In 6th grade, we talked about how colors can evoke emotions. For example, red can mean love or anger. The students took self portraits with ...
How to use bell work in art class to get students on task while giving yourself a few minutes to prep for class.
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What is differentiation in art? Strategies to deliver differentiated lessons in the art classroom, looking at support, planning & task.
Budding artists will enjoy our FREE printable Art Class Word Search Puzzle, complete with 24 words relating to art.
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A round up of over 15 great STEAM projects – where math concepts are used to make pieces of art!
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Create a Syllabus That Your Students Will Actually Want to Read. Free Resource to download to help you create an Art Syllabus for your art students. Want to try your hand at a visual syllabus? We'll give you three helpful hints. This article will take 8 minutes to read.
Eleven years ago, a group of women came together to start a Five in a Row Homeschool Co-op. The oldest kids attending were in first grade. After five years, we decided those oldest kids needed something more, so we started an enrichment co-op, Treasure Seekers. The classes below are a sampling of the 70+ classes …
As an art teacher passionate about fostering creativity and critical thinking, I wholeheartedly embrace choice-based methodology. This appro...
Tessellations are a really fun way to incorporate Math into your Art Class. Students will learn how to make 3 different types of tessellations when finished with this lesson and have one, two or even three lovely projects finished when done. What's included in this purchase?- A complete guide to Te...
After school everything is crazy when I am trying to get kids picked up and then snacks and homework done while also trying to catch up and hear about how each child's day has gone.
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Having a variety of art games at your fingertips is almost mandatory for any art teacher. Yes - of course - games can be used as class ...
(illustrations WITH the word) (the word IS the illustration) Definitions Inside Flaps This project is meant to be a creative REVIEW of the ELEMENTS we have been learning about all year. Student Element Folds Estrella 10th grade Maisy S. 11th grade Braylee B. 10th grade Jasmine H. Kelly Marquez 9th grade Kaylee Reed 9th grade Josie H 10th grade Danielle V. 10th grade Victoria 10th grade Jaidyn Short 9th grade Natalie 9th grade Krissie Barker 11th grade 8th period Jaycee M. 9th grade Sophia Duncan 10th grade get stARTed - Turn 12 by 18 paper horizontally. -Mark Middle -Fold sides into middle. -Divide top flaps horizontally 3 inches each. You will have 8 sections. -Section 1- ELEMENTS OF ART, creative design, your name, 7 Elements under the flap. Section 2- LINE- word and creative design on top flat, definition and illustrations on inner flap. Section 3- SHAPE- word and creative design on top flat, definition and illustrations on inner flap. Section 4- FORM- word and creative design on top flat, definition and illustrations on inner flap. Section 5- VALUE- word and creative design on top flat, definition and illustrations on inner flap. Section 6- COLOR- word and creative design on top flat, definition and illustrations on inner flap. Section 7- TEXTURE- word and creative design on top flat, definition and illustrations on inner flap. Section 8- SPACE- word and creative design on top flat, definition and illustrations on inner flap. *Cut LAST! or else you will have issues with coloring and ripping.
CYCLE 1 FINE ARTS - DRAWING - WEEKS 1-6 This PDF has everything you need for the block of Fine Arts Drawing, for CC day! Fine Arts is divided in four blocks: -Drawing -Music -Great Artists -Science For this block, each weak has a special project that also matches what its taught during cycle 1 (Ancient Civilizations). It comes with: - list of the materials you will need for each week. - instructions on the “how to” do the art project with your class. - Instructions for both, older and younger clases, and ideas on how to do art time with them. - printable sheets for the students -week 1 OiLs printable sheet Desert printable sheet - week 2 Moses “mirror image” printable sheet - week 3 Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria printable sheet - week 4 Instructions on how to do project for this week - week 5 Perspective, Old Roman Road printable sheet Perspective, page with “one dimensional shapes come to life” printable sheet No need to spend time looking for ideas to do for each week, it’s already put together!
Kids Learn about Andy Warhol and Pop Art by recreating his art using this fun and simple activity. Add to your child's knowledge of Art History in a fun way!
Use this collection of Paul Klee teaching resources and complete Klee Famous Artist Unit lesson plans to teach elementary art class.
I think the number one question I get from teachers is "how do you handle classroom management"? I do have a system and I have had it for 13 years. It really works for me and I get a whole lot of work out of the kids because we have more time to focus on art and less time figuring out who is getting what or who is putting it all away. This is the system I use, you should find ways that will make your classroom run smooth as well. One system does not work for everyone but you are welcome to use mine if it works for you. Classroom Management System- 1. Supply management- I have one overall classroom manager in each class who acts a "mini-me". This person is the only one allowed to walk up to me without raising their hand. If you have a supply need you ask your table manager if you have an art question you can ask others at your table or raise your hand an I will come help you. Other wise everyone is expected to stay in their seat or in their area during class. Classroom managers keep their jobs all year and when ever possible they keep their jobs year after year. Cuts way down on the retraining process time. We hit the ground running each new school year. I do remind students each year that I do not have favorites we just need a quick way to get everything accomplished. I emphasize that the art room is based on team work...we are all on the same team. The manager system you set up and start right away...the team building thing takes some time. Try and develop a culture and attitude in your art room, it will differently help with behavior management. I pick classroom managers who seem to be class leaders, are very calm and seem to just know how to get things done. They also do not mind taking orders from me or working very hard while still being able to get all their own projects finished. It is the classroom managers job to do a final quality check at the end of class to make sure "their" art room is ready. At the end of they year I do have a party for all the classroom managers... I owe them that much for how hard they all work. Supply manager--The supply manager is the second in command under the classroom manager. This person is the overseer of all supplies and table caddies the room. It is their ultimate responsibility to make sure all the table managers put away the supplies correctly. They also help me pass out random things that I do not have a job manager for. In addition to the classroom manager and the supply managers I have one table manager at each table. The table managers keep their jobs all year long or as long as they choose to keep it. It is a lot of work. I remind students our most important goal in the art room is to create art. The faster we get supplies the faster we are working on our art. The table managers are in charge of getting all the supplies for their table. They do this at the beginning of class and through out the entire class. The table manager is also responsible for making sure everything gets put away correctly for their table and the table is clean before everyone lines up. Everyone else at the table is in charge of keeping the table clean during class, the table supplies organized and the floor around their table swept. I have a small broom on a hook at the end of each table. I remind students it is important to stay out of the managers way at the end of class so they can get the room ready for the next class so please help them but getting your tables put together and in order. It's a team thing! On top of the table managers and the classroom manager jobs there are a few other very important jobs in my art room these managers are-- Sink/Paint manager- The paint manager is in charge of all things paint and anything by the sink. The paint manager helps the table managers put out, pick-up and restock paint. They also help me with every thing that has anything to do with the sink area. The classroom manager also helps the paint manager. When my paint order comes in I just have the paint manager and a couple of helpers pop out all the pods into color coordinated bins. They love this job! Paper Passer/picker-upper/drying rack manager--This student hands out all new project papers, old project papers and any special papers to everyone. They also pick up all the papers when the class works as a group. Otherwise I have a yellow turn-in basket were everyone puts their dry projects on their own when they finish a project during class. The paper passer is also in charge of the drying rack when we turn wet projects in as a group at the end of class. Otherwise as soon as a student is finished with a wet project they may put their work on the drying rack and get their journal. Journal/library manager--The journal manager keeps all the journals at his or her table in a basket. When a student is finished with their projects they know to go to the journal manager and get their journal out of the basket. The journal manager helps me help all the kids bind their journals together at the start of school, which is really helpful. The journal manager is also in charge of keeping the library and the journal station clean. I let the journal manager pick their own helper to assist them in organizing the journal station...it's a really big job sometimes. The journal manager is also in charge of helping me pass out random supplies I do not have job managers for. Clay manager--This person's job is to assist me with all things clay, paper mâché and 3D. I have a seating chart and the students with jobs sit in the same place for that job in every class. This way I am not always looking for the job person I need. For example all the classroom managers sit at the head of the orange table. That is because it is right next to where I stand to take roll and end class. All the supply managers for each class sit in the first chair at the Yellow table...this is because it is closest to the supply rack. All the paper passers for all the classes sit at the second seat at the Red table because it is closest to the paper cabinet. All the journal managers in all the classes sit at the 3rd chair of the blue table because it is at the center of the room and all the kids come to this person to get their journals. It is centrally located. This system is great for subs as well, when everyone knows their job and the sub has to do very little it is great for keeping the room clean. The jobs are marked on the seating chart so the sub can find the person with the right job to help them fast. My tables are color coded with ribbons above them hanging from the celling: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Violet. If I have an overflow of students some years there is also and Indigo table I use. All the table managers sit at the head of their tables. I have a cool side manager and a warm side manger as well. This person is in charge when a warm or cool side table manager is absent. The classroom manager is also in charge of any other manager job if that person is absent. This cuts down on "can I be manager x today our manager is absent". There is a plan in place for absent students. Students put their names on the backs of all their papers and also include their classroom teacher's name in case the paper is misplaced and their table color. Having the table color helps get the papers passed out much faster. I do not use the my management system in kindergarten. For these little ones I tell them the people who are paying attention and following directions get to be my helpers. If you would like more details on my management system just e-mail me at [email protected] This is a flow chart I use when kids say "what do I do next". There is a laminated copy in each table caddy on each table in case they forget, which they always do even though it has not changed in 13 years. I just say go look at your flow chart. 2. Behavior Management- I am a huge believer in Love and Logic by Jim Fay and David Funk. This management system totally changed the way I teach, manage my classroom, deal with other people and really...live my life. I swear by it. It helps to teach with less distractions. I started my teaching career at a title one school in Houston, Texas with lots of behavior issues. I wanted to quit after the first month. This was the year hurricane Katrina hit and we got so many new kids from New Orleans we had to add a teacher to each grade level. Some of these sweet kids could not even write their names correctly in the 3rd grade. In my 3rd year of teaching my school implemented the Love and Logic system and it really chanced the culture and environment of our school. If you ever need a good book to read...this is the one. I use to give points and rewards in every form imaginable. I quit doing that a couple years ago and I have been so much happier ever since. I make sure the kids are busy from start to finish, walk around the room a lot...I mean A LOT, I am everywhere. I sit with the kids and work on the same project they are doing or I work on my art journal. I want them to see me working right along side them. I try to catch fires before they start and I take the Love and Logic approach to putting out fires once they do. I put the ownership of the problem back into the kids hands. For a better description of this process I beg you to read or take a workshop on Love and Logic. I know you are thinking...I do the same thing too and I am sure you do. It does take time though so keep pushing through. You must be very consistent and very firm at first. It is very important to develop a sense of team work, pride in their own art class room and a culture of mutual respect. It has taken me a few years and it is not perfect but it is so much better then the alternative of always yelling or being frustrated with the kids. Being upset or frustrated can make you crazy and you leave work tired an burned out every day. But once they get the plan it really does free you up to have fun with your students because you will have a good system in place they understand and can work within. Let the kids know all the time that you believe in them, that we act with respect in the art room and that you expect them to be on their best behavior with themselves, their table mates and their class. I also teach them how to do a quick one minute meditation. If things are going a little pear shaped turn the lights down and ask the kids to meditate for one minute. If things are getting really loud I call for a Silent Art. Silent Art last for 5 minutes. I set the chicken timer (it's a kitchen timer shaped like a chicken). When the timer goes off I do not say anything and let them figure it's over on their own. Usually they are still pretty quiet for a while. I allow my kids to talk in class but only to people at their own tables and at the journal station. As long as they are on task and keeping the noise to a minimum it's all good. I do sometimes play music and art videos for background ambience. They love Kids Hub and Bob Ross Videos on YouTube. Most importantly I think the way we talk to our students is the key to changing their attitudes and behaviors. This is why I believe in Love and Logic so much. I hope this helps....Leave any comments or questions you think would be helpful. Also feel free to share your own classroom management procedures.
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I teach a class on Fridays called "MART" which is essentially art projects inspired by Math. Students from Grades 4-6 can choose to take this class. So for this project I was inspired by THIS watercolour painting. Before beginning, we watched a couple of videos to help the students learn about the Fibonacci number sequence and to learn how to draw the spiral. This one below, by the amazing Vi Hart, absolutely blew our minds. Not only is she a genius at Math, she's an excellent artist! The Fibonacci Sequence is the series of numbers in the following sequence: 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, ... and so on The next number is found by adding up the two numbers before it. The Fibonacci sequence is named after Italian mathematician Fibonacci. His 1202 book Liber Abaci introduced the sequence to Western European mathematics although the sequence had been described earlier in Indian mathematics The Fibonacci numbers appear everywhere in Nature, from the leaf arrangement in plants, to the pattern of the florets of a flower, the bracts of a pinecone, or the scales of a pineapple. The Fibonacci sequence leads to the golden ratio and spirals. The Fibonacci Spiral is a special spiral, a self-similar curve which keeps its shape at all scales (if you imagine it spiraling out forever). So, starting on graph paper, students wrote the number sequence at the top of the paper to refer to. They also got a handout to help them along the way. I only managed to get to, I think 13, before I got flustered and confused as to which way to go on my paper. But most of the students really got it (I am terrible at Math!!) and made quite large spirals- up to poster size. Some students went really large and had to tape 6 sheets of graph paper together as you can see below! Once the spiral was drawn correctly on graph paper, students traced their design, using a window (a great alternative to a light table) onto heavy white paper (smooth cardstock, the type for photocopiers, works particularly well for this technique). Smooth poster board also works well. Then we used the bleeding markers watercolour technique to 'paint' out spirals. Trace the inside of a section with a line of water-based markers, then blend over the line using a brush and water. Crayola and Prang markers both work well for this technique. Of course you could also simply paint these using watercolour paints (we like the Prang brand, Crayola is also very good.) Some Grade 4,5 results!
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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.
Students love creating cave art paintings! Lots of art materials are used for this layered project. I like to have my students create these projects at the beginning of the year to build their conf…
Free online resources for braille art and tactile graphics for blind and low vision students, with an emphasis on STEM content. Written for World Braille Day
