Elementary art portfolio ideas

Storing art in a paper bag portfolio

My youngest child’s school doesn’t have an art teacher on staff (hello, funding cuts) so a couple of years ago a group of parent and community volunteers started an art docent program t…

Creating a portfolio Creating portfolios to store student artwork might a difficult job but it’s necessary to have your classroom to run smoothly. First, you have to determine if you’re going to create individual student portfolios or for an entire class. You might ask yourself, how do you organize your classes by table number or colors? Also, do you see the same students multipleLearn more

Playful Patterned Self-Portrait Kindergarten-Collage Self-Portrait Lesson #1 Art Challenge: Students will create a collage self-portrait using simple shapes on a patterned background they created. …

Great blog post regarding the importance of honoring art. One way is to not send it home piecemeal stuffed in a backpack.

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I was so impressed with the work of my first graders today. Their "Half Self Portraits" came out amazing !

Are you thinking about using sketchbooks in your elementary art classroom? Here's why I started using sketchbooks in my elementary art classroom, 7 ways I used sketchbooks, and benefits students got from drawing in sketchbooks. Plus a few tips for getting started, how to make sketchbooks, and keeping sketchbooks organized.

This is one of the number one questions I get: How do you make student sketchbooks??? Well my friends, it's beyond easy and I can't wait to share just HOW easy they are here! But before I jump into the tutorial, if you haven't had a chance to read WHY I believe every student should have a sketchbook in the art room, b

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