When faced with a classroom of 24 Kindergarten students, how does one teach them to use palettes of paint without creating colorful chaos?! This year I began teaching Kindergarten through 3rd Grade a couple days a week at a local school. I've spent most of my time this past month planning lessons. This week I… Continue reading Kindergarten Palettes
Category: Elementary Art
Encourage Creativity
Kids seem to have a natural attraction to creativity, even when they don't feel creative. As they grow up something happens and that natural desire to create often fades. So many times I have heard youth or adults say, I'm just not creative. They always get the same answer from me - Not so. Everyone… Continue reading Encourage Creativity