Podcast Recap – Episode 21 We think it’s pretty fair to say that most, if not all, elementary teachers would agree that Kindergarten is the exception to the rules. They are different from all other grades. They need different things than any other grade. They are a different beast altogether! Because so many art teachers...
I’m sorry…does that picture not just scream “come sit here and relax”? Just me? Whether you want to admit it or not…we all get the Sunday Scaries. I know I’m so guilty of this feeling and this Sunday might be the scariest (yet, exciting)…the week before school starts! We all know how hard teaching and...
One thing I started doing a few years ago that I will always do from here on out is make a video for the first day of school. As an art teacher, I have a rotation of upwards of 30 classes a week. That’s a lot of repetition in your teaching. And that’s a lot...
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...