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    Summer STEM/STEAM Activity Ideas for Elementary Students

    STEAM & STEM

    How do we get our children to be more engaged and creative? It’s a question that passes through the minds of most parents, and it becomes a particularly difficult question to answer when school winds down, the days get longer and hotter, and all kids want to do is turn off their brains, plug […]

    Tagged With: At-Home Learning

    Summer STEAM Based Activities for Early Childhood

    STEAM & STEM

    STEAM and STEM have become key buzzwords for teachers and educators but what do they mean?  STEM – more recently updated to STEAM – stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.  The “A” in STEAM ties into the Arts.  These acronyms really stand for a fundamental push in introducing these elements into the learning environment.  […]

    Tagged With: Work Together Wednesday

    Sticky Fingers and the Importance of Process Art

    Arts & Crafts

    Sticky Fingers and the Importance of "Process Art"

    If your preschoolers are painting with bath poufs and bubble wrap, the odds are good that you have a firm understanding of Process Art. And if you neglect to offer up a model project for your early learners to try and reproduce, that’s another point in your favor. Offering young children an opportunity to […]

    Tagged With: Artsy Thursday, P21 Skills for Today

    4 Tips To Give Your Art Projects Mass Appeal

    Arts & Crafts

    4 Tips To Give Your Art Projects Mass Appeal

    The goal of every art teacher is to turn their classroom into a group of young artists. You may have noticed, however, that not all of your students are automatically drawn to art. If you have trouble with art engagement for all the students in your elementary school class, don’t worry. Below we’ll discuss […]

    STEM, STEAM, CTE & Lab Spaces

    STEAM & STEM

    STEM, STEAM, CTE & Lab Spaces

    In efforts to make our students more competitive in the global economy, educators and leaders have renewed focus on science, technology, engineering, and math—the areas in which America is seen as falling behind other countries. Those concerned with balance advocate for incorporating the arts into STEM. Then there is career and technical education programs, […]

    5 Art Teacher Tips for Connecting with Colleagues

    Teacher Life

    I am an Art Teacher...I am an Island

    We artists do enjoy our solo studio time, but a bit of adult company every now and then couldn’t hurt! Unfortunately, art rooms are usually separated from the traditional subject classrooms due to size requirements, kilns, paint smells, etc., leaving us feeling a bit lonely and left out. I am an Art Teacher…I am […]

    STEAM for Early Childhood – Engineering

    STEAM & STEM

    STEAM for Early Childhood – Engineering

    By now, educators are aware that the focus of education is shifting to the skills embedded in STEAM—science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. If our country is going to remain competitive in the 21st century global economy, our students need to become much more proficient in these subjects. With that in mind, this […]

    Tagged With: Work Together Wednesday

    Why Art Matters in the Special Education Classroom

    Arts & Crafts

    According to special education experts at the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts, art of all types plays a big role in the education of special needs students. The most recent findings show that art education is valuable to students of any age who struggle with a disability, and that the arts can […]

    STEAM for Early Childhood – Technology

    STEAM & STEM

    STEAM for Early Childhood – Technology

    By now, educators are aware that the focus of education is shifting to the skills embedded in STEAM—science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. If our country is going to remain competitive in the 21st century global economy, our students need to become much more proficient in these subjects. With that in mind, this […]

    Tagged With: Work Together Wednesday

    Teaching Science for Early Childhood STEAM

    STEAM & STEM

    Early childhood science learning

    Educators are aware that the focus of education has shifted to include teaching skills embedded in STEAM—science, technology, engineering, the arts, and math. In order for our country to remain competitive in the 21st-century global economy, our students need to become much more proficient in these subjects. By teaching science for early childhood STEAM […]

    Tagged With: Work Together Wednesday

    Art Pin-spiration

    Arts & Crafts

    Art Pin-spiration

    Looking for creative art projects and art lesson plans that spark creativity and inspire imagination? Look no further than Sax Arts & Crafts on Pinterest! Join the thousands of teachers, parents, and artists who follow our 30+ boards and more than 1,000 pins, including art project ideas, amazing inspiration, tips, tricks, and techniques for […]

    Art Lesson Plan: Cross Contour Geologic Tiles

    Arts & Crafts

    cross contour geologic tiles Art Lesson Plan

    Incorporating art education to transition from STEM to STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) continues to gain momentum. That’s why we bring you the Cross Contour Geologic Tiles art lesson plan! If adding one more activity into your jam-packed, STEM-based curriculum gives you instant anxiety, you can take a deep breath, because we’ve […]

    Tagged With: Art Lesson Plans

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