Expectations

Managing an art room is not always easy. With messy materials, large class sizes, and time restraints, it can seem...

There are very few things that annoy us more than those kids that take FOREVER to finish their work. Andrew...

Art teachers gain the reputation of having some of the most unique classrooms around. Primarily because of the things we...

How often do you walk to the trash can at the end of the day to find balled-up paper towels...

When I first began teaching and learned I would have to teach three-year-olds art, I panicked. How would I keep...

Many people can’t wrap their heads around having a clay center for students to work independently in their classroom. Whether...

I love teaching clay lessons. Students love them, too. Year after year, when I poll my students about their favorite...

If your classes are like mine, you have way more students than you have pottery wheels. This can be a problem...

You’ve had that type of day, right? Everything seems to be going wrong. You’re almost out of patience, and your...

It’s three days before winter break. I look around the room during my fourth-period class and I don’t like what...

Nothing is more frustrating than giving directions and having students ask you about those directions three seconds later. Somehow, this...

Let’s discuss the dreaded statements you hear every now and again in the art room. The statements holding kids back...