Art Matters

I am lucky, in that I see my kids every 3 days, for an hour at a time.  However, the flip side is that there is the potential to go through ...

I am in love with this project- it was a great chance to review some concepts, and the little singers are so sweet looking.  A definite keep...

I was reviewing the concept of near and far (placement and size) with my 1st graders as we did some winter landscapes.  It occurred to me th...

My Kindergarteners are proving a bit needy of some cutting and gluing practice (as well as some basic listening/direction following skills),...

I am wrapping up the 1st 9 weeks of school (already?!?).  Here are some projects I'm doing with my students.  I find that the end of the...

I see my kiddos 1 hour every three days.  That is an amazing amount of time- I am really blessed.  My deal with the kids is that we get the ...

This 9 weeks in the MNPS curriculum for 1st Grade Art starts off with an observational drawing. I have been attempting to incorporate some C...

I showed my 3rd graders the famous "LOVE" print by Robert Indiana, as we were talking about lettering, and word art.  We then gene...

Birds are OVER, clouds are UNDER the wire. Clouds are Organic, while birds are Geometric The kiddos had not used the feathers, a...

The kindergarten students and I have been working on texture.  We created these little farms by using odds and ends around the art room...

 If you follow my blog, you know I am in favor of a good Torn Paper Collage. I worked with my 1st graders on an animal uni...