Use this collection of Paul Klee teaching resources and complete Klee Famous Artist Unit lesson plans to teach elementary art class.
Three must-have visuals for the special education classroom! Set your students up for success by teaching them the major life skill!
Disney movies have some very deep lessons to teach kids. Zootopia lesson plans are perfect for teaching kids about bias vs. sterotypes.
Engage your class in an exciting hands-on experience learning the five senses!
Discover the perfect All About Me preschool activity designed for young kids! Get a free printable worksheet that's simple, engaging, and ideal for emergent readers. Download now!
This kindergarten lesson is about shape and Mondrian. It would work well for an art sub.
The Gruffalo lesson plans for K-2. Engaging 5-day lesson plans with differentiated reading response, vocabulary, sentence study, and a craft for this fun story!
Art history lessons for K-12. These include lesson plans, images of classical artwork, artist bios, and you may even loan materials (US snail mail) for free! I found two excellent resources for tea…
An elementary art teacher blog with art projects and lessons, DIY projects and outfit photos as well as clothing I have made myself.
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Music Rubrics contains 12 elementary music rubrics for grades K-5! Impress your administration by using these rubrics to track student growth! Please click on the “preview” of this product to view sample pictures of the rubrics. For a simplified curriculum to go with these rubrics, click the link below: Simplified Music Curriculum and Song List For lesson plans, resources, and written assessments for the whole year, click the links below: Elementary Music Lesson Plans (Bundled) Music Resources Music Assessments Bundled (K-5th Grades) Included in this product: ~A TOTAL OF 12 MUSIC RUBRICS! ~Rubrics assess the following concepts: steady beat, opposites, writing melodies (after hearing a melody), melody composition (independently), singing, writing rhythms (after hearing a rhythm), rhythm composition (independently), playing rhythms, playing recorders, improvising, group performance: singing, group performance: playing instruments ~Each rubrics has 2 different versions. One version contains helpful “Tips” at the top of the page along with a “Notes” section which allows you to customize the rubrics according to grade level. The second version contains a simplified version of the assessment. (Take a look at the product preview to see examples!) EACH SIMPLIFIED VERSION NOW INCLUDES A BLANK TEMPLATE. SIMPLY INSERT A TEXT BOX (AR CENA FONT) AND TYPE! ~Cover and Instruction Pages with helpful hints about the utilization of rubrics! ********************************************************************** Other products from my store: Music Coloring Pages (MEGA-BUNDLE) 96 Pages Color By Note Music Coloring Sheets (Bundled) 4 Musical Genres Elementary Music Substitute Notebook (For the Non-Musical Sub) ********************************************************************** Get credit for 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. Become a follower: 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
DISCLAIMER: I am offering these lessons, handouts and videos to you for free. PLEASE do not take my lessons and sell them. Because that would be super crappy of you (yes, someone is doing this. Yes, they are super crappy). Thank you. Going to NAEA in Boston next week? Need some sub plans? Y'all, I got you COVERED! Today I'm sharing my favorite VIDEO sub plans and my tips and tricks to planning for being out. There's nothing like the amount of WORK you gotta do just to take some time off. I'm here to make your life a little easier, I hope. So, without further ado, my Top Ten Sub Plans! Let me just start by saying that the sub plans I am sharing were created for my kindergarten through fourth grade kids. I ALWAYS make a lesson that's age appropriate for all my classes. This makes my prep life so much easier and the life of the sub all the better. For more tips and tricks, check out this video! Lessons like this require a lotta prep. Yeah, I will be keeping it much easier this time. More about how I prep for a sub can be found in this blog post. 1. James Rizzi Cities! This sub plan was a huge hit with all of my kiddos. They started it while I was away and I was able to easily slide back in to a low-mess/low-stress project for them to continue. Lesson, handouts and video can be found here! 2. Loud Mouth Collages! My kids thought these were the most fun ever...while I thought they were the most funniest ever. Complete video lesson and plans here! 3. A Colorful Village! Again this is another lesson that the kids work on while I'm away and we finish up with oil pastel and watercolor when I return. Easy, fun and super colorful. Video and lesson here! 4. Chris Uphues Inspired Hearts! Who doesn't love Chris Uphues and his happy artwork?! My kids love learning about him. I've not only got a video lesson but I have a short clip of an interview I did with Chris and his wife Jen. More here! 5. I am a Super Star! This lessons is so fun...it really incorporates so much, from mixed media to literacy to a good ole boost to the self esteem! I DID ask the sub to make the stars for the kindergarten before they arrived because I'm not that crazy. Lesson here! 6. Collage Monsters! Another fun lesson that the kids really enjoyed. This one required more prep than most, just an FYI. Complete details and video here! 7. Kerri Ambrosino-Inspired Still Life! Need a pop of colorful happy for spring? Try this sub plan on for size. So fun and we busted out the PUFFY PAINT! Lesson here. 8. Wings Mural! I know, you've seen it a thousand times...but the lesson originated here! The feathers were created while I was out on jury duty, I believe...and then we assembled it when I returned. Lesson and video here. 9. Britto-Inspired Collaborative! I love having the kids work on collaboratives when I'm out. It means we have a big beautiful work of art to hang when I return! Lesson video and details all right here! 10. Monochromatic Self Portraits! Lastly, here's a lesson that's always a hit: monochromatic self portraits. We love hanging these in rainbow order for a beautiful display. Have your kiddos follow along with me in this video! There are PLENTY more lessons and videos on my YouTube channel so be sure and give those a glance if none of these strike your fancy. And be sure to subscribe, I upload videos and content all the time. If you are gonna be in Boston, see you there!
I hope my first day PE lesson plan can help provide new ideas on how to establish routines and expectations for a successful school year
Print these free symmetry worksheets and activity pages to use with your students. Learn about the line of symmetry with these fun pattern challenge worksheets. Students must use logic, reasoning, and spatial skills to draw the reflected pattern across the line of symmetry.
Helpful collection of Alexander Calder teaching resources and complete Calder Famous Artist Unit lesson plans to teach elementary art class.
A fun and easy to do project for elemetary students. Have your class learn about a famous artist as well as develop their motor skills and creativity. Each download comes with access to a PDF with: -Reading Comprehension Page for 3rd-5th (accommodate for k-2 by reading as a class) -Comprehension questions -Lesson Plan -Eye handout -Nose handout -Eyebrow handout -Ears handout -Three blank face handouts Whether you are an art teacher, in a contained classroom, or teach a homeschool curriculum, this lesson is a great way to incorporate art and art history into your student’s education.
Create lesson plans for toddlers (children between the ages of one and three years old) with these five elements to teach important skills, assess children's understanding, and evaluate your teaching procedures.
Problem solving is challenging for young students (and many adults too)! To support my little friends, I teach them problem solving strategies that they can use when they encounter a problem. We want our students to become independent thinkers who can solve problems, control their emotions, express empathy, and help others.
Last post I wrote about how to help students creatively write a story that they can use in this lesson. Part one is a great lesson for any drama/ ELA teacher. You can decided to skip part one or you can use another method for helping students create a story (you can also just pull short scripts if you would rather use something more authentic). Regardless of your method make sure you have a unique story available for every student. In doing this project I did something I have never done before. I didn't let every play perform. Every group performed at least once, but every play was not performed on stage. Check out below for how I worked this system. As a theatre teacher, the idea that not everyone was going to perform their play killed me but there simply wasn't time. I mean can you imagine getting through 30 plays in 40 minutes, it just doesn't work. Not having every play performed was actually more freeing then I thought it would be. It gave me the freedom to choose which groups were clicking during rehearsal and allowed me to facilitate more class discussion. I will definitely be using this method again. Step 1- hand out stories to each student. These can either be the stories they wrote in part one, a creative story they wrote at another time or a play you found. After every student has a story divide the students into groups. I made groups of four but feel free to adjust as need. I would recommend not having more than 5 in a group for time reasons. Once students are their groups assign a director order.(director 1, director 2, and so on). I did this randomly but you could assign an order as well. Step 2- review the role of a director and actor. Director is in charge of casting, running rehearsals, and making final decisions. Actors are in charge of creating a character and practicing their parts. This is a great time to talk about how you need to show respect for everyone. I also point out that the director gets to make the final call about all decisions and I will only step in for emergencies. I also point out that sometimes you don't like the part you are assigned (and sometimes boys play girl parts and girls play boy parts). Everyone had to do what the director said and they couldn't tattle if they didn't like their part. I did encourage the directors to be kind when casting, and if they had to change the gender of a character to make someone happy that was ok. Step 3- Model a rehearsal. This is a huge step. Do. Not Skip. Students need to learn how to lead. If possible choose a group with a weird number (there is always one with more than everyone else). Have one of those students be your model for this experience. I recommend giving the directors an exact order for what their rehearsals should look like, this will help you when grading later. 1. Read the story to the group. 2. Cast the play 3. Perform any rewrites or revisions that are needed (should not take very long) 4. Block the play (tell the actors where to stand and move) 5. Rehearse the play until time is called. Make any other revisions/ changes that are needed. 6. Director reads the play while the group performs. For the modeling section I recommend you talk the students through each step. This way they know what to expect when it's their turn. Step 4- director 1 rehearsal time. Now it is time to turn your directors loose in each group tell director one to begin reading their play and casting. Walk around and monitor groups but try your hardest to let the directors work their problems out with their team (after all that is what is being a director is all about). After the allotted time (5-10 minutes) have the groups sit back down and choose one or two groups to perform their plays. This is also a great time to have a class discussion about any issues that arose during rehearsal. We had a great talk about how it affects a play when one actor doesn't show up (after a kid had to go to the clinic during class). It really helped the kids to see how they affect each other in a performance. Step 5- director 2 and so on rehearsal times. After a few groups perform director 1 plays allow the students to break back into their groups and rehearse director 2's play. Continue this process of rehearsal and performance until all directors have had an opportunity to direct. Make sure that every group has performed at least once by the end of assignment. Continue to have class discussions between the steps as problems arise. This is a great opportunity to highlight problems you have been having in rehearsal as well. ( I have a huge problem with kids talking to each other during rehearsal, I made sure to point out how frustrating it is when you are trying to direct and someone is talking to another group). These discussions are so helpful and I really saw an improvement in the acting and directing over the course of the lesson. Step 6- exit slips. I had each student write about who they felt was the best director in their group. They had to give me a legitimate reason why they felt that way (he was good at giving directions, she was organized, he told me where to stand, etc.) This served two purposes, I was able to see who they thought was the best director and I was able to tell if the students could identify positive director traits. You could do this step on appear or verbally as you were summing up the lesson. Grading- if you have the students perform both parts of this lesson you can easily get three grades out of this assignment: a writing grade, rehearsal grade, and director grade. I always use rubrics when grading this type of work. Here is a sample of the directing rubric I made for the class. Feel free to download and use in your class as well. You can purchase the full set of theatre rubrics on my teacherspayteachers site (follow the link at the bottom of the page). This is a great assignment and the students really got into it. I have always struggled with hitting the directing standard in my lower grades. I will defiantly be using this again in my class.
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Teach children the basics to paint like Pollock in just 40 minutes. Great for grades K-2, kids learn new techniques with paint, yarn and becoming fearless
Grab our free, clickable Mega List of Themes and Skills for Pre-K & Kindergarten Lesson Plans to see what themes/skills I cover in my classroom all year!
Looking for a fun way to teach children about form? This is one of my favorite lessons! Manipulatives and movement, what could be better?
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This article will explain in great detail how to teach an overhand throw to an elementary aged student. Following these exact directions will have your students throwing overhand in no time. Before I begin with the steps below, the first thing you...
One of things I try to do in the summer besides taking more time to read and enjoy my summer is start doing some planning for the next year....
All about teaching preschool! Great ideas for preschool activities, standards-based curriculum, preschool assessments, and documentation.
Use letter activities like alphabet collages or letter mats to help kids learn letter recognition and to reinforce letter-sound associations. Here are over 200 material ideas that you can use for your
Have an empty planner and no clue where to begin? This #2ndaryELA Twitter chat was all about lesson, unit, and curriculum planning. Middle school and high school English Language Arts teachers discussed how they begin the planning process and what a daily lesson plan looks like. Teachers also shared how to build in assessment throughout a unit and where to start when planning an entire curriculum. Read through the chat for ideas to implement in your own classroom.
Free elementary music lesson featuring ta and ti ti! We used movement to learn beat v. rhythm and popsicle sticks to learn how to write them!
This worksheet is for the beginning of the year in Kindergarten art. I have students follow along as we draw all seven types of lines. The way that they complete the last two "challenge lines" helps me to determine the level of difficulty that would suit them best.
Learn how to set yearlong plans, plan for a unit and daily topics, and create lessons plans.
Your students are absolutely going to LOVE using this school supplies sort printable in your centers. Perfect for back to school or anytime of the year.
Our Teacher Talking Time determines students’ motivation and interest to learn and progress. Here are 4 ways to reduce teacher talking time in the classroom.
The first two weeks in a special ed classroom are more than academics. Ideas on what to teach, what to practice, and what you should be doing.
These gratitude activities will create a lasting impact on your students as they explore gratitude through writing, visualization, and more.
