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5 Compelling Reasons to Get Rid of Chairs in Your Room

Editor’s Note: Today we welcome the newest member of our Writing Team, Kelly Phillips! Kelly teaches 4th and 5th-grade art...
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The Perfect Screen Printing Project for Younger Students

Art teachers know one of the best ways to get students excited about a particular topic is to make it...
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3 Ways to Better Work With Teaching Aides in the Art Room

It all started last spring as I was hanging the annual elementary art show. I was tacking up an adorable...
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5 Project Techniques to Use in Your Adapted Art Class

One of the most satisfying feelings as a teacher is the sense of student accomplishment. On the opposite side of...
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How to Help Your Students Get Into Art School

The process of applying to art school can be stressful for graduating students, but it can also be stressful for...
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The Perfect Portfolio Cover Sheets for Your K–8 Students

Last year, we released some super popular K-8 and High School Curriculum Documents. Each sheet gave a one-page look at a...
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The Best Advice for Switching From Elementary to Middle School

Summertime for art teachers is often a time for relaxing and recharging. For many, this might be spending some extra...
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Download All 5 #whatsyourart Posters Now!

A while back, we released some inspirational images with a simple idea: art is all around us. Although some think being...
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How to Use Puppetry to Engage Your Students

“Well, good day (insert student’s name here)! Would you like to take a tour of my gardens? They are really quite breathtaking....
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10 Insider Tips for Surviving Middle Schoolers

Let’s face it, middle school is rough. If you’re a middle school art teacher you understand moments of challenge, triumph,...
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How to Slash Behavior Problems With a Kinesthetic Classroom

Are your students constantly wiggling in their chairs? Stomping their feet? Banging and tapping tabletops, hanging off stools, unable to...
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Can Intrinsic Motivation Be Developed? (Ep. 010)

A classroom where every student is intrinsically motivated is an art teacher’s dream, but it’s rarely a reality. In this...
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