Art Room Dangers: Helpful Tips to Keep Your Students and Supplies Safe

Welcome to The Art of Ed’s Draw the Line, a mini-series where Kyle Wood and Liz Brent share real classroom stories and proven behavior management tips just for art teachers. Art rooms are filled with creativity and lots of potential chaos! Whether it’s students throwing supplies, wandering with hall passes, or playing with tools, this episode is packed with strategies to help you stay calm, set boundaries, and create a safe studio space for every student. 

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Stay tuned for the following:

• What to do when students touch peers
• Respond to unsafe tool use
• How to respond to running, throwing, or fighting
• Manage hallway time
• Handle suspected substance abuse
• Establish a safe studio

For the resources in this video, check out the following:

• De-escalation Strategies for Challenging Behaviors Pack in PRO Learning
• Strategies for Defusing and De-escalating Behaviors (Ep. 288)
• 3 Love and Logic Secrets to Manage Art Room Behaviors With Less Stress
• ⚠️ Hazard! How to Safely Organize Art Supplies (Ep. 2)

To chat about physical safety in the art room with other art teachers, join us in The Art of Ed Community!