Instructional Strategies

In my opinion, grids can be a part of a beneficial skill set. In my classroom, grids help kids with...

For the most part, teaching the Elements of Art is fairly simple and straightforward. Color, shape, line: all of these...

Today I want to share a simple -yet amazing- idea designed by Tenessee Art Teacher, Ian Isom. Ian created an...

With so much testing pressure in schools these days, there’s always discussion about what can stay in the curriculum and...

With first semester winding down, it’s a great time to get a pulse on what your students think about your...

Following the popularity of the 100 sketchbook prompts and the video that showed how I grade my weekly sketchbooks, there have...

Sometimes it feels like the news surrounds us. Increased access to social media has made current events a continual part...

I’m always looking for new ways to engage my students. I like giving them out-of-the-box challenges that will make for...

Are you looking for solutions for storing and managing your classroom iPads? Look no further! In the video below, learn...

As a teacher, you know your energy can be swallowed up by other people’s children. By the end of the...

It is often said that students–especially our youngest–learn with all of their senses, and the art room is a wonderful...