These 5 unique designs with gorgeous watercolor clipart come on a single page or tiled 5 (6 pages total) to a page for whatever you need- classroom libraries, student incentives, Book Bags, Science Fair, Book Fairs, teacher professional development, really anything you can think of! They are sized ...
DESCRIPTION: This neutral rainbow Poster for a 2nd grade teacher displays a beautiful rainbow in a neutral watercolor design with the words second grade below and Love inside the rainbow. This trendy, 2nd grade classroom poster would be awesome for back to school classroom decor. Just pop it into a frame and add some style to your classroom! GREAT wall art print for a classroom, reading nook, teacher desk area, school library, reading room or classroom hallway welcome display. Every room deserves to be special. These supreme quality print posters in various sizes serve as statement pieces, creating a personalized environment. . : 175 gsm fine art paper .: Multiple sizes .: Matte finish .: For indoor use
Dive into the untold stories of diverse scientists in BIPOC, women, LGBTQIA+ backgrounds. This engaging independent research project encourages students to explore, celebrate, and present the achievements of underrepresented scientists, allowing them to see themselves in the heroes of science.This p...
We are off to a great start in Writer's Workshop. Our first unit is Drawing. This week we've been reading GREAT drawing mentor te...
This bundle includes my favorite chemistry activities for the first week of school- student questionnaire, safety commercials and element poster project. These assignments give you a good chance to start the school off with getting to know your students and setting up the foundations of your class ...
Helping your students be global citizens and connect their learning to the real world? Want to help make content relevant to real life scenarios? Teaching about the environment and solutions or any unit of study through the lens of water contamination does just that! This culminating task allows ...
I'm always looking for a better way to do projects. I had done pizza sculptures a la Claes Oldenburg before (see here) and I thought that my Modern Art kiddos would like them too. I had originally had students create the pizza form from two pieces of newsprint stapled and stuffed with crumpled up newspapers ad then paint the sauce and toppings. While that worked out OK, the pizzas got a bit muddy with all of those toppings being painted over one another before they were dry. So, I got to thinkin'... YUM! Bacon, sausage and pepperoni pizza! I bought some red and kraft-colored wrapping paper at IKEA this past Christmas and thought the weight and color of them would be nice for the sculptures. I thought the children could cut a brown triangle for the bottom crust part and a top triangle from red for the sauce part...however, I used all of the red wrapping paper at Christmastime. Oops! But I had a plan... I had the children cut both triangles for the pizza from the kraft paper, staple & stuff and then paint the sauce on with red tempera. While they were drying, the children created their toppings from construction paper scraps. This worked out great for timing and they came out great--love the bright red sauce! The toppings are a study in size, shape and color! I had some take-out menus from pizza places and we made a huge list of toppings the children could use on their pizzas. I also made my "at least three" rule with the toppings: the children had to create at least three different toppings for their pizza (not including the cheese). Most of them were happy to oblige! So have a no-calorie pizza party for your class or family and have fun using up all of those paper scraps you've been hanging onto! Easy-Peasy Pizza Sculptures Supplies Needed: Medium weight paper (large sheets or a roll of paper) Triangle templates cut from poster board (bottom crust template should be about 5" longer than the top crust so you can roll the triangle up and make the crust of the pizza) Pencil Scissors Ruler Newspaper or paper scraps to stuff the form Stapler with staples Red tempera paint (or white if you like a white sauce) Paint brushes Water bucket, paper towels Paper scraps for pizza toppings Elmer's glue Directions: 1. Cut two triangles from kraft paper for the top and the bottom of the pizza slice. As I said above, the bottom crust triangle should be about 5" longer than the top crust so you can roll the triangle up and make the crust of the pizza. 2. Layer the two triangles on top of one another and staple along the two pointy, side edges or the pizza, through both layers. Leave the crust edge open, creating a pocket. 3. Crumple up newspaper, lightly, and stuff the pizza slightly, to give the pizza slice some dimension. 4. Roll the open edge of the pizza slice inward a couple inches to create the pizza crust and secure with a couple of staples. You now have a giant slice of pizza! 5. Use tempera paints to paint the sauce on your slice of pizza. 6. While it dries, you can use paper scraps to create toppings. To create the toppings you can rip, or cut the paper, or even use different punches as you see fit. To create multiple shapes (for mushrooms or other unique veggies), fold the paper multiple times and then cut through all the layers--you'll make a number of uniform shapes at once. Much better (and faster) than cutting out individual mushrooms! 6. When the paint is dry, attach the toppings to your pizza slice with glue. I had the children dribble the Elmer's glue in a zigzag motion over the sauce and then sprinkle the toppings on. Lightly press the toppings into the glue (the glue will dry clear). YUM! Let's eat!
So what class scared me the most when I began teaching... Kindergarten!! I just didn't see how I was going to get 20+ Kinders to focus for...
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This Watercolor Books Digital Frame/Border would be perfect for Back to School, Teacher Welcome Letter, librarians, signs for class library, anywhere where books are celebrated! This listing includes both white background and transparent frames- letter size (8.5 inches by 11 inches), high resolutio...
I feel bad that some people come here for inspiration and all I have been posting is what my CID kids are working on. That's simply because most of what we're working on has already been posting and I don't want to become redundant. Here's what we're up to: KINDERGARTEN They just finished their "Kindergarten Kandinsky" projects. We identified shapes and colors in Kandinsky's paintings, and then drew shapes with oil pastels. Next class we watercolored over them. Learning Targets are: I can. . . recognize shapes in Kandinsky's art use oil pastels to draw shapes use good painting techniques FIRST GRADE First grade just finished making their "dot" drawings, which can be found here. I did find another book to use with it called Katie's Sunday Afternoon by James Meyhew. A little girl goes into some pointillist paintings in a museum. The kids really liked the story, and I like that it shows reproductions of Seurat, Pissarro, and Signoc. SECOND GRADE Second grade is working on their Henri Matisse Goldfish collages, which can be found here. We're making them a bit smaller this year to finish them quicker. THIRD GRADE They are creating awesome Laurel Burch Cats, found here. If you're interested in doing it, feel free to use my Prezi, which is here. FOURTH GRADE Wow! Finally one I haven't already blogged about! My fourth graders started with "Name Fish." A pretty traditional lesson, I think. I start by telling them it's an IMAGINARY fish. They are asked to draw a fish, add thier name in bubble letters on the body, and use value in every section of the fish with colored pencils. Those are their Learning Targets too. FIFTH GRADE Fifth grade is working on Op Art and Rose Windows (at different schools).
Hav you ever gotten back from an assembly where the kids are so pumped up there is no way they are coming down for at least 3 hours, and you only have the class for 15 minutes. There is no time to get started on any project and why bother... they are too hyper. Well here is a good way to get them to calm down, work as a team, silent their minds (bodies and voices too). I call it TeleDraw. This game is a lot like telephone except your passing on a drawing. Place the kids in different groups and ask them to sit in a line all facing the same direction (forward). On a white board I draw a picture and only show the last person in each line. They go back to their group and draw it with their finger on the person in front of them. They transfer the message to the front of the line. The first person in the line has a whiteboard and marker. They draw what they think the picture was on the board and all the whiteboards are revealed at the same time. I then show the whole class the picture I drew on my board. It's a fun game, the kids love it! They figure out how to work as a team better every time they have to send another picture to the front of the line. Note: If I am doing this game with 4th grade or older I place them in boy vs. girl teams.
As art teachers we often have very little time to transition between classes, so clean-up the kids can do themselves is a blessing!! This year, whenever we were using paint or glue, I put out a dampened sponge at each table. Even the youngest of students (kindergarten) delighted in using the sponge to help out. The only warning I gave them was, "Please don't dip the sponge in the dirty paint water -- it already has enough water in it!" At the end of the day I would give all the sponges a quick rinse and they were ready to go for next time. When we were doing collages or anything that involved cut paper, I put a large size Cool Whip-type container in the center of each work area as the "scrap pile." At the end of each class, a volunteer from the table would empty the scrap bowl into our classroom recycle bin while others at the table gave the floor a quick pick up. Now, that was easy clean up! Hope everyone is enjoying summer vacation!!!!!!!
Art Response to the Art Masters in Early Elementary School: Wood, Warhol, Garcia, Cezanne and Haring. RoundUP at RainbowsWithinReach. Painting, Printmaking and Crayons as Media
From ancient art to the modern masters, our collection rivals that of any American museum. Contemporary collection includes Pollock, Rothko, Lichtenstein, and Warhol.
Some of the ways that I teach fine arts to our children with special needs.
Welcome to Art Room 104! Well, I no longer teach in room 104...it's now room 309, but the heart is still there! I have now transitioned into teaching 7th-12th grades, and my focus is now moving towards Choice Based Learning in the art room. Join me on my journey as I enter new territory, experiment, and share how I fit it all into the realm of Common Core!
This version comes with both Digital and Printable Versions of our Close Read/Mini Book and Printable Inventors Bundle. To get the digital version, make sure you are signed into your Google Drive. Then click on any of the inventors to make a copy to your Google Drive. To get the printable version, click on Inventors PDF Version in the PDF. Why This Resource? •Students will learn about important inventors and inventions that shaped our world today. •Great for cross-curricular planning. •Covers STEAM Standards •Great for Student Research •Hands-On Activities •Virtual and Hybrid-Learning Friendly This resource includes 28 biographies on the inventors listed below. Printable Version •Close Read in Color & B&W •Comprehension Check •Oval Map •5W Graphic Organizer •Fact Map •Writing Activity for Reflection •Inventor Tree Map •Venn Diagram Digital Version •Close Read Slides •Comprehension Questions •Tree Map •Oval Map •Facts Graphic Organizer •All About (Inventor) •5W + How •Compare & Contrast Inventors Included: Alexander Graham Bell Benjamin Banneker Benjamin Franklin Eli Whitney Elizabeth Magie Fatima Al Fihri George Washington Carver Grace Hopper Henry Ford Jan Ernst Matzelinger Josephine Cochrane Lewis Howard Latimer Lisa Gelobter Madame Curie Margaret Knight Marie Van Brittan Brown Marjorie Joyner Milton Hershey Nadia Khan Nancy Johnson Ruth Handler Ruth Wakefield Samuel Morse Sarah Breedlove Walker Shirley Jackson Stephanie Kwolek The Wright Brothers Thomas Edison TERMS OF USE: Thank you for your purchase! By purchasing this resource, you are agreeing that the contents are the property of Emily Garcia/Education to the Core, and licensed to you only for classroom/personal use as a single user. I retain the copyright, and reserve all rights to this product. You May: • Use items (free and purchased) for your own classroom students, or your own personal use. • Reference this product in blog posts, at seminars, professional development workshops, or other such venues PROVIDED there is both credit given to myself as the author and a link back to my TPT store is included in your post/presentation. • Distribute and make copies of free items only to other teachers PROVIDED there is credit given to Emily Liscom Garcia and a link back to my TPT store. You May Not: • Claim this work as your own, alter the files in any way, or remove/attempt to remove the copyright/watermarks. • Sell the files or combine them into another unit for sale/free. • Post this document for sale/free elsewhere on the internet. (This includes Google Doc links on blogs.) • Make copies of purchased items to share with others is strictly forbidden and is a violation of the Terms of Use, along with copyright law. • Obtain this product through any of the channels listed above. Thank you for abiding by universally accepted codes of professional ethics while using this product. Customer Tips: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: • Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: • Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. If you have any questions about this resource, please contact me at [email protected]
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BIOGRAPHY RESEARCH FRAMES Help students realize how fascinating research can be by giving them nonthreatening paragraph frames that make research projects easy to do and enjoyable to present. “Research” has been identified by the CCSS as one of the essential reading/writing skills for succeeding in college and the workplace. So why not take a skill that has the potential to be uninteresting and have some fun with it instead? Biography Research Frames is a unit that contains 43 illustrated paragraph frames and several versions of blank frames which will give students both the freedom and the structure to locate and log information about some of the most fascinating people who have ever lived. Product Components 43 Illustrated Biography Research Frames 43 Illustrated Mini Biography Cards for Graphic Organizers and Student Pairing 43 Large illustrations for Anchor Charts, Bio Bags, Bulletin Boards, and Report Covers 6 Blank Research Frames 3 Graphic Organizers with 6 Sample Pages Speech Cheat Sheets (3 versions) Bio Bag Cards (2 versions of Setting, Visual, Quotation and Thought Shot cards) 3 Poster Cards (2 Versions) Famous People: Neil Armstrong, Sally Ride, Oprah Winfrey, Maya Angelou, Stephen Covey, Charles Shultz, Bill Gates, Dr. Seuss, Albert Einstein, Alexander Graham Bell, Emily Dickenson, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Colonel Sanders, Charlie Chaplin, Bessie Cole, Amelia Earhart, Rosa Parks, Helen Keller, Martin Luther King, Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Betsy Ross, Bill Clinton. Barack Obama, Teddy Roosevelt, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Susan B. Anthony, Paul Revere, Thomas Edison, Benjamin Franklin, Wild Bill Hitchcock, Calamity Jane, Sitting Bull, Jessie James, Davey Crockett, Annie Oakley, Wyatt Earp, George Custer, Butch Cassidy, Doc Holiday, Kit Carson, Crazy Horse, and Bat Masterson Visit me... ...on Pinterest. …on Facebook. ...at my Website. ...at my BLOG. CUSTOMER TIPS: How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases: Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches: ***Look for the red star near the top of any page within my store and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive customized email updates about this store. Thanks for stopping by, Janice Malone ELA Seminars and Secrets of Teaching
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