom that has more natural light? It's true, there have actually...
I was a high school art teacher for 14 years, and I loved it. We would spend days, sometimes weeks working on projects. The sky was the...
A few months ago I took the job of Art teacher at my kids elementary school. Needless to say, it has been a very busy and fun transition...
Here is my favorite creative activity that we continue to go back to again and again at our house. Free painting. Free painting allows...
After over 15 years of living in or near the city of San Diego, we recently moved to the suburbs! It was a very busy and stressful few...
I usually write about art projects, but today I want to share my favorite activity that we have done this school year, and it's a...
Today I set out one huge pumpkin and had the kids paint it, and I've never seen them more focused!
My pod of first graders have approximately three zooms each morning, and after the zooms we usually play learning games or do an art projec
Did you know that Leonardo da Vinci wrote in his journals using mirror writing? He wrote from right to left and it could only be read...
As many parents and educators around the country are gearing up for pod learning, I've been thinking about fun drawing activities you...
I've spent the past few weeks setting up a small classroom in my backyard. What I'm thinking is I can offer an in person Art class to a smal
This week is officially Spring Break for us. If you are social distancing like we are you are probably looking for easy activities you can d