We are excited to share this guest post by Camila Vasconcelos from The Multicultural Education Project. Visit the website to get more great information and resources about sharing arts and culture in your classroom! As teachers, we are aware that how we communicate from day one of school can set the pace for the...
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...
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...
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...
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...