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sparkly stones on willy nilly either way the results are adorable if i ever teach kindergarten again this is a lesson i would totally borrow posted by artmuse at 1 44 pm no comments labels kindergarten lessons tuesday september 12 2017 how do you doodle thanks to our schools ah maze ing psychologist i was introduced to the book how do you doodle by elise gravel this book completely coincides with my search for ways to make my classroom more mindful part of what i am trying to accomplish is providing opportunities for students who struggle behaviorally to express themselves and be reflective about their actions i m going to place a few photocopied pages from this book in my focus and fix kit for students who need to take a break i think it s a really fabulous book and so i wanted to share here are a couple of pictures i snapped from the book enjoy posted by artmuse at 6 36 pm no comments labels classroom management saturday september 9 2017 starting the year with collaborative color wheels this is by far the best first project i ve ever done in years past i ve began the year with all sorts of things that included art room scavenger hunts to help students learn where everything is dot drawings give each student a piece of paper with a dot on it and let them create a drawing based off that design thinking challenge creative problem solving in the art room i made a powerpoint slide of 3 images a bicycle wheel a sneaker and a stool and the students had to work in teams of two to create a drawing of an invention and then present it to the class found object sculpture challeng e where the kiddo s used pipe cleaners popsicle sticks and cardboard tubes to create sculptures straight up rules and routines super boring but yes i spent my first 2 3 years of teaching spending the whole period on going over and practicing rules but for the past 2 3 years i ve been starting off the year having the students create a piece or item for a school wide collaborative art project out of all the things i ve tried i like this the best and this years project is turning out to be one of my favorites i got the idea for this from doing a google search of recycled art kids group project or some variation of that the image that came up that caught my eye is to the right if this is your picture let me know and i ll be sure to give ya some credit this year i teach grades 2 5 and another art teachers does k and 1 i m having my kids do the color wheel part and later on once those are done i ll have the other teacher have her kids collage the black side of the oak tag with colored cd shards then i ll hang them all up to create some type of mobile at least that s my thinking so far i ll keep you posted posted by artmuse at 8 48 am no comments labels group projects recycled art sunday september 3 2017 continuing at the begining whoa it s been awhile i almost forgot how much i like blogging about this time every year i eagerly look forward to catching up on all the great art ed blogs i follow i really love reading about how all the wonderful creative art teachers out there setup their classrooms and see all the new tweaks and changes they are making to their rooms and their teaching it s inspiring and insightful when we get to delve into each others practices and learn from others new and different ways to do things sometimes something as simple as a saying or signal can give us insight into a more effective way to change our own practices for the past 3 weeks i ve been listening to the everyday art room podcast from the art of ed the always inspiring cassie stephens authors and narrates the podcasts and its really impressive very clear concise and organized the first 3 episodes have focused on routines rules and consequences and i highly recommend checking it out even if your a veteran teacher this is my 10th year teaching and i still found her information relevant and thought provoking listening to her podcast made me re think my own practices and as i do every year i am trying a few little changes in my setup and approach forever striving to find what works most successfully for me and my students this year i m all about mindfulness after having a tough last year i m going to try my best to stay organized positive and really focus on making my classroom as much of a community as i can good luck to everyone starting soon and to all of you who have already gone back posted by artmuse at 12 22 pm no comments labels art inspirations and ideas wednesday august 10 2016 hermit crabbin it up and when i mentioned hermit crabbin in my post title i wasn t referring to my long absence from the blog o sphere although i could see how you could misconstrue this lil ditty of a project and post title got started like this today on probably what was the most humid of all humid days this summer and when i say humid i m talkin florida in july wallpaper peeling face meltin humid i decided to go into my un air conditioned room in my mostly un air conditioned school and get a jump on my setup the good news is that i was able to unpack all my supply boxes hang my signs label sort re stock decorate and tackle one of the three bulletin boards i m responsible for makin all pretty and such all that s left is 2 boards and a pesky showcase hermit crab shell change what your looking at on this board is an eric carle lesson i ve seen around on a few pin boards amd such it was the final kinder project of last year it was two sessions of paper painting pandamonium followed by 3 more days of drawing cutting and collage i sprinkled in some cute clips of hermit crabs and read the book that inspired the project a house for hermit crab duh my fave part of the whole lesson wasn t the adorable smirking quirky crabs which i do adore but was actually watching the look on the kiddos faces when i showed them what hermit crabs look like in real life amongst the videos i showed em after reading the story was of a real hermit crab changing it s shell if you ever wanna see the most varied facial expressions and reactions form a 5 year olds show em this video i got every look from disgust to fascination but hey it kept them alll hooked and really can you actually teach this project the right way without showing them the real life star of the story i think not enjoy and good luck in the new year posted by artmuse at 4 23 pm no comments labels art and literacy bulletin boards kindergarten lessons friday may 27 2016 spring walkthrough here are a few pictures of my room from my schools yearly spring walkthrough this is about as close to an art show as i get i hang a sampling of k 5 artworks that the students have done throughout the year i posted about the koi pond that i displayed during walkthrough here even though i had a wall put up in my room at the end of last year making it a bit smaller see post here overall i think it looked great posted by artmuse at 6 45 pm no comments the koi pond at the end of every year my school hosts it s annual spring walkthrough where teachers line their classroom walls with the work their students have done throughout the year turning the building into a giant museum since our elementary school has a little over 600 students you can imagine the chaos that ensues this year one of my favorite displays was my koi display the first grade art teacher and i hung our work together and showed off her kids 2d koi and my fifth graders koi sculptures here are a few pics the idea for the clay fish came from a video on youtube by fellow blogger adventures in positive space the title of the video is koi fish sculpture tutorial posted by artmuse at 6 21 pm no comments labels 1st grade lessons 5th grade lessons older posts home subscribe to posts atom websites of interest art league of long island guggenheim museum of art museum of modern art nassau county museum of art national art education association national gallery of art washington new york state art teachers association ps1 whitney museum of 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grades k 5 at a public elementary school on long island ny i am thrilled at all the wonderful and creative ideas i have found here in the blogsphere and hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as i enjoy reading others if you like what you see follow my blog or feel free to leave any comments or questions thanks view my complete profile label cloud 1st grade lessons 35 2nd grade lessons 34 3rd grade lessons 26 4th grade lessons 23 5th grade lessons 25 art advocacy 7 art and literacy 9 art and technology 15 art inspirations and ideas 33 art supplies 2 artist reference 25 bulletin boards 11 centers and games 7 ceramics 12 chalk pastels 3 classroom management 4 crafty crafts 25 fashion illustration 2 group projects 1 kindergarten lessons 20 manga 1 photography 1 posters 1 recycled art 4 signs 1 texture 1 value 4 wayne thiebaud 1 search this blog other great blogs cassie stephens all things watercolor in the elementary art room deep space sparkle art lessons for kids the course i wish had existed when i started teaching art to kids art is basic art teacher blog 13 spring art projects for elementary kids spring book read alouds art sub lessons art sub plan with monsters and spring smart class hand print animals art education blog for k 12 art teachers schoolartsroom the art math and science of triflexahexagons inspiring art teachers to explore art history curator s corner new season new website and new blog look the art of education master s degree 10 watercolor artists to inspire your students use your coloured pencils rainbow spider webs fine lines dot day audition art room 104 art history ancient egypt painted paper painted paper has moved craft o maniac most popular posts recycled art remember that giant heart my students made out of cardboard tubes well it was taken to the annual recycled art exhibit i participate in autumn landscape art project ideas here are a few landscape art project ideas the website blog the project is from is under the image kids art from the heart bl 3rd grade laurel burch cats i ve seen this lesson before done in a bunch of different places so i thought i d try it out needless to say just like on the si don t let the pigeon make a print i closed out the 2016 2017 school year with an ode to mo willems and his fabulous pigeon series of books a favorite in our witches most of the witch themed lessons i found focused on the bottom half of the witch i guess her shoes and stockings are more interesting some ipad apps tried and tested over the winter break i took home an ipad from school to fish around for some potential uses in the art room the last time i did three cheers for op art these are two images of this months bulletin board i did i love the feeling of putting up the last bulletin board of the year yay june 3d street art i have an article i wanted to post from a few days ago i find it a bit humorous that this would even be done but you see for yourself a 5th grade stellar planets these planets look as great in person as they do in these photos there are a few versions of this project out there so i don t get any 3rd grade still life with goldfish i ve seen the matisse artwork still life with goldfish done many times and i always loved the artwork and wanted to t pages home about me artmuse an all around art enthusiast i spend my days teaching art to grades k 5 at a public elementary school on long island ny i am thrilled at all the wonderful and creative ideas i have found here in the blogsphere and hope you enjoy reading my blog as much as i enjoy reading others if you like what you see follow my blog or feel free to leave any comments or questions thanks view my complete profile hot topics don t let the pigeon make a print i closed out the 2016 2017 school year with an ode to mo willems and his fabulous pigeon series of books a favorite in our 5th grade stellar planets these planets look as great in person as they do in these photos there are a few versions of this project out there so i don t get any 4th grade pop art prints i don t think i ve ever taught a pop art project before it s not that i don t like pop art because i do i just haven symmetrical warm and cool compositions 3rd grade this was the last project my 3rd graders did this year i intended it to be a quick 2 day project that reviewed warm and cool color f recycled art remember that giant heart my students made out of cardboard tubes well it was taken to the annual recycled art exhibit i participate in autumn landscape art project ideas here are a few landscape art project ideas the website blog the project is from is under the image kids art from the heart bl roll a monster a halloween activity three of my classes had finished their projects early and had a little extra time being that it was halloween i thought it would be 5th grade giacometti sculptures this project was done by my fab leave replacement i m always searching for ways to incorporate more sculpture into my curriculum 2nd grade wayne thiebaud unit part 1 clay melting ice cream cones second graders are finishing a unit based on the artist wayne thiebaud the unit consists of clay melting ice cream cones followed by a two three cheers for op art these are two images of this months bulletin board i did i love the feeling of putting up the last bulletin board of the year yay june blog archive 2020 1 march 1 test post 2017 5 september 5 2016 10 august 1 may 2 march 7 2015 17 december 3 november 3 october 2 september 2 august 1 may 1 april 1 february 1 january 3 2014 36 december 7 november 3 august 1 july 3 june 3 may 3 april 3 february 9 january 4 2013 58 december 1 november 2 october 20 september 2 july 6 june 8 may 4 april 6 march 2 february 4 january 3 2012 75 december 11 november 4 october 7 september 10 august 1 july 7 june 9 may 4 april 2 march 6 february 5 january 9 2011 72 december 14 november 1 october 4 september 8 august 1 july 12 june 1 may 6 april 3 march 9 february 9 january 4 2010 61 december 5 november 13 october 6 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