Picture this…it’s your first year teaching and you’re told “you can order anything you want with x amount of money”. Wow! Amazing! Buuuuuut, where do I start? Been there, done that, several times. I think I have finally nailed down a system that helps me keep myself in check. I understand everyone’s budget may not...
Our 20th episode!!!! Woohoo!!! In this episode, we talk about one of the most asked about topics in teaching…classroom management! But specifically, how we do it in our art rooms, which can look a lot different than a regular classroom. There are so many things in this episode, but first of all, we’d like to...
Picture books are one of my favorite things. I love a fun story with great illustrations and I use them in my classroom a lot. Kindergarten, especially, is a great age to use picture books in your art lessons. I usually use a picture book to start the lesson off. As a hook to get...
We are so thankful to everyone that was able to attend the webinar and if you signed up and couldn’t make it, we get it! We had people from all over the country and even other countries, how cool! Some of our audience have been loyal followers since we started and some people were brand...
Episode 19: Podcast Recap In this episode, we talk about how we go about our very first day in the art room! If you have a rotation schedule, the first day of art probably lasts a whole week. You have to repeat the same information to every class you have. And that can be a...
Planning out what you are going to say and do on the first day of school can be a big task for a teacher. But as an art teacher, I am lucky enough to get to redo that same first day of school speech up to 30 times! That’s 6 different classes a day for...
As art teachers, we know there are wayyyy too many options of artists and styles you can teach about. You’ve got the greats, the non-negotiables, your favorites…but what about some modern artists that are active on social media? I have compiled a list of 10 of my favorite artists to follow on Instagram who constantly...
Episode 18: Podcast Recap There are a lot of different ways to set up and organize your room for the year. When you start to search online for new ideas, it might be overwhelming! In this episode, we share some of the ways we organize and set up our own art rooms. Our rooms are...
When the school year starts to roll around and the thought of having hundreds of students entering your room creeps in, you want to make that first week as easy as possible (especially if you don’t have every single thing ready to go). One thing that we have found that helps cut down on the...