First day art activities

Lindsay Smith on Instagram: "✨Silhouette Self Portraits✨ Every year on the first day of school we do school interviews and write down favorite things all about them. I saw this idea on Pinterest and thought it would be way more fun to turn our interviews into an art project! I love how they turned out! 😍 HOW TO: 🔦Tape a large piece of white paper to the wall and have your child sit next to it. Hold or set up a flash light (bigger one than mine will work better 😆) on the other side of…

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Between teaching routines, testing, testing and more testing, it is also important to have fun and get to know your new students! Because I start the school year with students of all levels, including ELLs,

The first days of school are always hectic and stressful. If this is your first year teaching elementary art it probably feels downright overwhelming. For me it is about getting to know my students, getting them comfortable with me, introducing rules, and giving them a quick drawing activity. I do it the same every year and it works great for me. I have 30-40 minute classes. I move very quickly through the following activities. I also have these steps outlined on the board, so that I don't…

Nylah Khan on Instagram: "Gearing up to head back to school soon, as I know many of y’all are as well! And if you’re not, then pls look away!!!! Here’s my first day art lesson with TK (you can do it with any lower grade)! I have probably been doing this lesson for 2 decades. It started as my go to lesson for kinder, but now I do another version of this with them! And yessssss, we bust out the paint on Day 1! It’s all so worth it, I promise! On Day 1, students learn about the different…

Are you nervous about starting the school year? Or are you excited to get things going? Even though this is my lucky 13th year teaching, I still get anxious to go back. It’s a combo of nerves, excitement and anxiety about getting back into a different routine. I still have dreams that the class is out of control, I forget that I am scheduled to teach or I oversleep. Recently, I asked readers to share their top tips for starting … Read more... →

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Well, my friends. The time has come...it's back to school we go! For many of us, anyway. I know some of y'all kept on teachin' until, like, the end of June which is absolutely WILD to me. First of all, the temperature here in Tennessee during that time of year is literally the surface of the sun. I cannot imagine trying to teach, let alone put kids on a bus, in that type of heat. And, second, let's be real: I'm tapped out come May. Okay...I'll be for-real for-real...I'm tapped out the week…

A great back-to-school activity that kids will love! Children can enjoy colouring in their sneakers while filling them with facts all about themselves, another fantastic All About Me activity.