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Take the Boredom Out of Observational Drawing
Let’s face it. Observational drawing can be downright boring for our students. The default setting many art teachers revert to...
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Setting Up a Successful Grid Drawing
Let’s face it; drawing is a difficult concept to teach. Drawing takes a lot of practice, patience and students tend...
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The Benefits of Using Guided Drawing
When I first started teaching, I never thought I would be the kind of teacher that would be in front...
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3 Easy Right Brain Drawing Strategies
Have you ever noticed that younger students (say, Kindergarten through 4th grade) are more uninhibited with their drawing than older...
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3 Fresh New Ways to Teach About Color
Hands down, color theory is my favorite thing to teach. I do a color unit every year with each grade...
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Use One Word to Correct Any Student Behavior
This time of year, you may notice students becoming immune to the sound of your voice. Do you find art...
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How Do You Handle Absent Students?
I was recently talking with one of my art teacher friends when the topic of absent students came up. Because...
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Easily Transition Between Back-to-Back Classes Using Tote Trays
This is one classroom organizational technique that I could not live without, and that all art teachers should consider. I...
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Do You Use Teacher Samples?
Today I’d love to chat about perhaps one of the most controversial topics in art education. The teacher sample. Before I...
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Why You Should NOT Work in Your Classroom Over Winter Break.
I have always refused to work in my classroom over Winter Break. Now, that might sound foolish to some, but...
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Why Alphabet Pasta ROCKS!
I’m writing about my love for pasta. I’m not talking about how I love to eat pasta, but rather how...
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How to Get Great Parent Volunteers and Keep Them Coming Back!
The first time I had a parent volunteer to work in my art room I nearly fell over! I had...
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