Nearly 300 students = nearly 300 portfolios. Multiply that by the number of art works in a school year and it's a lot of portfolio storage. Especially when you don’t have an art room! But where there is a will, there is a way and I’m thrifty so it was just a matter of finding… Continue reading Student Portfolio Storage
Category: Elementary Art
Glimpses of My Art Day
So I haven't blogged in FOREVER and it is mostly because I am so busy at school and when I'm at home I'm busy working on projects for school or researching projects for school or trying to keep up on the mess I make of my house with all the projects I bring home from… Continue reading Glimpses of My Art Day
Elements of Art
Last week was Spirit Week which meant all those wacky dress up and theme days. As an art teacher you don't have a homeroom class theme so you are kind of on your own to do whatever you can come up with. I decided that my theme would be The Elements of Art! Okay, so… Continue reading Elements of Art
Painting from the Cart
In yesterday's post I mentioned that when we have painting projects in the classroom, I have my students put their desks together in long rows. Today, we did just that and I thought a visual might be helpful for any new cart teachers who read here. Like I said before - you make the best… Continue reading Painting from the Cart