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
Tag: ART
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
Elementary Printmaking
Printmaking is one of my favorite elementary art lessons. Yes - it's messy, but the kids love it and there are so many different things you can do. In Kindergarten and First Grade we focus a lot on the basics of shape, line and color. While considering my upcoming shape lessons I came across these… Continue reading Elementary Printmaking