Choice based art

Hey fellow art teachers! Ever wonder how to introduce to students to choice based art education? I've gotten so many questions about ju...

Changing your curriculum and/or teaching philosophy can be overwhelming, and at times, you might not know where to begin. This article will take 8 minutes to read.

Organizing a choice-based art room does not have to be a nightmare! We're sharing 5 easy organization tips to make your classroom a dream.

I don't like to use up much time in class explaining things. I just don't. I would rather a mad frenzy than a bunch of yawns. I find it tricky to gets kids warmed up to the art classroom at the beginning of the year. At the grand opening of the Painting Center this year, we began work on a 100 Color Challenge. My hope is that by working with a partner in this color exploration my students will discover new ways to create colors and use these in their paintings throughout the year. So far…

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Are you required to leave emergency sub plans? If so, you may want to use a choice board! My art colleague Sharon had the idea to make a choice board that can be used multiple times if there is a situation where you need to be gone unexpectedly (sickness or unexpected quarantine). Even if your school does not require this, I highly recommend having a stash of lesson plans ready to go in case you wake up sick in the … Read more... →

Use this list of 82 questions about art to give you ideas about how to talk about art with students! Then, download the printable index cards with the questions!

Hey there, friends! I come to you just as excited as this photo from Monday because...it's a three day weekend. Here's to staying in my pj's all weekend, watching The Office for the umpteenth time and working on all the projectzzzz. I hope you all are livin' it up and partyin' hard like me! To kick off the week, I wore my needle felted Kandinsky inspired dress to inspire my third graders as they started painting their plates for our Circle Loom Weaving unit. I've got several weaving videos…

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