In this post I'm going to share with you a key part of my preparation for my RSN blackwork module - choosing the blackwork stitches.
Books, videos, and art activities to teach art history for kids. Learning about famous artists van Gogh, Picasso, da Vinci, Monet, Cezanne, Degas, & Matisse
What do I want to talk about? An exercise to enable children to think about what they wish to discuss with an adult or the person who is helping them.
There's new kid in the social media market: Meta launched the Threads app as a response to Twitter/X. Should artists use Threads? Read on to find out!
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One of my students' favorites is a Tim Burton art lesson I call "Spooky Selfies". It yields excellent results and works for almost all ages.
Take a look at self portraits made by kids to get an idea of what they think of themselves, and their personality traits.
Do you Didgeridoo? Making Your Own Didgeridoo I think this post needs a little background about myself and my family before I proceed... Our family is from Washington State (in the US), but we are currently living in Sydney, AU. My husband's job brought us here for three years. While here, I have been fortunate
Hi y’all. Let me just say that poetry is quite possibly one of my favorite things to teach. I use it in all content areas. Walk into my room, and you’ll probably find a poem about the rock cycle hanging next to a poem about skip counting. II use a few different forms of poetry ... Read More about Where I’m From Poetry
Prompting kids to dream about what they want to be when they grow up will help them to think about more than just the present and is...
This month, the Art Ed Blogger’s Network is talking about how to enrich art class for students who finish early. I think this is an ongoing concern for most art teachers. Kids work at all different paces. Some students will finish their artwork lickety-split with half the class period left. Others will work on the same technique or project and spend multiple periods working on the same piece. So you will often have students at all different paces and at … Read more... →
This is a bundle of 17 fun activities for teens to get them career ready and prepared for the real world of work. The activities include: Career Ready Haiku Achieve Activity Career Interests Scavenger Hunt Choose the Career You Want Activity Interviewing an Expert Activity: Questioning & Taking Notes Role Models Choose a Career 2 Activities The "Why" Worksheet Developing Contacts and Connections Business Letter Activity Goals that I am Confident and Willing to Achieve Creating a Resume Activity Monthly Budget Activity Achieving a Career Activity Career Ready Choice Board Career Readiness Puzzle Activities Job Hunting Activity This bundle especially helps with communication skills, interviewing techniques, resume and cover letter preparation, career reflection, financial literacy and more. It can be used in any high school or middle school setting and could be especially useful in a career or language arts classroom. Check out another product that relates to career readiness! http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/All-About-Me-All About Me Project-792745
Do you use rubrics for self-assessment with your students? I developed this rubric based on others I had seen online. I wanted to get my students thinking more about their artwork and writing a few sentences in reflection. We haven’t done much writing in art class before, so I didn’t want to overwhelm them. What do you think? Do you have any suggestions for my rubric? (Does everything sound right, but also easy enough for little kids to understand?) … Read more... →
This is a set of 33 vector format hand-drawn wedding clipart. This set comes with tons of flowers and wedding related art. Design your own table numbers, save the dates, wedding invites, signage, rsvp cards and anything you can think of! It's easy to change the color in any vector software to match your wedding colors, and also comes with transparent PNG files. THIS DOWNLOAD INCLUDES: • 33 vector hand-drawn wedding clipart in AI and EPS format • All images in individual PNG files • 1 hi res chalkboard digital paper background Chalkboard Wedding Pack 2 now available: https://www.etsy.com/listing/198258696/chalkboard-wedding-clipart-ii-diy?ref=related-0 Also available in color for on a light background: https://www.etsy.com/listing/195627302/wedding-clipart-hand-drawn-clip-art?ref=listing-shop-header-0 Check out our other wedding resources: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LemonadePixel?section_id=15745753&ref=shopsection_leftnav_1 PLEASE NOTE - the PNG files are white artwork on a transparent background and may appear to be blank for some operating systems, but just add them to a darker background artwork in photoshop or any image program, and the design will be visible :) If you have any questions, feel free to ask me. DIGITAL DOWNLOAD: Within 5 to 10 minutes of payment you will receive an email with link(s) to download your files. The files will be compressed in a ZIP container, to open it just double click on the zip to access the files. If you have any trouble with opening your files, just convo us! GET 15% OFF! Get a coupon code sent to your inbox instantly when you sign up for our occasional newsletter at: subscribepage.io/I9rNLH USAGE: For personal or commercial use. For commercial use, final product must be a derivative/transformative work, i.e. you must add or change something so that the final product is unique to your shop. You may not resell, share, or distribute for free as-is. For additional uses, use in apps, or to use art as-is, contact us about custom extended licenses. Copyright ©2014 LemonadePixel.
There is a theory that human beings associate emotions with shapes, and with circles, they feel happiness. It is with that specific idea that I designed these polka dot rainbow-making suncatchers. I hope these sweet little circles with their pops of color add a little happiness, a little sparkle to whatever space you add them to. You can add these suncatchers to your East-facing window to catch rainbows as you start your day with your morning cup of coffee or tea, a West-facing window to catch them with the setting sun, or a South-facing window to have lovely rainbows dance across your floor all day long. Add one to your window at home, at work, a classroom, in your studio, a bedroom or to your car! DETAILS Removable & Reusable Suncatchers 12 Dots per sheet Each Sprinkle is ~3 cm Simply affix to a clean window that gets direct sunlight, and watch the rainbows fill your home. If it is cold out (below 60° F) please spritz your suncatcher with water before moving it to ensure the screen-printed design does not flake. For extra tips to ensure a smooth application of your suncatcher, please read my tips here. Designed in Seattle Made in California
I have been on summer vacation for a week now, and I am already doing school projects! I am not changing much in my classroom except for a few things here and there. I decided to try my hand at making some decorations instead of buying premade items. Since my theme is Peace & Love, I decided to purchase some clip art from Scrappin Doodles. I fell in love with the Groovy Kids Clip Art collection!! Please check out my Groovy Jobs. My next few projects include: Back-to-School Activity packet, behavior clip chart, AR tracker, desk name plates and center signs. Please check back often to grab some freebies and see how I am keeping myself busy!! Enjoy your summer!! I am working on a Back-to-School Activity packet. Check out the preview below!!! Grab your freebie (HERE). I am linking up with An Educator's Life: Share the Wealth Freebie Linky. I am so excited to have found this super, fantastic linky party!! You can also find the freebies listed on Pinterest. Who doesn't love Pinterest or a great Linky??!!! I know I LOVE them both!!!!
I use this form to keep track of students who are not turning in their work. I also love this form because it forces students to think about why they don't have an assignment rather than just not turning anything in.
Have you ever thought about using wordless videos in your speech therapy lessons? It increases engagement! Start with these videos...
Five classroom layout seating ideas that will transform your lessons today! These classroom seating options are perfect for any activity!
Learn about Mexico for Kids with these free printable Mexico Worksheets and printable books with cute clipart and information to read, color, and learn!
The panemic in italy is all over the news. Help kids learn more about this amazing country with this FREE Italy for Kids Printable Book.
Use this art discussion lesson for children, featuring work by Henri Matisse, to get children thinking and talking about art. If you haven’t tried art discussion activities before it’s easy to get started, and you’ll soon discover how they open up conversations and ideas, boosting children’s language, reasoning and confidence. Art discussion lesson for children […]
Informative writing can be tricky in first grade, but this all about book is the perfect way for students to research their own animal and publish a book
Is there more angst spilt in homeschooling over any subject more than math? Math is a subject none of us want to mess up. Once our children hit middle
Threads is Meta's new social media app. But is Threads worth it for artists? Here's the opinion of an artist about the app...
It's my last week!!! Wahoo!!! Sorry this post is late. (Thanks to Ana at Mrs. Bentin's Blackboard for the text message and reminder that I hadn't posted this week's linky yet. I guess that even though there's one week left, my brain has already left the building. :) So please link up your plans for the week. I'm guessing most of you have "home" plans because you are already on break and that is good too! Being the last week of school, there are a lot of end-of-the-year loose ends to tie up. We will have our awards assembly, AR goal ice cream party, a talent show and field day. Thankfully, there is something going on almost every day to help keep us busy. In the classroom, we will be finishing up our read aloud of this wonderful book. Love this book and the beautiful story of August. I also love how the story end on the last day of school, about the same exact day we will read this part and end our story this year. We've done quite a few readers theater scripts this year to work on fluency. This week, I'm going to have the students work in groups and write their own script. It should be interesting to see what they come up with. Today, I found this fun pin on Pinterest. I love this project (anything that incorporates writing and art is awesome!) and will find somewhere to work this into our schedule. Students write about their year then decorate their hand print and the border. I think it would make a great memory of our year. I'm working on making Goodbye Bags for the kids. I went to Walmart and the dollar store this morning and loaded up on lots of fun things. When I get it all together, I will post about it. I was thinking of continuing the A Peek at My Week linky party throughout the summer, linking up to share our fun summertime plans, but I was wondering what you think. Do you want to see A Peek at My Week continue? Please leave me your thoughts in a comment below. (Also, my Thursday linky party, Positive Thinking Thursday, will continue throughout the summer. Thanks to all of you who encouraged me to do so!) An InLinkz Link-up
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The school year hasn't even ended for me yet, and I'm already thinking of next year! I love the lap books that I see on Pinterest and TpT s...
Simple mental health lessons for kids, like this activity, leave even young children with something to think about in their daily lives.
